ESL Research Guide: Exercises, Activities and Games

Activities for ESL students

Quizzes, tests, exercises, puzzles and podcasts. A project of The Internet TESL Journal with thousands of contributions from many teachers.

BBC Learning English

Offers free audio, video, and text materials for learning English including full-length courses. Watch 6 minute episodes to build vocabulary, animated videos about using English at work, or listen to the news.

Better English

Hundreds of exercises, with a focus on business English.

British Council LearnEnglish

Offers grammar and vocabulary exercises, a LearnEnglish podcast, videos, and tips on preparing for the IELTS.

Grammar Bytes

Interactive exercises supplemented with links to videos, a regular daily Twitter feed, and you can even enroll in an online class.

Karin’s ESL Partyland

Award-winning site with over 75 interactive quizzes, 15 discussion forums, interactive lessons on a variety of topics, a chat room, and lots of great links.