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ESOL Teaching Resources Hub

The ESOL Teaching Resource Hub is a collection of website links, documents, videos and audios for ESOL teachers. Whilst many are specifically ESOL teacher resources, we’ve also included those that may be useful in a general ESOL context. We are currently building this comprehensive resource and will be adding regional and local materials. Do you have a resource to share? We encourage you to contact us if you want us to consider your resource for inclusion in the Resource Hub. We also welcome general suggestions for improvement. We hope you find this page useful and discover something new to enhance your teaching, fully unlocking the potential of your ESOL provision.

As well as collecting and presenting resources created by many providers and other agencies, MESH has an ever-expanding pool of resources created by our own qualified teaching team, covering a variety of useful topics such as using Council services, accessing the NHS, and volunteering. Our resources include presentation slides, film, audio, activities and associated teacher notes. Follow the link here to visit the MESH resource collection.

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ESOL Needs Analysis and Placement for Refugee Learners: a toolkit for providers
The aim of the toolkit is to provide principles, guidance and resources to providers of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), to support effective and consistent initial assessment.

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ESOL Prep- Worksheets for complete beginners
ESOL worksheets for complete beginners

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ESOL Queen
Resources for Pre-entry and E1 level learners, made by an experienced ESOL teacher. Includes flashcards for Pre-entry learners.

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Exploring & Belonging in Huddersfield
An extensive set of resources all about local heritage in Huddersfield. Includes downloadable level-specific reading resources, slides and teacher notes, plus background material on the history of Huddersfield, including migration history in the town. Developed through MESH’s Exploring & Belonging project, you can use these resources with learners to explore an English town. You can also model research on local heritage in your own area using these resources.

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Exploring & Belonging in Hull
An extensive set of resources all about local heritage in Hull. Includes downloadable level-specific reading resources, slides and teacher notes, plus background material on the history of Hull, including migration history in the town. Developed through MESH’s Exploring & Belonging project, you can use these resources with learners to explore an English town. You can also model research on local heritage in your own area using these resources.

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FlashAcademy
This is a paid learning platform, but you can try it for free and it provides some good free resources, including Grammar videos and worksheets. Can be used as part of classes or by learners individually online.

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Football - Premier Skills English
Premier Skills is the British Council’s international partnership with the Premier League operating in 19 countries across Asia, Africa and the Americas from Afghanistan to Zambia. It includes free resources based on football to help teachers engage learners in a fun way. Great if you’ve got football mad learners!

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Free e-books for reading practice - All levels
A padlet of free e-books for reading practice at all levels for ESOL learners.

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Futurelearn Professional CV Templates 2022
Working on ESOL learner CVs? ESOL teachers can download these free CV formats and access resources to help with writing CVs.

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Games to Learn English
Games to play online. Aimed at children but some are relevant to adults.

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