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Resources Hub

The Resource Hub is a collection of website links, documents, videos and audios for ESOL teachers. Whilst many are specifically ESOL 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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    Peachey Publications

    Commercial resource: Ebooks for teacher development and lesson resources. Some free resources are available and discount codes are offered if signed up to the mailing list.

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    Phrasal verbs chart

    A chart of informal phrasal verbs in English with pictures and definitions.

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    Pictures - gratisography

    Free pictures available to download to support your ESOL teaching. NB: Some pictures may not be suitable for use in class.

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    Pictures - pexels.com

    Free stock photos, royalty free images & videos shared by creators. NB: some pictures may not be suitable for use in class.

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    Pictures - pics4learning

    Pics4Learning is a curated image library that is safe and free for education. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos and illustrations for classroom projects, web sites, videos, portfolios, or any other projects in an educational setting.

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    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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    Quick Reads

    Commercial resource: Quick Reads are suitable for beginner readers who are native English speakers or for higher level ESOL learners. The Reading Agency also runs events such as Reading Ahead and has useful advice and resources for teachers

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    Rachel Oner's Mega Padlet Resource

    Rachel Öner has over thirty years of experience of teaching EFL and ESOL. She has taught and managed English programmes in a number of FE settings including ACL, Work-based Learning and Offender Learning. Rachel is the current Co-Chair of NATECLA and also one of the Education and Training Foundation’s nine Regional Specialist leads for English and maths in England, covering the West Midlands. Rachel mainly dedicates her time to teacher training, giving advice in all aspects of teaching and learning of English, as well as resource development, particularly in ESOL and Functional Skills. She has put this padlet resource together. You can contact Rachel at rachel.oner@btinternet.com

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    Rachel Oner's Padlet Resources

    Rachel is an ESOL Specialist with over 30 years of teaching ESOL and EFL. Here are some resources Rachel has downloaded that ESOL teachers will find useful. The sets of resources have been collated into Padlets. Click on each Padlet image to go to the Padlet boards. You can view or download all resources.

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    Radio ESOL

    A selection of interviews with ESOL students, done by Leeds City College. Great for listening practice and sharing experiences with discussion in class.

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