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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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    British Council Teaching English
    General resources for teaching adults.
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    British Council Teaching English Resource Books
    This website provides a wide variety of books, self access guides and resource books for you to download in pdf format. It also has several practical activity books full of ideas and photocopiable material for you to use in the English language teaching classroom and teacher training room.
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    Bromley by Bow ESOL resources
    Booklets on health topics including mental health and alcohol awareness, with related teaching and learning materials.
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    Busy Teacher
    Busy Teacher is a database of over 17.000 free printable worksheets and lesson plans for teaching English, at all levels. Includes grammar, vocabulary, skills and pronunciation worksheets as well as articles about teaching.
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    Cambridge English
    Support for Cambridge English exam preparation.
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    Citizen Literacy App
    This is an app for practicing literacy. Search ‘citizen literacy’ in the app store on your device. This app would need explanation to enable a learner to use it.
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    City of Sanctuary UK Resources
    City of Sanctuary resource packs are a one-stop-shop for organisations wanting to best support people seeking sanctuary within their specific sector.
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    Climate change themed podcasts
    10 podcast programmes including downloadable notes (the climate connection)
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    Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom
    A Project of The Internet TESL Journal, this provides conversation prompts for a large variety of different topics.
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    Cooking and Food online (free) resources
    Heart & Parcel are an ESOL and food project based in Manchester developing English language learning skills through the medium of food and cooking. They have created free online food & ESOL resources for ESOL practitioners.
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