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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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English My Way
A resource for tutors of learners with no or low English

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English Speaking Board (ESB)
Materials at all levels and skills. Scroll down the page to find Skills for Life.

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English-speaking Union (ESU)
Lesson plans and resources to help support speaking in class, including Listening and Response, Expression and Delivery, and Debate.

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ESL Bits
Resources to help learners improve their reading and listening in English.

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ESL Discussions
14,180 English Conversation Questions: * 709 discussions. * Ready-to-print handouts. * Everyday & controversial topics.

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ESL Video
ESL Video offers free online English listening and grammar activities, free teaching material, the ESL Video quiz maker tool to create video-based listening and gap-fill quizzes.

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ESOL Books
Course books for groups of ESOL literacy learners – not free, but there is a discount if you buy a class set, and some free downloadable resources and sample chapters.

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ESOL Books Videos
Do you teach basic ESOL Literacy / pre-entry learners? These videos focus on key approaches and techniques to use with students at this level.

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ESOL Courses
Free online English lessons, including resources and activities. Some nice resources on Life in the UK and British Culture.

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ESOL for Construction Resources
These are resources created by a project between Dundee City Council ESOL and WEA. They were presented at NATECLA Scotland’s Annual Conference in 2022.

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