ENGLISH

Useful Links

P3 & 4
TOPIC
INTERESTING WEBSITES (URLS)
WEBSITES DETAILS
READING http://www.readinga-z.com
/newfiles/preview.html
Downloadable Free Books - Readinga-z.com
- Locate books that are grades J to U
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc
/studyzone/200/reading/index.htm
Reading Exercises (Level 200) - ELC Study Zone
- 2 Stories "A Special Christmas Present" and "Two Sisters and the cat"

- For each story, the following online exercises include Reading Comprehension (MCQ), Recreating The Story and Cloze Passage (Gap-Fill Exercise)
- Evaluation of answers and grades (in the form of %tages) are provided online
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone
/330/reading/index.htm
Reading Exercises (Level 330) - ELC Study Zone
(Appropriate for P4 & more advanced P3 pupils)
- 6 Nasreddin Stories
- For each story, the following online exercises include Reading Comprehension (MCQ), Recreating The Story and Cloze Passage (Gap-Fill Exercise)
- Evaluation of answers and grades (in the form of %tages) are provided online
http://english-zone.com/reading
/fables.html
Aesop's Fables (about 300 fables) - English-Zone.com
- A very comprehensive collection
http://english-zone.com/reading
/elefants.html
Non-Fiction "Elephants" - English-Zone.com
- Reading for specific purposes with a Reading quiz
http://english-zone.com/reading
/dolphins1.html
Non-Fiction "Dolphins" - English-Zone.com
- Reading for specific purposes with a Reading quiz
     
CLOZE PASSAGE http://eslus.com/LESSONS
/READING/CLOZE/R1.HTM
Cloze Passage Online Ex 1
- With time limit on the quiz
http://eslus.com/LESSONS
/READING/CLOZE/R2.HTM
Cloze Passage Online Ex 2
- With time limit on the quiz
http://eslus.com/LESSONS
/READING/CLOZE/R3.HTM
Cloze Passage Online Ex 3
- With time limit on the quiz
http://eslus.com/LESSONS
/READING/CLOZE/R4.HTM
Cloze Passage Online Ex 4
- With time limit on the quiz
http://eslus.com/LESSONS
/READING/CLOZE/R5.HTM
Cloze Passage Online Ex 5
- With time limit on the quiz
  http://eslus.com/LESSONS
/READING/CLOZE/R6.HTM
Cloze Passage Online Ex 6
- With time limit on the quiz
http://eslus.com/LESSONS
/READING/CLOZE/R7.HTM
Cloze Passage Online Ex 7
- With time limit on the quiz
http://eslus.com/LESSONS
/READING/CLOZE/R8.HTM
Cloze Passage Online Ex 8
- With time limit on the quiz
     
VOCABULARY http://home.earthlink.net
/~eslstudent/vocab/types.html
Vocabulary Exercises - ESL Home (COMPREHENSIVE)
- Sorted according to Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, Similies, Opposites, Homonyms etc (Topic on "Animals" is more suitable for P1 & P2)
- Collection of online Vocab Exercises from a variety of sources
- Learning is done thru' explanations, crossword puzzles & Quizzes
     
GRAMMAR http://www.clta.on.ca/EAOnline
/GrammarCentral/index.html
Grammar Central - CLTA (GOOD)
- Comprehensive list of Grammar Items
- Include examples and notes
- Suitable for Trs (reference purposes) & pupils (during instruction)
- Simple quiz at the end of each review of Grammar Item
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc
/studyzone/200/grammar/index.htm
Grammar Topics (Level 200) - ELC Study Zone
- Topics include: Adjectives & Adverbs, Making Questions, "If" and "There", Prepositions, Determiners ("some" & "any")
- Some of the topics will have a summarised section of important points to take note before the exercises
- Online exercises to practise and review the topics
- Evaluation of answers and grades (in the form of %tages) are provided online
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc
/studyzone/330/grammar/index.htm
Grammar Topics (Level 330) - ELC Study Zone
(Some topics may be appropriate for P3 & P4 also)
- Topics include: Parts Of Speech, Verbs (many sub-categories), Conditionals, Nouns, Adjectives & Pronouns, Conjunctions & Punctuation
- Some of the topics will have a summarised section of important points before the online exercises
- Online exercises to practise and review the topics
- Evaluation of answers and grades (in the form of %tages) are provided online
http://english-zone.com
/grammar/index.html
Grammar Zone - English-zone.com
- Covers topics such as Nouns, Adjectives, Clauses, Prepositions etc in the form of notes and quizzes
- Within each topic, there are a few free-access subtopics determined by the appropriate icon (most are for members only)
- This website could be used as a reference for Trs
http://english-zone.com
/verbs/index.html
Verb Zone - English-zone.com
- Covers topics such as Irregular Verbs, Phrasal Verbs etc in the form of notes and quizzes
- Within each topic, there are a few free-access subtopics determined by the appropriate icon (most are for members only)
- This website could be used as a reference for Trs
http://www.esl-lounge.com
/board_gamesindex.html
Printable Board Games Templates (A3/A4) - ESL-Lounge.com
- Board games templates on various aspects of Grammar
- Short description of the board games are given
- Templates are in MS Word, so it's easy to make changes to suit the class needs
WRITING http://www.english-zone.com
/writing/story.html
Create Your Own Story titled "A New Pet": (Fun)
- Some information will be entered online (eg names, places etc) and a story about a new pet will be created with the new info
- Story is created by clicking on "Write My Story" button
- Can be used as an Introductory lesson to writing
- Note that there isn't any paragraphs in the generated story but pupils can allocate the paragraphs accordingly online
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ Wacky Web Tales (Create Your Own Story) - eduplace.com (Extremely Fun)
- Some information will be entered online (eg names, places etc)
- Stories are arranged in different categories
- Story is created by clicking on "See Your Wacky Web Tale" button
- A "Parts Of Speech Help" button is also included to provide further explanation on the different parts of speech required
http://www.teachercreated.com
/pdfs/lessons/020222pl.pdf
Adventure Story Starters - pdf (Useful)
- 6 Adventure Story Starters
- Includes Peer & Teacher Assessment Sheets for post-writing evaluation
http://www.gigglepotz.com
/mudpie.htm
Using Cartoons To Teach Creative Writing - Gigglepotz.com (Fun)
- 11 Cartoon Ideas for different types of writing exercises (eg Writing instructions, Letter Writing, Adjectives Practice, Descriptive Writing etc)
- Each cartoon idea includes the cartoon strip and instructions to carry out the writing lesson
http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday
/summer/do/read/howto.html
How To Write A Story - Blackdog4kids.com (Good)
- Guide to writing a story includes Story Structure, Development of Character, Setting, Problem etc
- Simple and clear instructions
http://www.kidscom.com
/create/write/write_form.html
Write Me A Story - Kidscom.com (Online Submission)
- Create a story based on the given character, prop and place (these 3 items must be woven into the story). Other info can also be included
- Story is typed online (no word limit). Details such as pupil's name, age & place of residence are to be included for online submission
- Each week, the entries will be voted by kids around the world
- An archive of past winning story entires can be found
http://www.kidscom.com
/create/write/write.html
Write Me A Story - Kidscom.com
- Archive of past winning story entires
     
TYPING http://www.typingpal.com/ Typing Pal Online: (EXCELLENT)
- Registration of new users required
- Exercises of different parts of the keyboard based on pairs/groups of letters/ numbers
- Pupils can go on to the Practice section once mastery of typing is achieved (Practice section consists of passages)
- Statistics of the performance are consolidated for every exercise done during each login visit to the website