English as 2nd Language: Most Popular Articles
Updated:2008/05/14
These articles are the most popular over the last month.Confusing Words - Words that are commonly confused
Idiomatic phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Beginning English Grammar Review Quiz
Beginning English Grammar Review Quiz beginning level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Advanced English Grammar Review Quiz
Advanced English Grammar Review quiz for advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Past Tense Forms Review
Past Tense Forms Review Quiz for upper intermediate to advanced level ESL classes and learnersBeginning English Grammar Review Quiz - 2
Beginner English Grammar Review Quiz beginning level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Conditional Forms - Grammar Review Quiz
English Grammar Review Quiz for ESL EFL English learners and classes focusing on conditional forms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Intermediate English Grammar Review Quiz
Intermediate English Grammar Review Quiz for intermediate level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Reported speech Quiz
Intermediate level English practice on direct and indirect or reported speech for ESL EFL students and classesVerb Form - Gerund or Infinitive? - Quiz 1
Verb form - gerund or infinitive - quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes.> <link rel=stylesheet type=TOEFL Grammar Practice Quiz - Study for the TOEFL
Practice Multiple Choice TOEFL QuizBeginner's Tense Tests - English Tense Practice for Beginning Level Students
ESL EFL English Tense Usage Quiz For Beginning Level Learners for in class use or on your ownBusiness Letters
Business Letter Writing Basics for English learners. Guide to basic style questions and standard phrases used in business English letters.Confusing Words - Words that are commonly confused for Advanced English Learners
Idiomatic phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=TOEFL Vocabulary Practice Quiz - Study for the TOEFL
Vocabulary Practice Multiple Choice TOEFL QuizPrepositional Phrases - Quiz 1
Prepositional phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Business English Level Test - Take this Test to Discover Your English Level
English level test for Business English learners - 100 questionsBeginning English Grammar Review Quiz - 4
Beginning English Grammar Review Quiz beginning level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Beginning English Grammar Review Quiz - 3
Beginner English Grammar Review Quiz beginning level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Simple Past or Present Perfect English Grammar Review Quiz
Simple past or present perfect English Grammar Review Quiz for lower to intermediate level ESL EFL learners.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Sentence Changes - Grammar Practice Quiz - Study for Advanced Level Exams
Sentence transformation practice for advanced level ESL EFL English exmas forcusing on sentence changesVerb Form - Gerund or Infinitive? - Quiz 2
Verb form - gerund or infinitive - quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Lower Intermediate English Grammar Review Quiz
Lower Intermediate English Grammar Review Quiz lower level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Prepositions Quiz - English Grammar Review Quiz
Prepositions Quiz for intermediate level for ESL EFL English learners and classes.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Prepositions of Place Quiz - In At and On
Test you knowledge of the prepositions in / at / on showing positionFree English Courses
These free e-mail courses are intended for beginner, intermediate and advanced level learners as well as English teachers. If you would like to brush-up your English grammar knowledge, improve your vocabulary, or learn English basics these courses are for you. You can also take a course covering the basics of teaching English as a second or foreign language.Make or Do - Vocabulary Quiz for ESL EFL
The difference between make and do is very minimal and causes a lot of problems, try this quiz to see if you know when to use make or doBeginning English Multiple Choice Tests
ESL EFL English Multiple Choice Tests For Beginning Level Learners for in class use or on your own1000 Most Common Vocabulary Words in English - Vocabulary Workshop for ESL EFL TEFL TOEFL TESL English Learners -
Vocabulary Workshop Page 1 of a list of the 1000 most common vocabulary words in EnglishPrepositions of Time and Date Quiz - in / at / on
Test you knowledge of the prepositions of prepositions of time and dateDefinite and Indefinite Article English Grammar Review Quiz
Definite and Indefinite article English Grammar Review Quiz for beginning level ESL EFL learners.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Idiom and Phrase Quiz - 1
Idiomatic phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Basic English - Any or Some Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Basic English - Prepositions of Place - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on prepositions of place.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Conditional Forms
Guide to learning the conditional forms for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.Prepositions of Place and Movement - In At and To
Test you knowledge of the prepositions of place and movement showing positionEnglish Learning Quizzes - Test your Grammar Knowledge - Quiz Central
Test Quiz Repository at esl.about.com covering a number of areasAction Idioms Quiz - 1
Idiomatic phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Prepositional Phrases - Quiz 2
Prepositional phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Dialogues - Target Structures
ESL Reading Comprehension Dialogues for Speaking and Reading Comprehension Practice - Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced level quizzes with target structures and language functions for speaking practice as well as follow-up comprehension quizzes.Countable and uncountable nouns and quantifier expressions - Grammar Quiz for intermediate levels
Grammar Quiz focusing on countable and uncountable nouns and their quantifiersBasic English - Comparative Forms Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type= Passive Voice
A reference guide to the Passive voiceAsk and Answer Questions Quiz - 50 Basic English Questions Quiz
Beginner English Grammar Review Quiz beginning level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Grammar Quizzes - Learning Grammar - Testing Quizzes
Quiz Repository at esl.about.com covering a number of areasVocabulary Learning Resources
The most popular English vocabulary learning features on esl.about.com for use in ESL and EFL classes.Reading Tips - Pronunciation
Reading Tips for English language learners to help improve pronunciation, vocabulary, conversational skills, grammar and listening skills.Basic English - Present Simple Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Top 10 Lesson Plans
The most popular English learning lesson plans on esl.about.com for use in ESL and EFL classes. Lessons include activities and printable worksheets, as well as step by step instructions.Basic English - Future Forms Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type= Quiz - Financial Terminology 1
Financial Terminology Quizzes to Help you Learn Correct Usage of Terminology Related to Finances and BusinessBasic English - Prepositions of Time Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Basic English - Problems with Like Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on using like.> <link rel=stylesheet type=English Listening Quizzes
Listening Quiz Repository at esl.about.com covering a number of areasAdjectives Prepositions Combinations - about at by for from
Quiz testing common combinations of adjectives followed by prepositions with follow up quiz to test your knowledge for ESL EFL English studentsEnglish Noun plus Prepositions Quiz - for in of to with between
Test you knowledge of the noun plus prepositions including for in of to with and betweenPrepositional Phrases - Quiz 3
Prepositional phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Basic English - Articles - The A An - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on Articles - The A An.> <link rel=stylesheet type= Job Interview Question and Answer English Tips
Tips on how to prepare for Job Interview questions and Answers in EnglishReported Speech
Guide to using reported speech - also called indirect speech - for ESL classes and learners.Past Simple
Vocabulary concerning A reference guide to the Past Simple including a reference guide to irregular verbsIntonation and Stress
Intonation and Stress - Key to Understanding and Being Understood when speaking EnglishESL EFL English Quiz - Active Voice to Passive Voice Transformations - Intermediate Level English Practice Exercises for Students and Classes
Intermediate level English practice on passive and active voice for ESL EFL students and classesEnglish Prepositions Quiz - for / while / during
Test you knowledge of the prepositions for, while and duringBasic English - Irregular Past Verbs Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Basic English Key Words List 1 - ESL EFL Learning Lists and Help for English Students and Classes Basic Verbs Prepositions Articles Pronouns
List 1 of basic list including Basic Verbs, Prepositions, Articles, Pronouns, of 850 words which can help you speak English in a well-rounded manner.Business Report Basics
Examples and discussion of how to write a business memo and other important company documents.Basic English - Past Simple Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between present simple or continuous.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Basic English - Modals Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on basic modals.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Basic English - Present Simple vs. Present Continuous Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between present simple or continuous.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Basic English - Pronouns - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on pronouns.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Basic English - Superlative Forms Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Guide to Reported Speech
Guide to learning and teaching reported speech for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.Auxiliary Verbs - Grammar Review Quiz
English Grammar Review Quiz for ESL EFL English learners and classes focusing on auxiliary verbs.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Comparative - Superlative
Guide to learning the comparative and superlative forms for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.Verb + Prepositions - Quiz 1
Prepositional phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Word Form Quiz - Exercises for Upper Level Classes
Word Formation Quiz - Improve your English vocabulary skills by working out vocabulary based on root forms of various words to complete the text similiar to Cambridge's First Certificate Examination for upper level ESL EFL TEFL TESOL English learners and classesGuide to Past Perfect Forms
Guide to learning past perfect and past perfect continuous for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.Adjective Preposition Combinations - of on to with<</TITLE>
Quiz testing common combinations of adjectives followed by prepositions with follow up quiz to test your knowledge for ESL EFL English studentsAny or Some?
Lesson 1 of 30 essential basic English lessons for beginning English learners. Each short lesson essential information about the topic, as well as a short quiz to test your understanding of these basic English concepts. This lesson focuses on the choice between 'any' or 'some'. Business Letter Writing Basics - Cover Letters for Job Interviewing
Example letter and guide to writing cover letters for job interviews to be included with the resume or CV ESL EFL ESP Business English ClassesBasic English - Gerund or Infinitive Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Basic English - Country Language Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Idioms and Expressions - Like - Quiz
Quiz focusing on idioms and expressions with aput for upper level ESL students and classes.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Advanced Time Expressions Grammar Review Quiz
Time expression quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type= English Verb Forms Chart - Formation of English Verbs - Grammar For English ESL TEFL EFL ESOL Learners
Grammar guide to verb formation and conjugations in English for ESL EFL TEFL or ESOL learnersTOEFL Study
A step by step tour of free TOEFL resources on the NetBasic English - Much and Many Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between much, many, few and a lot of.> <link rel=stylesheet type=1000 Most Common Nouns in English in Alphabetical Order with Example Sentences - Vocabulary for ESL EFL TEFL TOEFL TESL English Learners - Page 1
Page 1 of a list of the 1000 most often used words in English in alphabetical orderPresent Tenses
Guide to learning present tenses for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.Was - Were - Past Tense of To Be - Teaching Simple Past to Beginners - Beginning English Lesson
Past tense of the verb To Be for beginners for use by beginners or teachersGuide to Past Forms
Guide to learning past simple and past continuous for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.Prepositions Noun - For In By On
Test you knowledge of the prepositions followed by nounsEnglish Prepositions Quiz - In At and On - prepositions of place - English usage quiz for ESL EFL TESL and TOEFL learners.
Test you knowledge of the prepositions in / at / on showing positionRelative Clause Quiz - Grammar Review Quiz
English Grammar Review Quiz for ESL EFL English learners and classes focusing on conditional forms.> <link rel=stylesheet href=Differences Between American and British English
A discussion of the differences between standard American and British EnglishBody Idioms Quiz - 1
Idiomatic phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Reading Tips - Vocabulary
Reading Tips for English language learners to help improve pronunciation, vocabulary, conversational skills, grammar and listening skills.Parts of Speech Quiz for Beginning Level English Learners
Overview of the eight parts of speech for ESL learnersIndirect Questions Quiz - Forming Indirect Questions for ESL Learners Quiz
Quiz on forming indirect questions for ESL learners and classes with example situations and questions..> <link rel=stylesheet href=Telephone English Vocabulary - How to Telephone in English for Business English ESL EFL TOEFL TESOL Students and Teachers
Guide to the special language of telephoning in English including standard English phrases and idioms used on the telephone for Business English ESL EFL TESOL TOEFL studentsFuture with Will and Going to
Guide to learning Future with Will and Going to for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets."A, An, The" definite and indefinite articles in English - Beginning Guide to indefinite articles
Use of the definite and indefinite articlesTongue Twisters
Tongue twisters with recordings for pronunciation practice for English students in ESL and EFL classes.Basic English - Adverbs of Frequency Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=This - That - These - Those - Here - There
Beginning lesson concerning the identifiers this, that, these, those and here and thereBasic English - Imperative Forms Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type= Present Perfect
Vocabulary concerning A reference guide to the Present Perfect including a guide to irregular verbsFree IELTS Study
A tour of free study resources on the Internet for IELTS Certificate PreparationAsking Questions Lesson Plan
Lesson aimed at helping lower-intermediate level students improve their question asking skills.Basic English Conversations
Basic English conversations help beginning learners build basic English skills. Each conversation group includes a few short conversations introducing basic English phrases. Basic English - Present Continuous Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between present simple or continuous.> <link rel=stylesheet type= Punctuation Marks and Formatting
Vocabulary concerning Punctuation MarksReading Tips - Grammar
Reading Tips for English language learners to help improve pronunciation, vocabulary, conversational skills, grammar and listening skills.Prepositions of Place
30 essential basic English lessons for beginning English learners. This lesson focuses on prepositions of place and is followed by a short quiz to test your understanding.Present Continuous
Usage, examples and structure of the present continuous tense in English for ESL learners.ABCs Song
ABCs Song with audio example to sing along for ESL EFL TESOL adult and children English studentsBusiness Letter Writing Basics - Opening an Account
Example A guide to the basics of writing business lettersThe City and the Country - Dialogue Quiz
Beginner level dialogue for roleplay with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on the use of the comparative formBritish vs. American English
Commonly confused words in British and American EnglishEnglish Listening Exercises - Beginner Level Listening Quiz - Survey Information - 1
Beginner level listening comprehension of a woman answering questions for a surveyReading Tips - Conversation
Reading Tips for English language learners to help improve pronunciation, vocabulary, conversational skills, grammar and listening skills.Improving Reading Skills - Quiz
Quiz on four basic reading skills aimed at improving reading skills which include skimming, scanning, intensive and extensive reading.ESL EFL English Quiz - Passive Voice to Active Voice Transformations - Intermediate Level English Practice Exercises for Students and Classes
Intermediate level English practice on passive and active voice for ESL EFL students and classesTeaching Writing
A focus on strategies for teaching writing to the student of English as 2nd Language Reading Skills
This short description of four basic reading skills are aimed at improving reading skills and include skimming, scanning, intensive and extensive reading.Simple Present for Beginners - Teaching Grammar to Beginners - What do you do every day?
Beginners guide to basic questions about everyday life using simple present and adverbs of frequencyTeaching Listening Skills
Discussion of the challenge of teaching listening comprehension skills to English as a Second or Foreign Language classes. Business Letter Writing Basics - Writing a Sales Letter
Example business letter for placing an order at a company for ESL EFL ESP Business English ClassesPresent Simple
Examples, grammar and usage of the present simple tense in English.Basic English - Present Perfect Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between present simple or continuous.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Phrasal Verbs with Take
Quiz concerning phrasal verbs withBasic English - Adverb or Adjective Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Homophone Quiz - Homophones that are commonly confused
Idiomatic phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Beginning English
Beginner English for ESL LearnersVocabulary Word Groups - Places - Vocabulary Example Sentences and Definitions and Reference for ESL TESL TOEFL English students and classes
ESL EFL English Vocabulary Word Group - Places - words concerning and relating to the body with Example Sentences and Definitions and correct pronunciation sound fileLesson Pronunciation Practice Stress and Intonation - Focus on Pronunciation Skills - Improving English Speaking Abilities - Stress and Intonation Improving English
Lesson focusing on helping students improve their English pronunciation skills by focusing on stress and intonation, English Adverb Clauses - How to Use Adverb Clauses- Grammar for English ESL TEFL EFL ESOL
Grammar guide to using adverb clauses in English for ESL EFL TEFL or ESOL learners How To Use A Relative Clause
A look at the proper usage of relative clauses for upper level ESL EFL TEFL TESOL TOEFL English learners, classes and teachers - including follow-up quizzes - Introduction Business Letter Writing Basics
A guide to the basics of writing business lettersDialogues for Learning English for Beginning ESL EFL TESL Learners and Classes - Beginner Dialogues - Introducing Yourself
Dialogue for Beginning Level English ESL EFL Learners and Classes - Introducing YourselfCleaning Staff - Taking an Order
intermediate, service industry, level reading comprehension with follow up multiple choice quiz. ABCs Learning with Listening Example
Listening guide to the correct pronunciation of English letters - the ABCsQuiz: Present Perfect or Past Simple?
Quiz testing the use of present perfect or past simpleComparative and Superlative
Intermediate level grammar lesson plan focusing on the use of the comparative and superlative formsComparative and Superlative Forms Quiz - Grammar Quiz for Intermediate Levels ESL EFL Classes
Intermediate level grammar lesson plan focusing on the use of the comparative and superlative formsEnglish Listening Exercises - Intermediate Level Listening Quiz - A Customer Complaint
Lower-intermediate to Intermediate level listening comprehension quiz concerning a customer complaint English Adverbs - How to Use Adverbs - Grammar for Beginners in English ESL TEFL EFL ESOL
Grammar guide to using adverbs in English for ESL EFL TEFL or ESOL learnersBasic English - Time Expressions Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Idiom and Phrase Quiz - 2
Idiomatic phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes.> <link rel=stylesheet type=Common Mistakes in English - It's vs. Its Quiz
Quiz about some of the most common mistakes in English - it's vs. it's.