PRINCE OF WALES LIBRARY: ELL

DICTIONARIES AND GRAMMAR

• Exploring English
  • A well organized site for parts of speech, verb conjugation, style, and more.
• ACE Copy Editing
  • This site has different grammar exercises every month. Ignore the first section!
• English / French Dictionary
• English / Japanese Dictionary
• English / Japanese Dictionary
• English / Spanish Dictionary
• Foreign Language Dictionaries and Translators
• Grammar Safari This site has a series of grammar activities with good teacher instruction.
• LOGOS Multilingual E-Translator Portal
  • Translate from one language to another.
• Thumbs Up!
  • This Canadian site includes grammar exercises.
• TravLang's Translation Dictionaries
  • This site allows you to select the languages you wish to use.
• Online Grammars
• OWL: Online Writing Lab
  • Under Handouts and Materials select Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation.
• Using English
  • A comprehensive English language usage site designed for ESL students.
• Verb Conjugation
  • Conjugate French verbs in different tenses.

TOP

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE SITES

• Activities for ESL Students
• Alphabet Superhighway
  • Select Traveling Tutor to access writing and reading help.
• CLN: Education Resources for ESL
  • This is a British Columbia Resource.
• Crossword Puzzles for ESL Students
  • Puzzles are arranged by difficulty and by topic. Teachers may submit puzzles.
• Dave's ESL Cafe
  • This site provides information about: pronunciation, slang, and idioms. There are many resources here for teachers and students.
• Educational Resources
  • This Canadian site is comprised of a list of links to recommended ESL sites.
• English as a Second Language Resources
  • This site claims to be the best site on the Internet for ESL resources. Use the index on the left for different topics.
• English Practice.com
  • This site has grammar activities, tests, online lessons, and novel studies.
• English-Zone.Com
  • This site has a wide variety of resources and activities.
• ESL Gold
  • A comprehensive site for ESL students and teachers.
• ESL Magazine
  • For teachers, only some of the articles are actually available online.
• ESL Resources for Students
  • These are resources from the Purdue Writing Lab.
• Randall's Cyber Listening Lab
  • There is lots of listening practise provided on this site. You will need some plugins and players to use the site.
• Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students
  • This site has a wide variety of quizzes and activities for ESL students. Quizzes vary in difficulty.
• TESOL Online
  • This is the official site of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.
• World Wide Web ESL Resources
  • This site contains both professional and student links.

STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS

ESL Web Site Exploration Assignment

Use The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mankind, regular encyclopedias and books.

Internet:

• Use Yahoo as your search engine.
  Select the section called Society and Culture.
• Use Google to find the most popular sites on your topic.

Bats

Bat Thematic Unit

Here are more resources about bats. Be sure to look in the Science encyclopedias, general encyclopedias and books. Here are a few web sites to get you started.

Bats, Bats Everywhere
eNature Type "Bats" in the wildlife search box.
Bats Canadian Wildlife Service - Hinterland's Who's Who
Bat Quiz

Environment

Bat Thematic Unit

Here are more resources about bats. Be sure to look in the Science encyclopedias, general encyclopedias and books. Here are a few web sites to get you started.

Bats, Bats Everywhere
eNature Type "Bats" in the wildlife search box.
Bats Canadian Wildlife Service - Hinterland's Who's Who
Bat Quiz

"What a Life!"

Here are some links to get you started. You should also check the Biography Resources on the "Reference Desk."

Be sure to use the Biography Resource Centre Online Database. Acces this database through the Database Tab in the library catalogue.

To copy a picture:

• RIGHT mouse click on the picture.
• Select "Save Image as"
• Rename the picture if you wish. Be sure to keep the .gif or .jpg as the file type.
• Save on A:

Muhammad Ali
Maria Callas
Marie Curie
• Use the well organized index on the left of the screen.
Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente
Princess Diana
• Select "search" and enter "Diana" as a search term.
Princess Diana
Albert Einstein
Einstein Revealed
Terry Fox
Anne Frank
Anne Frank
Jane Goodall
Maya Lin
• Note the links at the bottom of the page.
Akiko Morita
Akiko Morita
• Note the related links at the bottom of the page.
Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso: The Official Site
Anita Roddick
• Also look at the The Body Shop to find out more about her business.
Fazil Say
Madam C. J. Walker
Minoru Yamasaki
Wang Yani
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
• Check out the "Four Good Links."

Environmental Issues

Humans have a serious impact on the environment. By studying the topics in this project, you will gain a better understanding of what problems human activities cause.
Use the books and the sites listed below to collect information about your topic. Make notes using main ideas, key words, and supporting evidence. Be sure to include a bibliography.

Environment Canada Pollution Resources
Acid Rain
• Environment Canada: Acid Rain
  Be sure to check out the "Kid's Corner" to find out about ph levels.
Desertification
See: Desertification Links on the Social Studies 11 Page.
Global Warming
• Climate Change (Canadian Site)
• Climate Change: EPA Global Warming Site
  For an easier reading level, choose "KIDS" from the right index.
• NCDC: Global Warming

Pine Beetle - see Science 8 website

Pollution: Water and Air

• Environment Canada: Clean Water
• Environment Canada: Clean Air

 

Tar Sands

• Dr. David Suzuki Foundation
• Greenpeace
• Tarsand.org

Waste Management: Garbage and Recycling

• Greater Vancouver Garbage and Recycling
• Garbage: How Can My Community Reduce Waste?
• Recycle City
  This site contains information in the form of a game.
• Internet Consumer's Recycling Guide
  This site gives lists of common recyclable materials.
• Plastic Island
• Rotten Truth About Garbage
  Be sure to look at the links at the bottom of the page.
• Waste No Words
  Do you know your vocabulary? Test yourself with this crossword puzzle.

• Assignment Sheet - Ms. Lee & Mr. Sung
• Marking Rubric
• Paraphrasing

• New York.com
• Welcome to NYC
• NYC Official Guide
• New York City Attractions
• Lonely Planet NYC
• Time Out NYC
• New York Bus tour & maps
• NYC.com visitor guide
• Biographies - VSB WebCat - Gale Biography Resource Centre