ESOL Classes & Learners

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How to join a class

To register for our classes:
Glasgow ESOL Register

From August 2022, we will only use the register for our classes. The register is a shared waiting list for community ESOL classes in Glasgow. We are not responsible for the Glasgow ESOL Register.If you want to study at college, the best way is to join a community class. The waiting lists are very long. For more information, please visit Learn ESOL Glasgow.

You can also find a class in your area by looking at our
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Learn English online

Beginners

ESOL Online

Lessons for beginners on different topics to help practise speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.

BBC Learning English

English videos and activities for you to practice.

Reading (Low Level)

Reading for Beginners

English texts for beginners to practice reading and comprehension online and for free.

Grammar, Vocabulary and Pronunciation

Grammar and Vocabulary Lessons

Watch video presentations of grammar areas, practise your vocabulary and spelling.

British Council Grammar

Choose your level from beginner to advanced and practise your English grammar with explanations and practice exercises.

British Council Vocabulary

Activities to help you learn the meaning, pronunciation and spelling of new words.

Cambridge Dictionary

Free online dictionary with pronunciation.

Speaking and Listening

Speaking and listening lessons, with pronunciation included.

Perfect English Grammar

An excellent website to teach yourself about grammar, with exercises and free PDFs.

GoEnglish

Simple but useful Youtube videos

Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening

ESOL - All Skills

Practise speaking, reading, writing and listening skills and improve your pronunciation.

British Council Learn English

Here you can find activities to practise your listening, reading, writing and speaking skills.

Reading

National Geographic Reading

Online Reading comprehensions from National Geographic – just choose your level!

Reading with AgendaWeb

Reading comprehension online practice

Listening

ESOLCourses.com

Video and listening skills lessons and quizzes.

Elllo

English Listening Lesson Library Online. Search by level – so many lessons to choose from!

Spotlight English

A daily 15 minute radio programme, recorded in clearly spoken English, to help learners develop their listening skills.

Spelling

How to Spell

Spelling quizzes and games for all levels

Apps

Duolingo

App to learn English on your phone or online.

BBC Learning English - Facebook

Facebook learner groups including for speakers of Oromo, Amharic, Mandarin, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Korean, Telugu, Thai and Tigrinya.

British Council Apps

British Council has many apps available for Android and iOS.

BBC Learning English App

All the BBC Learning English lessons are available on this app for Android and iOS.

Exams

English and Maths tests

BBC Teach

BBC Skillswise resources for English and Maths. Useful for Functional Skills exam preparation or looking for jobs.

Life in the UK Test

ESOL Courses

Life in the UK learning resources and video lessons

IELTS and Trinity B1

Iets Podcast

Free IELTS preparation tutorials and materials for different skills and topics.

IELTS and UKVI

A link to the IELTS information page about UKVI tests.

Trinity B1 Exam

Information about the Secure English Language Test (SELT) offered by Trinity at level B1 in Speaking in Listening for Indefinite Leave to Remain (to settle) or British Citizenship.

Other Exam Resources

Cambridge Exam Preparation Cambridge English Online Practice tests

Ages 11-17 / Teenagers

British Council Teens - Reading

British Council Reading Skills Practice.

British Council LearnEnglish Teens

Improve your English with reading, writing and listening practice, tips for exams, grammar and vocabulary exercises, games and videos. Interact with teenagers from all around the world.

Children and Young children

British Council LearnEnglish Kids

British Council Reading Skills Practice.

Audible - Children's Books

FREE audio books for young children.

Online Books

Unite is an American site with books to listen to and read. Different languages are available – click on the pencil at the top of the page on the left where it says English.

Storyline Online

American site to listen to children’s books.

Made with Music

Family learning with music for young children.

Children's Library

International children’s digital library. Search for books in your language by region.

Children's Books Online

Children’s books online with digital activities.

Global Storybooks

Read and listen to stories in different languages with your children.

ChatterPack

Home learning resources for children/families, including free audio books.

Work

ESOL for Work

Learn new language and vocabulary for different types of jobs.

British Council - Work

Improve your vocabulary and knowledge for your work. Activities to develop interview skills and write clear emails.

ESOL Courses

Vocabulary, lessons and worksheets for English for Work.

Life in Scotland and the UK

ESOL for UK Life

Learn about different places in the UK, culture, history and law. Practise language that will help you in your daily life, in the home and with your children.

British Council General English

Improve your knowledge of everyday English and the language you need for socialising – choose from video, audio or magazines or stories

BBC Learning English

Videos on lots of different topics.

Breaking News English

Free English news lessons in seven levels

Additional resources for self-study

A4esl

lots of different activities and quizzes

Adele’s ESL Corner

Grammar, listening and vocab.

Agenda Web

Grammar, vocabulary and activities for practicing lots of different parts of English

BBC English in a minute

A one-minute video explaining a point of grammar followed by activities.

Elllo

Thousands of listening activities with quizzes, comprehension questions and vocabulary tasks at all levels

English Club

This site offers sections with lessons on grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar exercises

Famous People Lessons

Similar to Breaking News English.

TED

Interesting videos on a range of topics. You can watch the video (with subtitles), then answer questions on what you learned.

Using English

Over 250 quizzes designed for ESOL learners and group into two levels. Areas covered include adjectives, verb forms, conjunctions pronouns and spelling. Some material is suitable for general literacy use. The quizzes are multiple choice and cloze.

Woodward English

Free courses to learn English at home.