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ELI Links


Grammar

General grammar and writing
http://www.ruthvilmi.net/hut/help/grammar_help/

http://cctc2.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm

http://lc.byuh.edu/CNN-N/CNN-N.html

http://lapasserelle.com/lm/exercices/general.html (English & French)

http://www.collegeem.qc.ca/cemdept/anglais/trouindx.htm#preps

Articles
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esliart.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslcount.html 

http://www.ruthvilmi.net/hut/help/grammar_help/articles.html

http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/grammar/special.html

http://lc.byuh.edu/CNN-N/CNN-N.html

Verbs, Auxiliaries, and Verbal Phrases
http://www.churchillhouse.com/english/exercises/phrasals/

http://www.ruthvilmi.net/hut/help/grammar_help/verbpatterns.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslirrverb.html 

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_seqtense.html  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_tensec.html 

http://lc.byuh.edu/CNN_N/s00/gram18May.html

http://lc.byuh.edu/CNN-N/CNN-N.html

Prepositions
http://www.ruthvilmi.net/hut/help/grammar_help/prepositions.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep2.html

2. Grammar Quizzes

Parts of speech, sentence structure2 adverbs, word endings
http://1-language.com/eslquizzes/index.htm

Grammar, idiom & slang phrases, reading, useful expressions, vocabulary
http://a4esl.org/

Interactive quizzes on all parts of speech
http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm

http://eslpartyland.com/quiz center/quiz.htm#Grammar

3. Writing

General writing
http://cctc2.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm

Sentences (run-ons, fragments, comma-splices)
http://www.mdcc.edu/kendall/esl/1341/chap2WebWork.htm

Paragraphs
http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/writing/style.html#Paragraphing

All levels (easy to advanced)
http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/writing.html

Essay writing
http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/index.html

http://1-language.com/essayedge/lo_college.html

4. Reading

Reading comprehension
http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/reading.html

Beginners to intermediate
http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm

Advanced reading
http://www.eslgold.com/site.jsp?resource=pag_stu_reading_ad&sk=Lq5tBV8ew5HuPQQT

News reports all levels
http://1-language.com/eslnews/index.htm

Short reading questions and answers (various topics)
http://eslpartyland.com/students/inter.htm (Intermediate Level)

http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html  (Advanced)

Short stories, poetry, vocabulary
http://members.aol.com/adrmoser/webtexts.html

World fact book (short reading passages, world flags etc.)
http://1-language.com/worldfactbook2002/docs/flagsoftheworld.html

5. Speaking/Listening

Pronunciation
http://geocities.com/ccsnstudents/pronounce1.html

Speaking
http://www.eslgold.com/site.jsp?resource=pag_stu_speaking&sk=rFPMmQYZ2XjSfDCN

Conversation Questions
http://www.geocities.com/eslconversationtopics/

Listening to English Radio Programs
http://www.one-voice.co.uk/england/index.htm

Listening Quizzes
http://www.esl-lab.com/

6. Vocabulary

All levels
http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/vocabulary.html

http://lc.byuh.edu/CNN-N/CNN-N.html

Word searches
http://1-language.com/wordsearch/index.htm

7. Idioms

http://eslcafe.com/idioms/ 

http://eslcafe.com/slang/

http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/#idioms 

8. Study Skills

http://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills/learning/oralpres.html

9. TOEFL

Quizzes
http://eslpartyland.com/quiz center/quiz.htm#TOEFLesque http://www.eslgold.com/site.jsp?resource=pag_ex_resources_links_toefl&sk=dMejJyMRryH0njwL

http://www.freeesl.net/TOEFL/structuresection/s1.html

10. Medical English

http://www.englishmed.com/

http://1-language.com/essayedge/lo_medical.html

11. Business English

http://1-language.com/essayedge/lo_business.html

http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html

http://www.eltweb.com/liason/Business_English/

http://www.volterre-fr.com/businessenglish.html

http://www.geocities.com/kurtracy/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/index.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/index.shtml

15. Legal English

Lessons and Essays
http://1-language.com/essayedge/lo_law.html

16. Travel

http://eslpartyland.com/students/nov/travel.htm#Links

 

Pre-pharmacy PCAT

PCAT Grammar Links and Tests

http://www.brainstorming.co.uk/tutorials/analogytutorial.html

http://www.elite.net/~runner/eld/wordanalysis.html

http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/roots.html

http://tpc-etesting.com/PCAT/about.aspx

http://www.scholarware.com/preparepcat.htm

http://www.wordexplorations.info/quizzes-list.html

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/sp/hslessons/grade11/lesson3/index.shtml

http://www.ket.org/Education/latin/p1.html

http://a4esl.org/q/f/index.html

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/act_sat.htm

http://www.testmagic.com/Knowledge_Base/GRE/analogies/intro/introduction_01.htm

http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/400/301a.html

http://www.psychtests.com/mindgames/mindstretching/iq_quizzes/iq-quiz20.html

http://www.queendom.com/mindgames/mindstretching/iq_quizzes/iq-quiz17.html

http://donnayoung.org/help/go/vocabulary.htm

http://www.eslgold.com/site.jsp?resource=pag_stu_vocabulary_quizzes

http://www.eslpoint.com/vocabularyquizzes.html

http://www.testprepreview.com/mat_practice.htm

http://www.edu-books.com/PCAT_Complete_Preparation_for_the_Pharmacy_College_Admission_Test_2001_Edition_The_Science_of_Review_078172841X.html

http://www.readskill.com/structural-pre.html

http://www.dc.peachnet.edu/~janderso/historic/psmeanin.htm

http://courses.dsu.edu/learningtools/Word%20Recognition/prefix_suffix.htm

http://www.quia.com/cm/17271.html

http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Pittman-BuildingVocabulary.html

http://durantroadms.wcpss.net/main/languagearts.htm#root

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/vocabulary.htm

http://www.forumeducation.net/servlet/pages/vi/mat/word001.htm

http://www.nonstopenglish.com/allexercises/advanced-006.asp

http://admn.sfcc.edu/~jgraney/vocabulary/Prefix_Page.html

http://www.learn4good.com/languages/toefl/vocabulary_suf.htm

http://www.uefap.co.uk/vocab/build/building.htm

http://www.moe.edu.sg/schools/sgn/names/TanGL/Sec%201E%20English.htm

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blvocabquiz_wordform1.htm

http://www.edumatic.qc.ca/English/activities/vocabularypower.htm#preff

http://www.write101.com/vocab.htm

http://www.testprepresearch.com/mat/

www. milleranalogies .com

 

Books, Products, and Optional Links

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0768914728/002-0122035-4703249?v=glance

http://shopping.msn.com/search/detail.aspx?pcId=15141&prodId=1455652

http://www.webexam.com/pcat2.html

http://www.pcatprofessor.com/

http://www.pcat-test.com/

http://www.trcabc.com/prefixsuffix.html

http://www.testpreparationsecrets.com/pcat/

http://www.testprepresearch.com/pcat/

http://www.apexprep.com/pcat/

http://www.scholarware.com/products-pcat.htm?source=google

http://www.learningchoices.com/practice_labs.htm

http://www.bookfinder.us/review4/0743247558.html

http://www.kaptest.com/repository/templates/Lev3InitDroplet.jhtml?_lev3Parent=/www/KapTest/docs/repository/content/Pharmacy/PCAT

http://www.pharmacy.buffalo.edu/school_adm_req_pcat.shtml

 

 

091 Diagnostic Check List and Resources        Name _____________________________________________

You must complete handouts or websites for any column in which a check mark appears. For example, if a check mark appears in the “Needs Attention” column to the right of the row labeled “Articles,” you must complete assignments related to article use. A check represents two or more grammatical errors or a general need for improvement. Your instructor will tell you which type and how many assignments to complete.

ORGANIZATION/CONTENT

Needs Attention

Websites

Skills Bank

Lab Handouts

INTRODUCTION

Topic sentence

Restricted

Clearly stated

 

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/paragraphs.htm

http://www.clt.astate.edu/bdoyle/Main%20Idea%20Notes.htm

http://www.english.ttu.edu/uwc/topicsen.html

http://palc.sd40.bc.ca/palc/StudentWriting/02-02/topicsamples.htm

http://www.dvc.edu/english/Learning_Resources/TopicSentenceDefandEx.htm

 

 

DEVELOPMENT

Paragraphs developed

Adequate support for thesis

 

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/paragraphs.html

http://faculty.washington.edu/ezent/impd.htm

http://www.umd.umich.edu/casl/hum/eng/jonsmith/evidence.html

http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/KR/WRITE/GEN/para_coordination.html

 

 

UNITY

Paragraphs related to thesis

Sentences related to topic sentences

 

http://www.jamestown.k12.nd.us/jhs/writing_tips.htm

http://www.utep.edu/htc/tips/essay.htm

http://www.troyst.edu/writingcenter/handouts/unity_support_and_coherence.html

 

 

COHERENCE

Paragraphs ordered

Sentences within paragraphs Ordered transitions

Topic sentences stated

 

http://facweb.stvincent.edu/academics/english/el240/cohere.htm

http://school.newsweek.com/online_activities/myturn1.php

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/transitions.htm

http://facweb.stvincent.edu/academics/english/comp/coherence.htm

 

 

CONCLUSION

Main idea restated

End statement

 

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/summary.htm

http://www.gpc.edu/~lawowl/handouts/introductory-and-concluding-paragraphs.pdf

http://www.ssdd.uce.ac.uk/learner/writing/conclus.htm

http://karn.ohiolink.edu/~sg-ysu/strategi.html

 

 

WEBSITES useful for

all of the above

 

http://www.presby.edu/writingcenter/guides/org.html

http://english.byu.edu/writingcenter/writingtips.html

http://www.nonstopenglish.com/

 

 

 

092 Diagnostic Check List and Resources        Name _____________________________________________

 

You must complete handouts or websites for any column in which a check mark appears. For example, if a check mark appears in the “Needs Attention” column to the right of the row labeled “Articles,” you must complete assignments related to article use. A check represents two or more grammatical errors or a general need for improvement. Your instructor will tell you which type and how many assignments to complete.

ORGANIZATION/CONTENT

Needs Attention

Websites

Skills Bank

Lab Handouts

INTRODUCTION

Lead in

Thesis stated

 

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/intro.htm

http://www.essay-lab.com/basic/introduction.php

http://www.mantex.co.uk/books/atoz01.htm

http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/success/sl25.htm

 

5.12

5.14

5.15

5.16

DEVELOPMENT

Paragraphs developed

Adequate support for thesis

 

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/paragraphs.html

http://faculty.washington.edu/ezent/impd.htm

http://www.umd.umich.edu/casl/hum/eng/jonsmith/evidence.html

http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/KR/WRITE/GEN/para_coordination.html

WS-CWP 8, 9

5.1, 5.11

5.5, 5.51

5.52, 5.53

UNITY

Paragraphs related to thesis

Sentences related to topic sentences

 

http://www.jamestown.k12.nd.us/jhs/writing_tips.htm

http://www.utep.edu/htc/tips/essay.htm

http://www.troyst.edu/writingcenter/handouts/unity_support_and_coherence.html

WS-CWP 8-12

5.2, 5.21

5.54, 5.55

5.59

COHERENCE

Paragraphs ordered

Sentences within paragraphs ordered Transitions

Topic sentences stated

 

http://facweb.stvincent.edu/academics/english/el240/cohere.htm

http://school.newsweek.com/online_activities/myturn1.php

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/transitions.htm

http://facweb.stvincent.edu/academics/english/comp/coherence.htm

LS-GU 10

WS-CW 11

WS-LU 8, 9

6.25, 6.26

5.3, 5.31

5.4

5.2, 5.21

CONCLUSION

Main idea restated

End statement

 

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/summary.htm

http://www.essay-lab.com/basic/conclusion.php

http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/success/sl34.htm

http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/Conclusions.html

 

5.6

WEBSITES useful for

all of the above

 

http://www.presby.edu/writingcenter/guides/org.html

http://english.byu.edu/writingcenter/writingtips.html

http://www.nonstopenglish.com/

 

 


TYPE OF ERRORS

Needs Attention

Websites

Skills Bank

Lab Handouts

SENTENCE STRUCTURE

SENTENCE CONNECTORS

 

http://www.smccd.net/accounts/sevas/esl/gramcheck/9-10.html

http://www.gocsm.net/sevas/esl/gramcheck/844final9.html

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~sookyung/index.html

http://a4esl.org/q/f/y/zz99maa.htm

WS-SS –all

LS-GU  1,2,3,10


ELLIS  M-2

4.4, 4.41

5.3, 5.31, 5.4

PUNCTUATION

 

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/marks.htm

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar

http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/~tripp/punc.html

LS-P 1-13

1.2, 1.21

1.22, 1.9

1.7, 1.71, 1.6

PREPOSITIONS

 

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep.html

http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/resources/exp_lang/prepositions.html

http://www.nonstopenglish.com/allexercises/Grammar/Grammar-prepositions.asp

http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/prepositions.html

WS-LU 11, 12

ELLIS S-10

I-3

3.24

ARTICLES

 

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/

http://smccd.net/accounts/sevas/esl/gramcheck/#articles

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/determiners/determiners.htm

http://www.english-zone.com/grammar/1article.html

 

ELLIS S-8

M-2

3.44

3.45

VERBS

 

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/verbs.htm

http://grammar.englishclub.com/verbs.htm

http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/index.html

http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/jones.htm

WS-LU 5-8

LS-GU 1, 4, 6, 7, 8

ELLIS  S-3,12

M-1,3,4 I-2, 5-8

3.1,

3.12

PRONOUNS  

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/pronouns1.htm

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/pronouns.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_pronuse.html

LS-GU 15-19

WS-LU 3-4

ELLIS S-11

M-3

3.5, 3.51

3.52, 3.53

AGREEMENT

 

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslsubverb.html

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6354/grammar.html

LS-GU 6, 7, 19

3.13, 3.15

3.5, 3.51

SPELLING AND CAPITALIZATION

 

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/spelling.htm

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/index.html

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/capitals.htm

LS-S 1-22

LS-C 1-18

2.52, 2.55

2.35, 2.55

EFFECTIVE EXPRESSION

 

http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjectives.htm

http://www.learnenglish.de/Level1/GrammarText/ADJECTIVETEXT.htm

http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blreported.htm

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/function/inobj.htm

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/objects.htm

http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/

http://www.idiomsite.com/

WS-CW 1, 2, 4, 6

WS-CWP 1, 2, 4-7

3.4

3.41, 3.42

3.6

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

 

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/gerinf.htm

http://grammar.englishclub.com/verbs-gerunds.htm

http://grammar.englishclub.com/verbs-m_infinitive-ing.htm

http://langues.cmaisonneuve.qc.ca/sbeller/quizzes/Grammar_Goblins/GGvger-infinExplan.html

 

CLAUSES

 

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/clauses.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/advcls.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj.htm

W S-LM 8

 

 


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