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How to Choose the Best Adult ESL Textbooks: A 2025 Buyer's Guide
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ESL Brains focuses on providing high-quality lesson plans and teaching materials for ESL teachers, particularly for adult and teenage learners. Lessons are often based on authentic videos and current event articles, covering relevant and engaging topics. The site aims to save teachers preparation time by offering ready-to-use resources that promote discussion and language skill development. It typically operates on a subscription model for full access.
Google's experimental AI-powered notebook that helps users learn and organize information more effectively. NotebookLM can summarize documents, create study guides, and help with research by connecting related ideas across multiple sources. While not specifically designed for ESL, its capabilities make it a powerful tool for language learners and teachers to organize language learning materials, create vocabulary lists, and develop personalized study resources.
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EnglishGrammar.org aims to provide a comprehensive resource for exploring the basics and complexities of English grammar, catering to anyone wishing to improve their communication. It treats of various grammatical aspects (verbs followed by infinitives/gerunds, relative pronouns, prepositions, etc.). The site offers interactive online exercises (also in PDF), a downloadable grammar guide, an online grammar checker, a word counter, and a newsletter with weekly updates.
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