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OTHER MATERIALS
This page contains files (in Word Format) that have various explanations and some exercises on aspects of English grammar that have been presented in my classes.  Some links to good ESL grammar and writing websites are also included.
LINKS TO TRY

GRAMMAR EXERCISES
    
EXCELLENT!: NonstopEnglish.com
    
NUMEROUS RESOURCES: Webster.commnet.edu
    
PLENTIFUL PRACTICE: Englishpage.com
    Sample ESL Student Essays   
    
MANY, MANY GRAMMAR LINKS TESLLINKS
    
CONCORDANCER    www.edict.com.hk  

GRAMMAR REFERENCE
      
Irregular verbs

ESSAY ISSUES
    
Ohio University website on essays
    
Gaulladet University (essay structure)  
    
Basic guide to writing an essay  

DICTIONARIES
    Thefreedictionary.com
     
Hyperdictionary.com
    
yourdictionary.com    
    
Chinese-English Dictionary  
    
Vietnamese-English Dictionary  

OTHER LEARNING ISSUES
BRAINSTORMING: samples of brainstorming techniques
LEARNING STYLES: Identify your general prefered learning style (10 to 15 minutes).  Click on "Learning Styles Inventory".
ACADEMIC LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT (Put in your writing and see how academic your language is)
http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r21270/textools/web_vp.html
GRAMMAR AND MECHANICS

This file contains information about language to express comparison and contrast.
          
Comparison/contrast language

This file is a self-study page for combinations of clauses with different tenses.
          
Verb tense and clause combinations

This file contains notes on the use of conditionals.
           
Conditionals)  

This is a file on nouns (definite/indefinite, plural/singular):

           
Nouns

This is a file on punctuation:
          
Punctuation

This is a file on reported speech:
          
Reported Speech