From the BBC skillswise series, an interactive game using the language of giving directions and instructions aimed at adults but can be used with young learners too.

This site has daily ready-to-use ESL/EFL current affairs lessons and plans. The news articles are graded and come with communicative activities and a podcast.

This is a joint site from the American National Council of English Teachers and International Reading Association. This site has a huge resource or materials for students and lesson plans for teachers to help students improve their literacy skills.

This site has lots of downloadable activities and worksheets for teachers to use in class but you need to register for free first to access them.

This site has a collection resources for teachers including downloadable lesson plans and worksheets from the MGM photocopiable books (e.g. Timesavers series, Jet Primary resources), as well as downloadable magazine articles.

Sites for many Macmillan Books for Adults (including Reward and Inside Out), Teens (Shine/ Move Ahead), Young Learners (The Bus Stop/ Way Ahead) and Business.

A pretty comprehensive resource site that features a large number of lesson plans which can be downloaded in pdf format, useful teaching tips that go into a bit more depth than is customary, useful information on phonology, and articles on a wide range of ELT issues.

A comprehensive resource for teachers. There is a lesson share section where teachers can share lesson plans with a competition for best lessons each month.