Everyday English
Interactive practice for work, healthcare, school, shopping, transportation, and community life.
- Beginning and Intermediate options
- Conversation, vocabulary, role-play, and checks
- Use in class or assign for practice
For educators
Teacher Resource Library
Clear, free resources for planning practical adult-English instruction, citizenship preparation, and meaningful student progress.
Built for real classrooms
Choose a resource, teach with purpose, and help students use English in real life.
Each category connects you to existing ESL United learning material. Use the Teacher Toolkit to plan a lesson, adapt an activity, and create a simple exit ticket.
Free resourcesAdult learner focusPrint-friendly pages
New Wayground collection
Browse Wayground ActivitiesReady-to-use English activities, organized for you.
Browse 18 teacher-created activities by Basic, Intermediate, or Advanced level and see exactly where each one fits in English Academy.
New classroom materials collection
Browse Classroom MaterialsWorksheets and crosswords, organized for real teaching.
Download ready-to-use grammar, reading, workplace, everyday-English, history, and Eclipse Crossword materials by learner level.
Browse by teaching need
Six resource categories
Start with the learning goal you are teaching today.
Grammar & Writing
Teach core grammar through clear explanations, examples, student practice, and online teacher indexes.
- Verb foundations
- Sentence building
- Modal verbs and regular/irregular verbs
Citizenship & Civics
Support naturalization learners with interview English, civics practice, reading, writing, and mock interviews.
- N-400 interview language
- 60 civics questions
- Reading, writing, and practice interview
History Through English
Use U.S. history to build reading, vocabulary, speaking, and civic understanding through accessible lessons.
- Historical Series lessons
- Presidents through a language-learning lens
- Reading and discussion opportunities
Student Pathways
Help learners choose a starting point, set a goal, practice consistently, and recognize steady growth.
- 5-Minute English Check-In
- Start Learning pathway
- Private Student Progress Tracker
Planning Tools
Use ready-to-print planning supports to connect a resource, a learning objective, and a practical next step.
- 45-minute lesson structure
- Lesson-planning template
- Exit-ticket prompts
Start with a simple routine
One ESL United lesson in 45 minutes
A dependable structure for online, in-person, small-group, or mixed-level learning.
5 minutes
Ask a real-life warm-up question connected to the lesson topic.
15 minutes
Use one resource to introduce useful language and model clear meaning.
15 minutes
Have learners speak, read, write, or complete a guided activity.
10 minutes
Ask learners to use one new phrase and complete a brief exit ticket.
Teacher Toolkit
Open Teacher ToolkitPlan your next class with one clear page.
Print the lesson-planning template, choose a warm-up, and use a simple exit ticket to see what learners can do next.