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Learning English: Library Resources

A guide to resources within the library, online and other external resources that are helpful to learning English as a second language or to refresh what you already know.

Learning English

About Library Resources

The Helen Hall Library has some good resources for learning English, and not all of these are in print book format.  We also offer access to audio book/language kits, e-books, DVDs and databases that all help focus on a variety of English-learning skills.  Different levels are also included, from beginner to advanced.  For free English Conversation classes, join us at the library on Monday nights at 6:30 and on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 in the library board room.  All levels are welcome!

Easy American Idioms, by Living Language

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easy English, by Christopher A. Warnasch

 

 

 

 

 

 

English for the Real World [for Speakers of Any Language:  Intermediate/Advanced ESL], by Andrea Penruddocke

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inglés/English for Spanish Speakers, by Paul Pimsleur

Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts:  A Detailed Guide to Real-Life Conversation and Small Talk, by Richard A. Spears

 

 

 

 

 

Easy Information Sources for ESL, Adult Learners & New Readers, by Rosemarie Riechel

 

 

 

 

 


English Made Easy:  Learning English through Pictures, by Jonathan Crichton

 

 

 

 

 

English Verbs & Essentials of Grammar for ESL Learners, by Edward Swick

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESL:  Active Learning Lessons, by Craig Dougherty

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harbrace ESL Workbook, by Sheila Young Graham

 

 

 

 

 

 

McGraw-Hill's Conversational American English:  The Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Expressions of American English, by Richard A. Spears

 

 

 

 

 

Random House Webster's Easy English Dictionary:  Beginner, by Random House

 

 

 

 

 

 

Street Talk 1:  How to Speak and Understand American Slang, by David Burke

 

 

 

 

 

 

English Learning Songs for Kids, by Dino Lingo

 

 

 

 

 

 

English Phonics Songs DVD Set – Level 1, by Dino Lingo

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rock ‘n Learn Phonics: Complete Phonics Program, by Melissa Caudle

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speak to Win American English, by English Stars and Stripes

 

 

 

 

*Note:  This title is a series with three skill levels available:  beginner up to level 3.

 

 

English Grammar Guide, DK Publishing

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ESL Safety Book, by Craig Dougherty

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ESL Science Book, by John F. Chabot

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn English – Level 1:  Introduction to English, by Innovative Language Learning, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Near and Far:  Short Fiction for ESL, by John Sivelle

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequences:  Picture Stories for ESL, by John F. Chabot

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Survey Says: 100 Surveys for ESL Students to Conduct, by John F. Chabot

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing Better English for ESL Learners, by Ed Swick

 

 

 

 

 

 

​To access our databases, go online to the Helen Hall Library website, and click on E-Library.  You may also follow the links directly to the databases below:

 

Includes tests and tutorials to practice English grammar, reading and writing skills

Unlimited access to more than 100 online language courses, including English as a Second Language, packed with pronunciation, speech, grammar, writing and vocabulary-building lessons