Summer Reading

Recommended fiction for English language learners

The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho 
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah

Reading list for Ontario Secondary School Diploma courses by grade

Grade 9 ENG1D: The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho;  Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Grade 10 ENG2D: Macbeth by William Shakespeare; Animal Farm by George Orwell
Grade 11 ENG3U: Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger; Macbeth by William Shakespeare; A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews
Grade 12 ENG4U: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; Hamlet by William Shakespeare; A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A selection of useful links to books and reading lists to help with learning English 

https://www.funbrain.com/books/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid/page/1

https://www.funbrain.com/books/desmond-pucket-makes-monster-magic/page/1

https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks3-pupils/suggested-reading-list-for-year-9-pupils-ks3-age-13-14/

https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks4-school-pupils/graphic-novel-versions-of-gcse-english-texts/

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills

https://www.skola.co.uk/tips-improving-english

BBC bitsize allows students to review subjects and doing so will help their language skills

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z4kw2hv

A selection of Youtube learn English sites 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAU2zx2Ri_M

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwA7Aepp7nRUJNa8roQ-6Bw

Free online English courses

https://www.my-mooc.com/en/categorie/english