Resources
Would you like to practice and improve your English? Learn more about American culture and area resources? Check out these useful and interesting sites.
Listening and Speaking |
http://www.esl-lab.com/ - listening practice and quizzes – organized by levels http://rachelsenglish.com/video-categories/#sounds Rachel’s English - videos explaining pronunciation http://www.lyricsgaps.com/exercises/filter/language/en/English use music to practice your English http://podcastsinenglish.com/index.shtml - collection of podcasts, some on business related topics http://ello.org/english/site-map.htm -listening passages, speakers with different accents, grouped by level, includes videos https://www.ted.com/talks Ted Talks |
Grammar |
http://grammar-quizzes.com grammar topics with practice quizzes and explanations http://a4esl.org/q/h/grammar.html Self-study grammar quizzes for multiple levels http://eslcafe.com/pv/ Dave’s Café phrasal verbs page http://www.better-english.com/grammar.htm Grammar exercises http://chompchomp.com/ Grammar exercises http://www.grammarbook.com/ English grammar rules |
Writing |
http://owl.excelsior.edu/ excellent resource from Purdue University for university level writing www.plagiarism.org clear explanation of plagiarism www.grammmarly.com This site will check your grammar (a sentence or a whole paragraph) or check for plagiarism. It should only be used as a tool – it’s not perfect! http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation_rules.asp punctuation rules https://www.thepunctuationguide.com/index.html punctuation guide |
Reading |
https://newsela.com Articles for different levels followed by comprehension practice. Free site registration. https://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension reading comprehension exercises organized by topics, divided into levels http://www.topics-mag.com/ On-line magazine for English language learners http://www.bibliomania.com/ Classic literature you can read on line http://www.howstuffworks.com/ How Stuff Works http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/methods.html Speed reading methods http://www.magatopia.com/ free on-line magazines |
Vocabulary |
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/vocabulary.htm Building a Better Vocabulary http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/index.htm Vocabulary, listening, and discussion divided by topic http://www.vocabulary.co.il/ Fun way to increase your vocabulary – choose your topic http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1383 Free Rice! Fun way to learn/practice vocabulary and feed people http://eslcafe.com/idioms/ Dave’s ESL Café – Idiom page |
General |
http://iteslj.org/ESL.html Selected Links for ESL Students http://www.englishforum.com/00/interactive/ Aardvark’s English-Forum |
Poetry |
http://www.oneword.com/ One word. One minute. One Writer: You. |
Culture |
https://www.loc.gov/ The Library of Congress http://www.imdb.com/ Internet movie database https://www.thoughtco.com/differences-between-american-and-british-english-1212216 Differences between American and British English www.amnh.org/ American Museum of Natural History www.moma.org/ Museum of Modern Art www.mcny.org/ Museum of the City of New York www.metmuseum.org/ Metropolitan Museum of Art www.movingimage.us/ Museum of the Moving Image www.nybg.org/ New York Botanical Garden |