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Explorations in American Life and Language

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  • International Institute

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.

  • Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab: listening practice and quizzes organized by levels
  • Rachel’s English: videos explaining pronunciation
  • Lyric Gaps: use music to practice your English
  • Podcasts in English: collection of podcasts, some on business related topics
  • TED Talks

  • Grammar Quizzes: grammar topics with practice quizzes and explanations
  • Self-Study Grammar Quizzes: self-study grammar quizzes for multiple levels
  • Dave’s ESL Café: phrasal verbs
  • Grammar Bytes:grammar exercises
  • The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation

  • Excelsior OWL: Excelsior College Online Writing Lab
  • Plagiarism.org: clear explanation of plagiarism
  • Grammarly: 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!
  • GrammarBook.com: punctuation rules
  • The Punctuation Guide

  • Newsela: articles for different levels followed by comprehension practice (free site registration required)
  • UsingEnglish.com: reading comprehension exercises organized by topics, divided into levels
  • TOPICS Online Magazine: for English language learners
  • Bibliomania: classic literature you can read online
  • HowStuffWorks
  • Self-Pacing Methods: speed reading
  • Magatopia.com: free online magazines

  • Building a Better Vocabulary
  • Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab: vocabulary, listening, and discussion divided by topic
  • Vocabulary Games: fun way to increase your vocabulary – choose your topic
  • Freerice: fun way to learn/practice vocabulary and feed people
  • Dave’s ESL Café: idioms

  • Selected Links for ESL Students

  • Library of Congress
  • IMDb: Internet movie database
  • ThoughtCo.: Differences between American and British English
  • American Museum of Natural History
  • Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
  • Museum of the City of New York
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Museum of the Moving Image
  • New York Botanical Garden

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