BBC Learning: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ British Council learning: http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish A fun study site for learners of English as a Second Language: http://www.manythings.org/ Activities for ESL Students: http://a4esl.org/ Agenda web – thousands of exercises: http://www.agendaweb.org/ English Online France: http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/ Adele’s ESL Corner: http://members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/index.html La Mansión del Inglés: http://www.mansioningles.com/ English Club – for teachers and students: http://www.englishclub.com/ Eleaston- Materials for teaching and learning: http://eleaston.com World English: http://www.world-english.org Contents and skills Grammar The English Aquarium http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/freeexercises.htm#GENERAL Miquel Llop’s Own resources- Grammar: http://www.miguelmllop.com/practice/intermediate/grammar/indextogram mar.htm Grammar quizzes : http://www.better-english.com/grammar.htm English 4 you : http://www.english-4u.de/grammar_exercises.htm Vocabulary Learning Vocabulary Fun: http://www.vocabulary.co.il/ Many things – Vocabulary: http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/ NonStopEnglish – Vocabulary: http://www.nonstopenglish.com/allexercises/ Self-study English Vocabulary quizzes: http://a4esl.org/q/h/vocabulary.html La Mansión del Inglés – Vocabulary: http://www.mansioningles.com/Vocabulario.htm English- Spanish Vocabulary quizzes: http://iteslj.org/v/s/
Writing Creative writing: http://maputo.usembassy.gov/creative_writing_websites.html Reading BreakingNewsEnglish: http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com Miquel Llop’s Own Resources- Reading: http://www.miguelmllop.com/practice/intermediate/readingcomprehension /readingcompindex.htm 100 short stories for ESL learners: http://www.rongchang.com/qa2/index.html British Council Learning- reading: http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-skills-reading.htm ESL Reading: http://www.eslreading.com Listening Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab: http://www.esl-lab.com Randall’s self-study topic guide: http://www.esl-lab.com/guide.htm ELLLO: http://www.elllo.org ESL Video: http://www.eslvideo.com Yappr Video: http://es.yappr.com/welcome/Welcome.action Three level listening: http://www.mansioningles.com/listening00.htm Podcasts Interesting Podcasts: BBC Podcasts: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/directory/ PBS Podcasts: http://www.pbs.org/podcasts/ ESL Podcasts: ESLPod http://www.eslpod.com/website/index.php The Poetry Foundation: read and listen to poetry or subscribe to a Poem a day podcast: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/journal/audio.html?show=Poem%20of %20the%20Day •
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Penpals and chats Intercambio de idiomas: http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/default_spn.asp Learning with songs ESL Video – Songs and quizzes: http://www.eslvideo.com
Teachers’ blogs: Intermediate Level
Blog de Ana Suárez http://www.iescerrodelviento.com/ana/mis-clases-en-video Intermediate students by Vicente http://www.intermediate-students.blogspot.com/ English I2 http://www.englishi2.blogspot.com/ Katenglish http://www.katenglish.blogspot.com/ Keep in touch by Javier Vedia http://www.javiervedia.blogspot.com/ EOI Inca Intermediate 2 by Cristina http://eoiincaintermediate2.blogspot.com/ English Online http://blocs.xtec.cat/aripou/ EOISPOT http://www.eoispot.blogspot.com Biblioteca EOI Palma http://bibliotecaeoipalma.blogspot.com Coursebooks
Inside Out: http://www.insideout.net English File: http://www.oup.com/elt/englishfile/intermediate Natural English: http://www.oup.com/elt/naturalenglish Headway: Straightforward: http://www.macmillanenlish.com/straightforward/ Cutting Edge: http://www.longman.com/cuttingedge Test your English
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Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Free Internet Encyclopaedia: http://clever.net/cam/encyclopedia.html Fact monster: http://www.factmonster.com How stuff works: http://www.howstuffworks.com
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Mystery stories: Mystery.net: http://www.mystery.net Fables and stories Aesop's Fables: http://www.pacificnet.net/~johr/aesop/ Short stories: http://www.short-stories.co.uk A poem a day: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/journal/audio.html?show=Poem%2 0of%20the%20Day Book awards: Bookspot: http://www.bookspot.com/awards Lists of best books ever: Penguin Classics' 100 classic books you must read before you die: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/11632 The Guardian: The 100 greatest novels of all time: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,1061037,00. html The Guardian: The top 100 books of all time http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,711520,00.ht ml Audio-books: Librivox: http://librivox.org Audiobooks for free: http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/screen_main.asp Books online La Mansión del Inglés: http://www.mansioningles.com/Libros.htm o
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Yappr: http://es.yappr.com/welcome/Welcome.action The History of music: Jazz: http://pbskids.org/jazz/nowthen/ Pop: http://www.oli.tudelft.nl/jc84/ Rock: http://www.history-of-rock.com/ Rock Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music o
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Sam Sam and and the the weat weathe herr fore foreca cast st:: http://www.activamultimedia.com/sam/index_ENG.htm World ti time zo zone: http://www.worldtimzone.com Time and date: http://www.timeanddate.com
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SitePal. Text to speech: http://www.oddcast.com:80/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?sitepal Talk to Alice: http://www.tinglado.net/?id=practica-tu-ingles
Interactive games ESL games
* Manythings: Interesting things for ESL students (Grammar, vocabulary, vocabulary, puzzles, VOA Materials, easy things for beginners): http://www.manythings.org/ A4esl: http://a4esl.org/ Tefl games: http://www.teflgames.com/interactive.html * BBC Interactive games: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/links/Interactivegames:grammar%7Cvocabulary NonstopEnglish: http://www.nonstopenglish.com/ Your Dictionary.com – Grammar games: http://www http://www.yourdictionary .yourdictionary.com/dictionary.com/dictionaryarticles/interactive-grammar-games.html http://www.englishforum.com/00/interactive/
English Online France: http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/
ESL games and activities: http://www.jcckc.net/english/links_games.htm ESL Partyland quizzes: http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz%20center/quiz.htm http://www.mansioningles.com http://www.mansioningles.com/Ejercicios00.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/index.shtml English 4 the world: http://www.brasyl.co.uk/emesh/learners/lc_situations.html http://pagesperso-orange.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/exercises.htm http://www.marshalladulteducation.org/student_lessons1.htm Mr. Wong’s Wong’s links: lin ks: http://www http://www.mister-wong.es/users/5 .mister-wong.es/users/500100269/ 00100269/ Reading-
See Manythings: Quizzes based on VOA’s VOA’s Special English programs * Fablevision (See Living forever) http://www.fablevision.com/place/library/index.html Listening
ESL Video: http://www.eslvideos.com Yappr: http://www.yappr.com Youtube : http://www.youtube.com Teachertube: http://teachertube.com/ Pronunciation games Words that rhyme with … (for children): http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-gamesword-level.html Cloze tests and Test your English
Wordgames and crosswords
Puzzle Choice: http://www.puzzlechoice.com/pc/Puzzle_Choicex.html A Game a Day: http://www.agameaday.com/ Crossword puzzles: http://iteslj.org/cw/ http://www.wordplays.com/p/index
PBS Kids Go : http://pbskids.org/go/ Gamequarium (for children): http://gamequarium.com/ Funschool (for children): http://funschool.kaboose.com Primary games(for children): c hildren): http://www.primarygames.com/ http://www.primarygames.com/ Literacy interactive games: http://www.woodlands junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html History games: http://www http://www.schoolhistory .schoolhistory.co.uk/games/ .co.uk/games/ Active history: http://www.activehistory.co.uk UK Museums: http://www.show.me.uk Food games: http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/info/games/ BBC Interactive games (See British Briti sh history- Women’ Women’ss rights): http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games British Council: http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids.htm * ICT Games and quizzes See Who wants to be a millonaire?) http://www.bradfordschools.net/content/view/229/174/
Lists of links to different games
* Interactive websites on Teacher Tap: http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic86.htm Interactive websites: http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htm
Top 100 interactive games: http://www.lethsd.ab.ca/mmh/games/top100.htm Interactive literacy activities for kids: http://www.woodlands junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html Squiglys: http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/Games/index.html Squiglys educational games: http://www.squiglysplayhou http://www .squiglysplayhouse.com/Games/LearningW se.com/Games/LearningWord.html ord.html Bradford School: http://www.bradfordschools.net/content/view/226/182/ Read Write Think (Interesting links to sites with games and tools for students to create crea te poems, mind maps, …; See links too!): http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
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