These resources are provided by ReadWriteThink.org, a website developed by the International Reading Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, with support from the Verizon Foundation.
Click here to go to read write think.
Letter Generator.- ReadWriteThink
These resources are provided by ReadWriteThink.org, a website developed by the International Reading Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, with support from the Verizon Foundation.
Click here to go to read write think.
Lyrics training
A teacher told me about this site after another talk about "Using blogs in the classroom", and it's great.
As they say, " Lyrics Training is an easy and fun method to learn and improve your foreign languages skills like English through the music and lyrics of the songs."
More than 470 songs from Cat Stevens to Lady Gaga, or from Metallica to Alicia Keys, all kind of music to choose.
Click here to go to Lyrics Training
SOZO EXCHANGE-VIDEO ENGLISH LESSONS
Video lessons, 6 episodes , origin and meaning of English Idioms,pronunciation practice, on line listening quizzes, how to improve pronunciation and listening skills. Everything's free and it has a forum to share and exchange ideas.
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Click here to go to SOZO
Book2 : 50 Languages for free
book2 contains 100 lessons that provide beginners with a basic vocabulary. With no prior knowledge, you will learn to fluently speak short sentences in real-world situations in no time. The book2 method successfully combines audio and text for effective language learning
Click on your country or click on your native language
Click here to go to Book2
Do you need to teach or learn Maths in English? Here's Math TV.
If you need to learn or teach Maths in English (CLIL) you will probably need to know how to say some terminology in English.
Here you have Math TV
Thousands of videos covering Basic Mathematics, Algebra, Trigonometry, and Calculus
Open your free account and start listening.
Click here to go to Math TV
Here you have Math TV
Thousands of videos covering Basic Mathematics, Algebra, Trigonometry, and Calculus
Open your free account and start listening.
Click here to go to Math TV
100 places to learn a language online
This is an alphabetical list of websites which provide information and/or instruction about a wide range of subjects. The websites cover a wide range of informational and educational topics and include general reference resources, how-to guides, wikis, how-to videos, podcasts, courses, lessons, tutorials (including open courseware), e-books as well as other reference resources and places to ask questions both online and on your mobile.
The resources are suitable for learners of all ages: students as well as workplace learners and lifelong learners - as well as teachers, educators and trainers.Visit also :
English Speak.com
Click here to go to: English Speak.com
MEMIDEX, free on line dictionary, thesaurus and more
This is the best free on line dictionary and thesaurus I have ever seen.
As they say ,
Memidex is a free online dictionary and thesaurus
Memidex reaches a new total of 12.5 million external reference links, including over 5.4 million definition references, 5.3 million audio references, and 1.8 million etymology references.
Each audio reference has a button to play the audio directly from the Memidex web page.
Click on this link to go to MEMIDEX
Try it, it's great!!
Dictionary/Thesaurus:As they say ,
Memidex is a free online dictionary and thesaurus
Memidex reaches a new total of 12.5 million external reference links, including over 5.4 million definition references, 5.3 million audio references, and 1.8 million etymology references.
Each audio reference has a button to play the audio directly from the Memidex web page.
Click on this link to go to MEMIDEX
Breaking News English
Learn English with the latest news from all over the World. More than 1.400 lessons based on Business , Environment, Health, Lifestyle, Technology , Famous people, World News, etc...
Warm ups, before, while and after reading/listening exercises, speaking activities, writings and even homework .
Click below to go to the site
Breaking News English
Going away this summer?
BBC offers "Quick Fix phrases in 40 languages". You can learn and take essential holiday phrases in 40 languages with you on your mp3 player and as a print-out.
You can also learn all UK languages, Gaelic, Welsh, Irish and of course English
By the way, have a look at the section " Don't try this abroad" about common language mistakes, it's really funny
BBC Quick fix phrases
You can also learn all UK languages, Gaelic, Welsh, Irish and of course English
By the way, have a look at the section " Don't try this abroad" about common language mistakes, it's really funny
Click below to go to the site
RESOURCE FOR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
As they say : "UsingEnglish.com provides a large collection ofEnglish as a Second Language (ESL) tools & resources for students, teachers, learners and academics. Browse the grammar glossary and references of irregular verbs, phrasal verbs and idioms, ESL forums, articles, teacher handouts and printables, and find useful links and information on English. Topics cover the spectrum of ESL, EFL, ESOL, and EAP subject areas"
Click here to go to "Using English.com".
WORD OF THE STREET
WORD OF THE STREET |
| http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-street |
The BBC and the British Council have co-produced this new English Language teaching programme.
10 episodes filmed in different places in the United Kingdom
ADULT LEARNING ACTIVATES
ADULT LEARNING ACTIVATES
As they say:
"The purpose of this site is to help adults improve basic skills like reading and spelling using real-life stories on topics of interest to adults" And I would add that some of them are also interesting for young learners . There is a section for teachers and adult educators too.
It has lots of listening and reading comprehension activities, matching and spelling exercises, and a section I specially like, " What did you learn?" where you can check your understanding of what you have read. The stories are based on real life situations and the original TV news story is included for some of them in video.
LEARN ENGLISH WHILE HELPING THE WORLD
LEARN ENGLISH WHILE HELPING THE WORLD
Let's learn English watching a film while helping the International Justice to catch one of the world's worst war criminals. Joseph Kony
Help Invisible Children's campaign to show who is Joseph kony and what's he doing in Central Africa for more than 20 years. Help them to support the international effort to arrest him, disarm the LRA and bring the child soldiers home
Click on the logo to watch the film and, by the way, you could sign the pledge, be sure you'll feel better.
TICHING-THE GLOBAL EDUCATION NETWORK
TICHING-THE GLOBAL EDUCATION NETWORK
A great site, dedicated to learning and totally free for teachers, students and families.
Their slogan is :"Where the learning community meets"
As they say :" Tiching gives you access to 80.158 learning contents via its search engine. If you sign up, you can also enjoy lots of other opportunities: meeting new people, comment on contents, get recommendations..."
It is also available in Spanish, Catalan, Basque and Galician.
PROJECT BRITAIN
PROJECT BRITAIN
British Life, Symbols, Culture, Events, Customs and traditions, Education, History, Tourist information, hundreds of facts and figures, etc......
As Mandy Barrow, the webmaster and author says: " Our Project Britain website contains fascinating facts and information about England, Scotland and Wales (Britain), in a way that is easy to read and to understand for people of all ages and cultures.
Click here to go to Project Britain.
ENGLISH IS CRAZY LANGUAGE
ENGLISH IS CRAZY LANGUAGE
The British Council and the BBC offer this place for teachers.As they say: " This is the place to come for tools to help you inside and outside the classroom - from software to help you prepare classes to a glossary of ELT terms."
Click here to go to Tools for teachers.
TWOMINUTEENGLISH.COM
At the airport, taking a taxi, ordering a pizza, greeting people or saying goodbye, you can listen, practice and learn English with these videos about daily activities.
As they say:" Welcome to twominuteenglish.com Teaching you English in two minutes or less"
15 videos and growing
Click here to go to twominuteenglish.com
CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH TV
Some of you are preparing the PET, the First Certificate, the Advance or the Proficiency Tests of Cambridge University. These series of videos can help you to achieve your aims.
As they say:" Welcome to Cambridge English TV, where you will find useful tips and information about teaching, learning and researching the English language. Around 4 million people choose to take University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations every year in 130 countries"
Click here to go to Cambridge English TV
FREE VIDEOS FOR LESSONE ENGLISH
FREE VIDEOS FOR LESSONE ENGLISH
Engvid offers more than 490 free English video lessons for beginners, intermediate and advance students.
There are a lot of topics, from English for business, to English for exams, including vocabulary, grammar, writing , speaking and even slang. 8 teachers to help you and everything for free.
Click here to go to engVid
PLAY AND CREATE VIDEOS FOR FRIENDS
PLAY AND CREATE VIDEOS FOR FRIENDS
A great way to practice English while having fun alone or with friends.
You can challenge your friends with the existing trivia or you can create your own trivia.
There are a lot of categories: Movies, music, celebrities, education, sports, etc.
Click here to go to Blubbr
TWITTEEN'S NEWS
Let me introduce you a new blog where you can practice reading and listening comprehension activities through real tweets.
The blog is still under construction and it's the last idea I 've had to help my students to improve their English.
You can find activities to be used as ice breakers or simply to get some information about the world of football, moto GP, formula 1 and all kind of interesting news for teenagers.
Weekly renovated with the latest news of sport, science, or amazing events.
It will be linked with a Facebook page with the answers to the questions in a near future.
Have a look at TWITTEEN'S NEWS by clicking here
HELP TEACHING ENGLISH
HELP TEACHING ENGLISH
Help Teaching offers us a compilation of free sites to be used teaching or learning English. As they say:
"Need some new inspiration for the classroom? These 100 sites cover a range of grade-levels, subject areas, and uses. Some may work directly with students, while others may be more useful to teachers during the planning process. All will help engage students and improve learning in the classroom – that’s why they’re the best. Oh, and did we mention that they’re all free?"
VISIT LONDON.COM
VISIT LONDON.COMVisit London, the official visitor's guide, offers us The London Story, a collection of videos where Londoners tell us their stories about the city.
They all have subtitles in English and some of them also have subtitles in Spanish, French,German or Italian.This is a good way to practise English and at the same time, if you are lucky, you can win a trip to London.
They say there are 126 videos, so enjoy the videos and enjoy this marvelous city
Here you have a link to their YouTube account
ENGAMES.EU GMAES FOR LEARN ENGLISH
ENGAMES.EU GMAES FOR LEARN ENGLISH
ENGAMES.EU is a website where you can find lots of games to learn English.
Nearly one hundred posts in a website with a top bar with Grammar, vocabulary and listening activities for elementary and intermediate levels
I specially like the story the author has invented to teach how to build questions in present and past simple tenses, you can read it here "Questions in present and past tenses"
25 Maps Explain The English Language
25 Maps Explain The English LanguageLibby Nelson offers us a great work about the origin and the evolution of the English language from the Vikings to the 21st century explained in 25 maps
Published by Vox, it's a clear and easy way to understand the evolution of the language from the indo european languages to modern dialects spoken all over the world
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