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Brian Bailey, 2009 |
Reading and Writing Sites
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Dictionary and Graphic Organizer Sites
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Look Way Up
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http://lookwayup.com/free/install.htm |
This is a nice tool you can download for free. It quickly gives you a word's meaning when you are reading anything from your computer. |
Visuwords
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http://www.visuwords.com/fullscreen/ |
A visual image dictionary that gives you a unique way to identify between one word and others. |
Learner's Dictionary
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http://www.learnersdictionary.com/ |
This is a dictionary from Merriam-Webster that is made for ESL learners. This gives you simpler definitions but in an English dictionary format. You can create your own wordlists. |
Learners Dictionary:
Perfect Pronunciation
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http://www.learnersdictionary.com/pronex/pronex.htm |
Extra pronunciation practice. Many good pronunciation practice activities to practice the stressed sounds in words. |
Wordsmyth
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www.wordsmyth.net |
A beginners and advanced online dictionary. They have pictures and animations of words displayed. You can create your own word lists. Membership is free. |
Internet TESL Journal
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http://a4esl.org/ |
This has many different things to do. You can use it to look for grammar questions, or you can use it for vocabulary. Organized into easy, medium, and difficult. Made by ESL teachers! |
Bubbl.us
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https://bubbl.us/ |
Create your own vocabulary maps and share with other students. This takes time to learn how to use. |
Grammar Secrets
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http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com |
This is for intermediate to advanced learners of English. There are short-lesson activities and interactive exercises.
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Movie and Video Clips Websites
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ESL Video
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http://www.eslvideo.com/ |
This has a variety of videos and quizzes you can take after watching. The videos are chosen and developed by ESL teachers. They have 3 different levels of quizzes (high, intermediate, and low).
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Learn English, Feel Good
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http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/ |
They have many movie clips you can watch and then take a quiz after watching. They have clips from inside each movie, as well as previews and trailers. They have links to other materials. |
youtube
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www.youtube.com |
Go to their movie channel to watch everything from movie previews (trailers) to cats making pancakes! |
Speaking and Pronunciation Sites
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Rachel's English
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http://www.rachelsenglish.com |
A good site for specific explanations of word stress, consonant and vowel sounds and other pronunciation topics. |
University of Iowa: Phonetics
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http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/# |
Look at this site for the latest tools from the University of Iowa. You can buy an app on Google Play or Apple iTunes for $2.99
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Voki
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www.voki.com |
This site uses avatars and your voice to create a spoken avatar. You can use your phone to record--no microphone needed! |
Forvo
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www.forvo.com |
This site provides English word pronunciation as well as words in 299 languages! There are a variety of English speakers from different parts of the world (England, USA, Canada, etc.) |
Randall's Cyber Listening Lab
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http://www.esl-lab.com/ |
Good educational site with many different types of listening. There are monologues, dialogues, vocabulary, and quizzes. |
English Listening
($3.00 per month)
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www.englishlistening.com |
Authentic, naturally spoken English on a variety of topics from various English speaker nationalities. You can test yourself to find out your level from 'easy' to 'difficult'. The listenings are short or long; slow or fast. |
The English We Speak
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theenglishwespeak/ |
Short listening exercises focusing on slang vocabulary. Many of the words are words mostly found in England, but they are short in length. |
BBC 6 minute English
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Two people discuss various topics. Although some British vocabulary used, this and selected vocabulary is usually explained for American listeners. They have a 4 year old archive of topics for listening. |
English Listening
Lesson Library
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http://www.elllo.org/ |
Most topic-choices of any website and more varieties of different types of English (Australian, British, USA). Monologues, dialogues, and more. Quizzes, games, etc. |
Touchstone Extra
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http://www.cambridge.org/us/esl/touchstone/student/index.html |
This site has extra games and activities from our course book, Touchstone, that lets you review material from each week's unit. |
VOA Video
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http://www.voanews.com/english/video-audio/ |
Another authentic language site. This has many common topics on news in the USA and around the world. They have a link that lets you listen to slowed-down English. Links to VOA Learning English. |
English Learning Opportunities
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Robert Gole, Montgomery College, Created: September 10, 2011; Updated: August 9, 2013
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Comments (1)
Maria Elena Castro said
at 12:25 pm on Jun 6, 2015
Very useful and interesting information Skip. Thanks!
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