English Useful Language Learning Links

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Language Learning Sites

General English

About.com - ESL
Very extensive website for learning English as a Second Language. Includes vocabulary glossaries, including business and financial terminology, grammar explanations and exercises, quizzes and tests and pronunciation activities.

BBC World Service
Learn and practise your English through the use of this BBC World service website. Includes texts, songs, articles etc. There is also an English for Work section.

One Stop English
Primarily for teachers, this is Macmillan's site offering relevant, frequently updated materials for use in the classroom as well as a wide range of support services. Includes very useful database of news articles with activities.

TEFL.net
This page has links to authentic texts on a range of subject areas, including news, current affairs, the internet and feature articles from sources such as The Guardian and The Economist.

http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/student_internet_res.html
Useful website, which explains how to use the web for language learning. Includes grammar exercises, reading and listening links, teaching resources and other links.

http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-res.html
This is a general collection of useful links for language teachers. Includes links to media, radio stations, dictionaries, language teaching sites. It’s very long but pretty good and worth a look. Includes a useful ESL section.

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/langc/english.html
This is the University of Sussex web-page for learners of English as a Foreign/Second Language. It is basically a list of links to other sites, including news and media, language learning sites, listening and reading texts, exam and test information and specific information for trainers. Very good links.

http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides/esl.html
Website of the ESL department of the University of Oregon. Contains range of links to other potentially useful sites.

English for Business

http://eleaston.com/biz/topics.html#Ad
This English for business site includes links to vocabulary and exercises on a wide range of business English areas.

http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html
List of exercises related to business English, including vocabulary, grammar, multi-word verbs etc.

http://www.englishclub.com/business-english/index.htm
A useful website for learners of business English. Includes areas such as business English vocabulary, glossaries of business terminology, English business correspondence etc. Resources are suitable for both students and teachers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/default.stm
This website has a range of articles on business related topics, which can be used as a teaching and learning resource.

Help with specifics

http://esl.about.com/blgrammar.htm
Taken from the ESL.about site, this page offers explanations and examples on a range of grammatical points, from asking questions to irregular verbs.

http://www.yourdictionary.com/grammars1.html#english
Comprehensive list of English grammar links to both books and websites.

http://eslcafe.com/pv/pv-mng.html
English phrasal verb page. Search phrasal verbs by initial letter, find out meaning and see verb in a contextual sentence.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/default.asp?dict=P
On-line facility to search the Cambridge dictionary of phrasal verbs - key in the verb you are looking for and receive clear definition and example of the verb in context.

http://poets.notredame.ac.jp/cgi-bin/wn
Developed by WordNet this site gives you on-line access to a vocabulary database in English - key in word and get information on it on usage, form, synonyms and example sentences using it. Excellent for advanced learners.

http://a4esl.org/
Over 1,000 games, quizzes and puzzles on grammar and vocabulary.

http://a4esl.org/q/h/
More self study games and quizzes for your students