Links to useful EFL sites

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Links to other English learning pages:

There are a lot of things you can do on the Internet to learn English, from reading newspapers in English to chatting to other people in English. We're going to concentrate on sites devoted specifically to learning English, and I've tried to select ones which include exercises and activities, and excluded ones which you have to pay for (for some of them you may have to register, but you shouldn't need to pay!).

Here are some links for you to try - you can either scroll down through all of them, or jump to the ones you are interested in using the links below:

general / variety	dictionaries	grammar	quizzes	student pages
readings	TOEFL	listening practice	teachers' resources	links added by users
e-pals (email penpals)	business English	Cambridge and IELTS exams	International House	songs

NB: most links will now open in a new window, so don't right-click to do this - this is for copyright reasons - I can't display other people's sites within my frameset

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http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/ an on-line grammar reference.

There is also a grammar section at http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/index.cfm

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Dictionaries

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ Probably the best all-round online dictionary for learners of English

http://titania.cobuild.collins.co.uk/ not just a dictionary! Collocations, a daily idiom, the definitions game and more.... Also:

http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/links/ESL/Dictionaries_and_Reference_Materials/ More dictionaries than you can shake a stick at, including an acronym dictionary, a slang dictionary and even a rap dictionary

Don't forget the two handy, though not comprehensive online translation programs available at http://www.cleverkeys.com/ and www.babylon.com , respectively.

Also www.dictionary.com which has the best address - not one you're likely to forget easily!

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Cambridge and IELTS exams

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/ Lots of great practice for FCE and CAE students. You can also get in touch with other students doing Cambridge examinations worldwide, and even say thank you to your teacher online!

http://www.ielts.org/practise.htm Lots of great practice for IELTS students, from the official IELTS website.

http://www.online-english.britishcouncil.org/online/fce/fce_exerc1.htm some sample pages from the British Council English learning site (to get the whole thing you have to pay), with FCE and CAE exercises, as well as some for other levels. For any questions about the exams:

http://www.cambridge-efl.org.uk/exam/index.htm Official Cambridge website with information about all the Cambridge EFL examinations: FCE, CAE and Proficiency.

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These include sites like this one, with lists of links to other sites. I've decided to divide up these sites, to give you a better idea of what they are like. I'm working on this at the moment, but come back soon to find a more user-friendly set of links! Remember to e-mail me with any comments, dead links, or any good ones you've found that aren't listed here. [click here to send mail to EFL links]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml Great activities from 'the BEEB' (BBC) including some great listening exercises

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/ The British Coucil's English learning site - in various languages, divided up into kids, teenager and adults. Highly recommended.

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/ Great name, great site - with an especially good kids section.

http://www.stuff.co.uk/wicked.htm A great interactive site, with lots of 'stuff' including a phonetic calculator, and - just what you've always wanted - a phrasal verb drinks dispenser ............thirsty? (needs shockwave)

http://www.gl.umbc.edu/~kpokoy1/grammar1.htm grammar references, exercises and quizzes

http://drive.to/autoenglish Rob Wilson's excellent site with a great variety of fun and useful activities

http://www.english-forum.com/ Exercises, dictionaries and a board for sending messages to other students around the world.

http://www.eslpartyland.com/default.htm a very complete site, with a range of activities, including themed learning pages

http://w1.303.telia.com/~u30303460/index.htm "Tony's net" with a variety of activities, including some great cockney rhyming slang, and links to a lot of online exercises.

http://members.home.net/englishzone/ Work on skills, grammar and vocabulary, and some easy-to-get jokes! (includes a handy preposition dictionary)

http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html a wide range of exercises, with an especially good collocations section.

http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/ESL.html A wide variety of links and activities for EFL students

http://members.tripod.com/~the_english_dept/Students/Student.htm As the site says, lots of interesting and fun sites for you to surf through and practise your English

http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/ Various practice activities, including some useful listening exercises.

http://www.englishbaby.com/ a site for teenagers with songs, movies and chat

http://eslcafe.com/ Dave Sperling's famous cafe with lots of links and activities

http://www.ihes.com/Sresource/index.html International House Barcelona have a wide variety of resources available to students, available from this page

http://www.efl.arts.gla.ac.uk/Links1.htm wide variety of activities, neatly categorized

http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/chorus/call/cuttingedge.html A mixture of interactive activities created using shockwave. Includes 'the Apartment' which is great fun! This site may be of more for use in class than for private study.

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There are a lot of quizzes out there, not all aimed at English learners. This is by no means a comprehensive listing, it's really just a taster. If you do find any particularly good ones, do send me a mail. [click here to send mail to EFL links]

http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/s/ Quizzes, quizzes and more quizzes!; and if you still haven't had enough of quizzes,

there are loads more here: http://www.meritquizcenter.com/

for high level students with an interest in British culture, here's a different style of quiz, involving more reading, and some good vocabulary: the Guardian quiz room (some of these are more about finding out about yourself than showing off your general knowledge!) http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/quiz/

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Business English

These sites are also of interest to general English students, especially those at higher levels.

http://perso.easynet.fr/~pearsonb/ A nice range of exercises, with a particularly good tenses section (click on the 'Grammar Exercises' link)

http://www.uni-svishtov.bg/better-english/exerciselist.html Another set of useful exercises, with some very good work on phrasal / multi-word verbs.

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http://www.4tests.com/examdesc.asp?examid=57 on this page you get information about the TOEFL exam, and you can actually do sample questions from exam, with answers and an explanation (click on the 'begin exam' link)

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Remember that there are a lot of listening activities included in the 'general' section (e.g. the BBC English site).

http://www.stir.ac.uk/departments/humansciences/ Produced by the University of Stirling: listening texts, focus on weak forms and contractions, very good, but it can be a bit technical

http://www.englishlistening.com/ help with improving your listening (needs realplayer)

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Links for Teachers / Activities for Classes

http://www.english-to-go.com/ Really, to get the most out of this site you have to pay, but the free samples include free lesson plans.

http://www.intac.com/~booklink/ If you're having trouble getting hold of an EFL book, here's an online bookshop specialising in Esl and multicultural books.

http://www.ihes.com/Tresource/index.html resources page from IH Barcelona, with worksheets, a discussion forum, a teacher development section and a list of more useful links!

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Readings (mostly from non EFL sources)

I've selected these, particularly for CAE type classes, from the enormous quantity of reading material available on the internet.

www.economist.com High level readings on economic subjects
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/ The Guardian newspaper, one of Britain's 'quality' or 'broadsheet' newspapers

http://www.newscientist.com Articles on scientific topics of the kind often found in Cambridge exams

http://www.empireonline.co.uk The British cinema magazine 'Empire', with cinema news and reviews of films. Challenging, high level English with a lot of 'media-speak'

http://thecase.com has some fun murder mystery readings updated frequently and gripping reading practice!

http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/ Designed to help native speakers who have problems with reading, this is good practice for FCE and post FCE students, with comprehension checks and vocabulary work

http://kspace.com/read some weird and wonderful fiction, for high level students

http://www.readingonline.org/ Articles about reading and reading activities - as much for teachers as for students

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E-pals (e-mail penpals)

A few pieces of advice if you're going to write to a e-pal:

If you are under 18, always make sure your parents know what you are doing (ask their permission).
Never send offensive material.
If you receive offensive, aggressive or unpleasant material, don't respond.
Don't send photographs, give personal information or arrange to meet the person until you are sure you know a lot about them.

http://www.xchange.org.hu/ International House's own association, which allows you to find other students to exchange e-mails with, meet, or even stay with. It seems to be used mostly for exchanges (i.e. offering and getting accommodation).
http://www.hi-net.ne.jp/~hiyukita/e-mail.html An opportunity to write letters and e-mails to other students
http://towerofenglish.tripod.com/towerpals.htm E-mail and chat all over the world
http://www.epals.com The world's largest on-line classroom community: sign up and Find e-pals based on age, grade, geography, curriculum, language and more.

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International House websites

http://www.international-house.com.ar/ The International House Buenos Aires website with information about courses and teachers, the Magazine, a Kiddies Corner and lots more besides.

http://www.ihlondon.com/ The "international" International House website

http://www.ihes.com International House in Eastern Spain have a wide range of online resources

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Students' pages

If you don't want to leave this page, right-click and open in a new window. These pages can be displayed in my frameset!

http://www.iansupint.freeservers.com pages of hints and tips on 'how to do things'

http://www.iansadv1adols.freeservers.com pages about famous Argentinians

http://www.efllinks.freeservers.com/reviews/index reviews of films written by students from International House Belgrano.

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For most of these links, if you don't want to leave this page, right click and open the link in a new window.

http://www.efllinks.freeservers.com/songs/index for some songs that I've used in class

http://barteldes.freeyellow.com/page1.html songs, and lots of them, but you have to have the song on tape / CD. NB this will open in a new window, so don't right click to do so.

http://www.efllinks.freeservers.com/bands.html If you are sick and tired of your teacher thinking (s)he knows much more about music than you do, do this crash course in the best music around today.

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Practice exercises

Here are some exercises for you to try (click here).

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