Creating Opportunity Worldwide

Self Study Resources

General Use
1. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/home
2. www.englishclub.com
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/
5. http://www.englishprofile.org/
6. http://www.eamenglish.com/!"#$/cefr%grammar.htm
Listening
1) PET Preli!inary Englis" Test) Listening Part #
&his is an easier eam 'about (1 level). *art 2 is a long conversation or announcement with
6 multiple choice +uestions. ,ere are two to tr-:
http://www.eamenglish.com/*"&/pet%listening%part2.htm
http://englishaula.com/en/pet.listening.part.2.eam.3.cambridge.preliminar-.english.test.
practice.tests.eercise.html
#) $CE $irst Certificate in Englis") Listening Part 1
&his is a more challenging eam 'about (2 level). *art 1 has / multiple choice +uestions0
each with its own +uestion. &his is the most similar task to 1ptis listening available in other
eams. ,ere are two to tr-:
http://www.eamenglish.com/#!"/fce%listening%part1.htm
http://englishaula.com/en/listening.part.1.eercise.eam.1.fce.cambridge.first.certificate.
english.html
%) General e&tended listening practice
http://tedtalks.ted.com/search/2search3education
Reading
1s these are similar0 -ou can practice using *art 1 of the #!" eam0 which is similar but a
little more difficult.
,ere are two eamples:
http://www.eamenglish.com/#!"/fce%use%of%english%part1.htm
http://www.flo.4oe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/mchtst3.htm
'atc"ing (eadings to Paragrap"s
&his website gives good advice:
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http://www.ielts.
eam.net/preparing/$eading%task%t-pe%two%matching%headings%to%paragraphs/224/
&here8s also a practice test to tr- here: http://www.ielts.eam.net/ielts%reading/961/ with the
reading tet here: http://www.ielts.
eam.net/docs/$eading/:";&<%$eading%1cademic%26%*assage%1.htm
Writing
1) ,o practice e&a! -uestions fro! ot"er writing e&a!s+
,ere are some websites:
http://www.ieltshelpnow.com/general%training%writing%test%1.html
http://www.ielts.eam.net/inde.php2
option3com%content=task3categor-=sectionid39=id316=:temid36>
http://www.eamenglish.com/*"&/*"&%writing%part2.htm
http://www.eamenglish.com/#!"/#!"%writing.htm
#) Searc" for online we.sites t"at "elp wit" for!al and infor!al e!ail or letter writing+
,ere are some links:
http://www.flo.4oe.co.uk/fce/students/writing/epress/inde.htm
http://www.alternative.hu/formal%and%informal%letters
http://mann-sfceblog.blogspot.com/2611/62/writing.part.1.and.2.informal.and.html
http://www.speakenglish.co.uk/phrases/writing%letters%and%emails
%) /!pro0e your 1ey.oard typing s1ills fast for free2
http://pla-.t-peracer.com/
http://www.t-pingweb.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/t-ping/
Spea1ing
1) ,o a practice spea1ing test3
http://www.britishcouncil.org/aptis.practice.tests/1ptis<peaking*ractice/
#) Practice spea1ing to a co!puter and recording yourself3
http://www.voopop.com/
http://vocaroo.com/
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