Computer Assisted Learning (CAL)

Websites for English Practice

L5 – Upper Intermediate

Listening

Links Descriptions / Instructions

Listen to the Audio Archives (001-

www.elllo.org/
751+) and answer the questions.

www.elllo.org/english/NewCenter.ht Listen to news stories and answer the

m questions.

www.elllo.org/english/Points.htm Short lectures with test-type questions.

• Listen to conversations from the
Medium and Difficult sections
of the General Listening
Quizzes.
www.esl-lab.com/ • Listen to recordings from the
Medium section of the
Listening Quizzes for
Academic Purposes (EXAM-
TYPE QUESTIONS).
Take dictation from the Upper-
Intermediate listenings.
www.dictationsonline.com/
Includes punctuation vocabulary.
YOU NEED A PEN AND SOME PAPER.

Grammar

Links Descriptions / Instructions

Various grammar exercises.

www.pccc.cc.nj.us/library/asrc/esl/
Do Level 004.
Various grammar and vocabulary
www.englishlearner.com/tests/test.
exercises.
html
Do the Upper-Intermediate section.
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Reading

Links Descriptions / Instructions

News articles. Full lesson
plans, including speaking and
listening.
www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
GREAT EXERCISES!
DO THE LESSON WITH A
PARTNER!

The best readings for L5 on

this website are:
• Levi’s Blue Jeans
• April Fools Day
• The Travel Bug
www.5minuteenglish.com/reading.htm
• English Around the World
• Using an English/English
Dictionary
• English as an
International Language

Online magazine for ESL

www.topics-mag.com/index.html students by ESL students.
NO EXERCISES.

Read the stories from the

http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/stories/storie
Other Readings section.
s.html
NO EXERCISES.

http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/exercises/main/reading.html

Biographies.
GREAT TEST-TYPE
QUESTIONS!
Vocabulary exercises.

Writing

Links Descriptions / Instructions

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www.plainenglish.co.uk/proofreading. Proofreading – 10 ways to make your

pdf writing better.

Pronunciation

Links Descriptions / Instructions

www.shiporsheep.com/ Hear and practise similar sounds.

www.fonetiks.org/engsou5.html Hear and practice similar consonants.

www.fonetiks.org/nameseng.html Hear and practise English names.

www.fonetiks.org/difficult.html Hear and practise difficult words.

www.howjsay.com/ A pronunciation dictionary.

Hear the pronunciation of various

www.spokenenglish.org/
English grammar points.
www.foniks.org Hear and practise sounds.

Study Skills

Links Descriptions / Instructions

RMIT Melbourne’s website of help for

students. Check out the sections
www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/ called Study Skills, Writing Skills,
Assessment Tasks and Maths
Essentials.

Research

Links Descriptions / Instructions

How to research effectively on the

www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective
Internet.
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www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qnwp2aol Researching in the library and on

gydfz the Internet.