GENERAL LINKS

READING
AUDIO BOOKS

http://www.booksshouldbe free.com Free audio books from the public domain.

E BOOKS

http://www.gutengerg.org/browse/languages/en ebooks in English Project Gutengerb.

Computer-generated Audio Books.

BOOKS ON-LINE

http://www.classicreader.com/allauthor.htm

http://www.online-literature.com/

http://eserver.org/fiction/novel.html

 Study guides:
o Gradesaver http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/
o Sparknotes http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/

STORIES

Short stories. http://www.short-stories.co.uk/

Crime fiction. http://www.crimelibrary.com/

http://www.awesomestories.com/index2.htm

HUMOUR

http://www.jokepost.com/links.html

The LaughLab. http://www.laughlab.co.uk/winner.html

QUOTATIONS

http://www.annabelle.net/topics/

http://www.quotationspage.com/

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ODDITIES

http://wwww.corsinet.com/trivia/

http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/

BIOGRAPHIES

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/profiles/

http://www.biography.com/

http://musencfaith.bravepages.com/profiles.htm

http://www.biography-center.com/m.html

http://www.online-shrine.com/

LISTENING
 Radio interviews: This BBC site has a collection of interviews, originally produced for radio,
with people as diverse as Bob Marley and Margaret Thatcher or Rowan Atkinson. Many of the
interviews are based around facets of British culture and are organised alphabetically.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/

 Repeat After Us: A library containing 7,854 copyright-free texts and 1,820 recordings. Poetry,
children's stories, prose, memorable quotes, nursery rhymes and more.
http://www.repeatafterus.com/index.php

 Englishcaster: Podcast lessons for learners of English. http://englishcaster.com/

 ELLLO: English Language Listening Lab Online. Listen to English speakers from all over the
world. Over 400 listening activities that include quizes and texts. New listening every day.
http://www.elllo.org/index.htm

 The English Listening Lounge: Short listenings at different levels on a variety of topics.
http://www.englishlistening.com/

 ESL-Lab.com: Randall's ESL lab offers listenings with online quizzes, activities and scripts, at
easy, medium and difficult levels. http://www.esl-lab.com/

 The Voices Project: a snapshot of the many ways people speak across the British Isles in the
early 21st century. http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/yourvoice/about_voices.shtml#A

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 Don't miss 'video nation'! Here you'll find video recordings on a wide range of topics you can
choose from. http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/

 Interested in the English language? Here you will find a weekly analysis of the English
language. Voice of America Wordmaster also features grammar, slang, regional English, idioms,
you name it. http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/wordmaster/index.cfm

 Want to keep your English up to date? Well, you can listen to David Crystal's talks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1728_uptodate/index.shtml

 BBC recordings of news and other interesting stuff especially created for students of
English. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
 If you are more interested in American English this is the 'across the ocean' counterpart.
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/index.cfm

WRITING
Purdie OWL Writing Exercises http://owl.english.purdie.edu/exercises/

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY EXERCISES

 Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation quizzes.
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/download/quizzes.shtml
 Guide to grammar and writing. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
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PODCASTS
English Language Learning:

o ESL Podcast

With English as a Second Language Podcast, you will improve your English by listening to native
speakers talk and discuss topics of interest to you. You'll learn new idioms and expressions and
learn to use them the way native speakers do. http://www.eslpod.com/website/index.php

o TOEFL Podcast

With TOEFLPod.com’s TOEFL® Podcast, you will improve your English by listening to native
speakers talk and discuss topics similar to those that will appear on the TOEFL® or IELTS exams.

http://www.eslpod.com/toefl/

o English Through Stories Podcast.

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With the English Through Stories Podcast, you will improve your English by listening to a fun,
entertaining story each week. You'll learn new idioms and expressions and learn to use them the
way native speakers do. If you are an advanced speaker of English looking for an interesting,
entertaining way to improve your English, listen to our new English Through Stories Podcast! Each
week, you'll hear a new episode of a drama or "soap opera" in English.
http://:/www.englishthroughstories.com/

o The Teaching Challenge

A series of video podcasts from Teachers' TV where celebrities find out just how tough it is to be a
teacher. Other series:

o Eat better, do better

o New beginnings
o Inspirations

http://education.guardian.co.uk/teacherstv/0,,1753413,00.html

o VOA Special English - Most Recent News Update

(Updated daily) -A 30-minute daily news and feature program in a simplified form of American
English, made easier for those learning the language.
ftp://8475.ftp.storage.akadns.net/mp3/voa/english/spec/special_english.mp3

Easy listening:

o The Chris Evans Show weekly Saturday afternoon show, from BBC Radio 2.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/evans/

News:

o The Guardian Unlimited http://www.guardian.co.uk/podcasts/0,,1727354,00.html

o Voice of America Podcasts http://www.voanews.com/english/podcasts.cfm

Comedy:

o The Now Show Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present an end of week mix of stand-up,
sketches and songs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/nowshow.shtml

Travel:

o Lonely Planet Travelcasts reports from Lonely Planet authors around the world.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/podcasts/

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Enviromental issue talk:
http://www.ted.com/talks/johan_rockstrom_let_the_environment_guide_our_development.html

This one sounds studio-like, ready-made for English lessons:

http://esl-lab.com/

From the BBC (transcript and mp3 file):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/081222_download.shtml

From the BBC (no transcripts I’m afraid, but LOADS of real stuff)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/genre/factual

Requires being a member but listenings can be downloaded (not scripts or worksheets)
http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/index.shtml
http://www.eslpod.com/website/index_new.html#
http://www.betteratenglish.com/
http://eslvideo.com/
http://www.commoncraft.com/
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/uk-culture?page=0%2C0
http://fora.tv/

o Pre-intermediate/ Intermediate:
http://www.listen-to-english.com/index.php?atp=archive_atp
http://www.listen-to-english.com/
http://edition.cnn.com/studentnews/
http://www.onthemedia.org/
An example from: http://earthsky.org/

http://earthsky.org/earth/tom-neumann-on-whether-antarctica-is-warming-or-cooling

OTHER
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/
http://www.learn-english-online.org/

 Hot English Magazine - learn, listen to and practise English on-line

http://www.hotenglishmagazine.com/
 www.thinkinenglish.net Think in English magazine

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 English language activities, exercises and tests. http://www.world-english.org/
 The online resource for students of English as a second or foreign language
http://www.anglik.net/
 Activities for ESL Students http://a4esl.org
 Free English teaching and learning resources http://www.eslgold.com
 A fun study site for learners of English as a Second Language http://www.manythings.org
 Dave’s ESL café www.eslcafe.com
 www.freeguide.co.uk
 Free online English lessons & ESL/EFL resources http://www.englishpage.com/
 Free online English lessons from Churchill House
http://www.churchillhouse.com/english/index.html
 English as a Second Language http://esl.about.com/
 LearnEnglish: The British Council free site to help learners and teachers of English.
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/
 Improve your English and maths with Skillswise: Factsheets, worksheets, quizzes and
games to help improve your skills. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/
 LanguageGuide.org offers free sound integrated resources for learning languages: pictorial
vocabulary guides, grammar and vocabulary tutorials and interactive readings.
http://www.languageguide.org/
 RaW (Reading and Writing): the biggest adult literacy campaign the BBC has ever
undertaken and the first to have entertainment at its core. http://www.bbc.co.uk/raw/
 Wordmaster is one of pages of Voice of America website, and deals with different aspects of
the English language: idioms, grammar, slang, regional English, topical issues,etc.
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/wordmaster/index.cfm

BRITAIN

 Tourist info. About Britain. http://www.visitbritain.com/world/links/visitbritain/city.htm

 London. http://www.londontown.com/
 http://www.thebigproject.co.uk/
 Automobile Association route planner. http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp
 Multimap. http://www.multimap.com/
 Streetmap. http://www.streetmap.co.uk/

SERIOUS STUFF

 Council of Europe: Portfolio http://www.culture2.coe.int/portfolio/inc.asp?L=E&M=$t/208-

1-0-1/main_pages/welcome.html
 Marco de Referencia: Instituto Cervantes. http://cvc.cervantes.es/obref/marco/
 Dialang. http://www.dialang.org//english/index.htm

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DICTIONARIES

Longmanwebdict http://www.ldoceonline.com/

Cambridge http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Oxford http://www.askoxford.com/dictionaries/compact_oed/?view=uk

MacMillan http://www.macmillandictionary.com/

Merrian-Webster http://www.macmillandictionary.com/

RADIO &TELEVISION

 BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/
o learning English http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
o radio http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/
o video nation http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/

 VOA http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm
o learning English http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/index.cfm
o Wordmaster http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/wordmaster/index.cfm
o News http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm
o Words and their stories
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/words_and_their_stories.cfm
 ABC Australia's public broadcaster http://www.abc.net.au/
o Radio http://www.abc.net.au/radio/
 NPR. National Public Radio http://www.npr.org/

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NEWSPAPERS

British

 Quality Dailies
o The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardian/
o The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/
o The Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
 Private Eye http://www.private-eye.co.uk/

American

 Quality Dailies
o The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/
o The Herald Tribune http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
o The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/
 Reader's Digest http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/
 The Onion http://www.theonion.com/content/index

Australian

 Quality Dailies
o The Age http://www.theage.com.au/
o The Sydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/
o The Camberra Times http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/home.asp
o The West Australian http://www.thewest.com.au/
 Weekly
o Perth Post http://www.postnewspapers.com.au/

PRONUNCIATION
The International Phonetic Association http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/IPA/ipa.html

 University College London department of Phonetics and linguistics.

http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/ipa-unicode.htm
 http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/download/pron.shtml
 http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/download/phonemes.shtml

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 Complete (and free) Windows Media Player English Pronunciation course available for
download. http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/pronunciation/
 www.faceweb.okanagan.bc.ca/pron/