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Links for ESL Students
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Listening Comprehension:
- ABC News: listen to short audio and video clips of current news stories.
- NPR Online: listen to National Public Radio broadcasts
- The Mercury Theatre on the Air: "Dracula", "Tale of Two Cities", "The Count of Monte Cristo", and many other radio productions. For High Intermediate and Advanced level students.
- Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab: listening comprehension activities for all levels.
- ESL Cafe: Listening Links page lists more places to explore.
- TED: watch short, powerful talks on a variety of topics.
Pronunciation:- English Club's Pronunciation Resources: practice word and sentence stress, linking, and have fun with tongue-twisters.
- Sounds of English: excellent site with pronunciation activities. Check out their links page!
Reading and Vocabulary:
- Reading Comprehension Quizzes: try these quizzes written by teachers from all over the world
- English Zone: vocabulary exercises and quizzes; some areas are for members only.
- Vocabulary University: a large site with lots of interactive exercises: fill-in-the blanks, synonyms, antonyms, definition match, and many more. The content changes frequently.
- The Compleat Lexical Tutor: a large site from the University of Quebec; test your level of mastery of the Academic Word List, or get a vocabulary profile of your writing. For Advanced level students
Writing:
- International Debate Education Association (IDEA): links and information about controversial topics
- Public Agenda: information on controversial topics and public opinion on issues, links to further information; navigate to "Issue Guides" link.
TOEFL Preparation:
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Learn4Good: links to TOEFL resources
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TOEFL and TOEFLiBT: information: download bulletins, find test center locations, download free test practice materials.
Quizzes:
- Quizzes for levels and skills.
- Interesting Things for ESL Students: have fun with word games, puzzles, quizzes and much more.
- ESL PartyLand Quiz Center: Business English, grammar, idioms, and slang at different levels.
Online Dictionaries:
- Picture Dictionary: For beginning and intermediate level students.
- Cambridge Dictionaries Online: Here you can access the Advanced Learner's Dictionary, the Dictionary of Idioms, and the Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs, and check out their resources and Word of the Day sections.
- Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary: Download the dictionary.
Last Modified on February 27, 2024
