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General |
Learn English Free Online
Find help with your grammar and vocabulary with tests, games, dictation and a forum. Live weekly lessons on speaking, reading and listening skills. .
Academic Info: English & ESL/EFL
Internet Resources on English
Grammar, Writing, & English as a Foreign Language.
BBC Learning English
Cashing in on Language
China Bookshelf 1993
edict.com Virtual Language Centre
Centre for English and Additional Languages (CEAL)
English Language-Learning Links
Exploring China
The Language Key Online Magazine
Read it ! General Studies |
Free English Language Lessons and EFL Exam Practice
Free grammar lessons, EFL exam explanations and
practice, reading exercises and downloadable language
games.
LearnEnglish.org
You can listen to songs and look at the lyrics, read
poems or magazines, as well as some vocabulary and
grammar help.
Roggy's ESLweb
Free interactive exercises for English grammar,
vocabulary, listening and reading. |
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Listening |
ELL English Listening Lounge
A superb site using authentic
listening passages
Listen! Ten More Interactive
English Lessons Disc 1
Listen! Ten More Interactive
English Lessons Disc 2
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Voicebooks: Expert I
Voicebooks : Expert II
Ease : Listening to Lectures |
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Business English |
BBC Learning English - Business
English
Contains rather up-to-date Business
English on talking business, get that job, working
abroad, work skills, etc by BBC
Business Territory 1 |
Business English Lessons
A site with a series of Business
English language lessons, Business English vocabulary,
idioms, etc
Australia Network - The Business
of English
Provides video, audio, quizzes, tips
and more on different business situations |
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Pronunciation |
Connected Speech
Effective Presentations
It has
useful information on producing visuals and lots of
links to other presentation skills resources online
English in Speech (from RTHK e-Learning)
You hear
and learn about 7 famous speeches selected and explained
by local columnist Tao Jie
English Pronunciation
A part of HK PolyU's Virtual
Language Centre on the web
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Mouth Manglers
This pronunciation site has example sentences containing
various vowel sounds
Pronunciation Power
1 - Beginner / Intermediate
Pronunciation Power 2 - Intermediate / Advanced
The International Phonetic Alphabet
This is the full pronunciation chart produced by the
International Phonetic Association |
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Conversation |
Effective Presentations
It has useful information on
producing visuals and lots of links to other
presentation skills resources online
English in Speech (from RTHK e-Learning)
You hear and learn about 7 famous
speeches selected and explained by local columnist Tao
Jie
Speak easy! : oral presentation skills in English for
academic and professional use |
Practical English Series : Small Talk 1
Practical English Series : Small Talk 2
Practical English Series : Small Talk 3
Telephone Talk Disc 1
Telephone Talk Disc 2 |
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Radio and TV Stations |
反斗英語
英語遊蹤
America's Public Broadcast Service Online News Hour
You can
use to check your listening comprehension.
BBC English Radio - English Language Learning & Teaching
Great
tips on how to start learning English using radio
programmes
CBC Radio on The Internet
This is
the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's radio station |
CBS News: Up-To-The-Minute news
One of
America's premier TV stations with live video feeds for
breaking news
RTHK on the Internet Home Page
You will
find live broadcasts of radio programmes in English
VOA (Voice of America)
The VOA newsroom has live news via the internet as well
as a seven-day archive |
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Dictionaries |
Cambridge International Dictionary of English
Encarta World English Dictionary
Explains the major senses of a word clearly and
pronounces the word to you
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
Shows definitions as well as etymological information.
The definitions may not be very easy to understand
though
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Oxford English Dictionary
The American Heritage Book of English Usage
A practical guide to English style, with individual
chapters devoted to grammar, style, diction, word
formation, gender, scientific forms, etc
The
Interactive Picture Dictionary
Encyclopedia Britannica
Searching Encyclopedia Britannica Online can lead you to
a wealth of information
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Reading |
Adapting Your Reading Strategies to Different Materials
Stresses
the importance of applying the right skills for reading
at the appropriate depth
BBC News
Takes a current topic and provides a short article for
you to read |
Speed Reading - Radically Increaing Your Reading Speed
Explains
how some reading habits cause people to read slowly
Learn English Central (BritishCouncil)
LearnEnglish Central provides English language practice for everyone, but especially for teenagers and adult learners. |
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Grammar |
Academic Info: English & ESL/EFL
Internet
Resources on English Grammar,Writing, & English as a
Foreign Language.
Chalk and Talk
Some
grammar lessons on video
English Grammar on the Web
The site
includes grammatical information, course syllabi and
lesson plans, and linksto other sites
Focus on Grammar
Intermediate Level
Focus on Grammar
High Intermediate Level
Focus on Grammar
Advanced Level
Free English Language Lessons and EFL Exam Practice
Free
grammar lessons, EFL exam explanations and practice,
reading exercises and downloadable language games
Hyper Grammar
This goes
from parts of speech to writing complete paragraphs
Issues in English
LinguaCenter: Grammar Safari |
English Grammar Secret
Use these English grammar lessons for self study or to consolidate your lessons with your teacher.
Mind Your Grammar
A
self-access grammar course with 11 lessons presented by
the Virtual Language Center of PolyU
Online English Grammar
Explains
English grammar according to parts of speech
Sites for Language Teachers
Provides
information or links to information that can be of use
to ESL/EFL teachers who are interested in teaching
English grammar
Study Skills
Success
Tense Buster
Intermediate
Tense
Buster Lower Intermediate
Tense
Buster Upper Intermediate
Tense
Buster Advanced
Tense
Buster 2001 - Elementary
Tense
Buster 2001 - Lower Intermediate
Tense Buster 2001 -
Intermediate
Tense Buster 2001 -
Upper Intermediate
Tense Buster 2001 - Advanced |
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International
English Tests |
Cambridge
Preparation for the TOEFL Test
Cambridge
Preparation for the TOEFL Test - CD 1
Cambridge
Preparation for the TOEFL Test - CD 2
Cambridge
Preparation for the TOEFL Test - CD 3
Cambridge
Preparation for the TOEFL Test - CD 4
IELTS
The
complete range of English language skills which will
commonly be encountered by students when studying or
training in the medium of English |
IELTS Prep Course: Study Skills Success Online
Library resources on IELTS
Library resources on TOEFL
Net Languages
An online
IELTS preparation course which consists of six modules:
introduction, listening, reading, writing, speaking and
practice test |
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Grammar Exercises and
Games |
Common Errors in English
Focus on
errors in written academic English at the tertiary
level. The error samples are real being errors produced
by Hong Kong students writing in English
English Language Centre Study Zone
Selection
of free grammar explanations and interactive exercises
for beginner to advanced students
English Works! Grammar Exercises
Various
grammar exercises provided by Gallaudet University |
Grammar Quizzes
This page
contains lots of quizzes on various grammatical items
Nonstop English - GRAMMAR
exercises
Practise
your English grammar and vocabulary skills with
interactive tests on this free website
Test Your English
A test of
80 questions on a variety of grammatical items |
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Vocabulary |
American / British Language Difference
A collection of materials prepared by
the Department of Translation Studies, University of
Tampere, Finland
World Wide Words - Topical Words
Notes and comments on words often
used in the news |
English Vocabulary - Going Places
English Vocabulary - Location
English Vocabulary - Shopping |
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Idioms and Phrasal Verbs |
ESL Idiom Page
Presents
commonly used idioms with explanations and examples
arranged in alphabetical order
Quizzes on Idioms, Phrasal Verbs and Slang
Quick
quizzes collected by the Internet TESL Journal |
ESL Phrasal Verb
Presents
commonly used phrasal verbs with explanations and
examples arranged in alphabetical order |
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General Writing |
Academic Writer
Nine Stage Course designed
to help you write or edit your first academic papers at
University.
A Guide for Writing
Research Papers
Poster Sessions
Tools for College Writing
Should be useful to young college writers everywhere.
The
Writer's Assistant
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A Glossary of Rhetorical
Terms with Examples
Paradigm's Online Writing Assistant
Excellent advice for the writing process, from
discovering, organizing to revising and editing.
Resources for writers from Purdue University
A set of excellent handouts on various writing matters.
Argumentative Writing
Our website offers
materials designed to help second language learners of
English, principally Chinese learners, acquire skills in
writing arguments. |
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Business
Writing |
Business Letters Writing
Guide
Proposal Writing Short
Course
Very detailed guidelines
for writing grant proposals from the Foundation Center,
USA.
The Report Writer - Letter,Faxes and Emails
The Report
Writer - Business Report
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Online Technical Writing
Textbook
A collection of samples
for different kinds of writing such as business letters,
proposals, reports, etc.
Resources for Professional
Writing from the Purdue University
A range of handouts
giving useful advice on the writing of business letters,
memos, business reports and sales letters, etc. |
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Technical Writing |
Engineering Writing Center Handbook
General writing
principles and specific kinds of engineering writing.
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Online Technical Writing Textbook
Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
Help you perform
writing assignments in the laboratory, design and
technical communication classes. |
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