RESOURCES
Radios on the internet: where they took the advanced listening exam from (certificate 2010).
A web with podcasts and worksheets
Audio and video podcasts:
Great webs for listenings:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/practicegrammar/int/b_audiozone/
- BBC podcasts: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/genre/learning/
http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/sites/audio.htm
http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/sites/audio.htm
http://eurochance.brailcom.org/#sidebar-download
http://www.eslpod.com/website/index.php
- British Council – Listening Downloads: <http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-listening-downloads.htm>
- BBC Learning English – The Flatmates (Online episodes with exercises: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/index.shtml
- ESL Cyber Listening Lab <http://www.esl-lab.com>
- The Internet TESL Journal’s – Listening Comprehension Exercises: <http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Listening/>
- Listening for ESL students <http://www.manythings.org/e/listening.html>
- English Club – English Listening <http://www.englishclub.com/listening/index.htm>
- La Mansión del Inglés – Listening exercises <http://www.mansioningles.com/listening00.htm>
- English on-line video lessons – Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Grammar, Common mistakes <http://www.youtube.com/user/JenniferESL>
- English Listening & Reading Lesson Plans through news: www.breakingnewsenglish.com
- http://www.carolinebrownlisteninglessons.com/
- http://englishmeeting.com/resources.htm
General writing models:
http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/letters.html
How to write an argument/ discussion essay in video!!
Linking words for compositions
More than a dictionary online
Visual dictionary
Practice video and grammar together!
English Department Recommended
Websites (EOI GANDIA)
EOI GANDIA WEBPAGE
http://eoigandia.edu.gva.es/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=149&Itemid=148
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
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/
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
o Radio http://www.abc.net.au/radio/
- NPR. National Public Radio http://www.npr.org/
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/
American
- Quality Dailies
o The Herald Tribune http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
o The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/
o The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/
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
§ 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/
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
§ www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/thatsenglish/refuerzo.htm
listening comprehension
§ 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
§ 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
podcasts
English Language Learning:
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
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.
o English Through Stories Podcast.
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/
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/
o INTERMEDIATE/ UPPER-INTERMEDIATE:
http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/
http://www.youtube.com/voalearningenglish#g/u (video with subtitles)
http://www.ted.com/ (videos with the possibility of subtitles)
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:
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/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://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/uk-culture?page=0%2C0
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/
An example from: http://earthsky.org/
http://earthsky.org/earth/tom-neumann-on-whether-antarctica-is-warming-or-cooling
reading
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/
Oddities
§ http://wwww.corsinet.com/trivia/
§ http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/
Biographies
§ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/profiles/
§ http://musencfaith.bravepages.com/profiles.htm
§ http://www.biography-center.com/m.html
§ http://www.online-shrine.com/
Other interesting sites for learners of English as a foreign language
§ Hot English Magazine – learn, listen to and practise English on-line http://www.hotenglishmagazine.com/
§ www.thinkinenglish.net Think in English magazine
§ 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
§ 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
Interesting sites for teachers of English as a foreign language
§ Internet TESL Journal (Monthly web journal) offers articles, research papers, lessons plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas & links. http://iteslj.org/
§ University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations http://www.cambridgeesol.org/index.htm
§ Onestopenglish offers free resources, teacher support, lesson share, vocab & grammar, you name it! http://www.onestopenglish.com/
§ Humanising Language Teaching http://www.hltmag.co.uk/
§ International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language http://www.iatefl.org/
§ TESOL-Spain http://www.tesol-spain.org/
§ Teacher’s Television. http://www.teachers.tv/node
§ http://education.guardian.co.uk/teacherstv/0,,1753413,00.html
§ The British National Corpus (BNC) is a 100 million word collection of samples of written and spoken language from a wide range of sources, designed to represent a wide cross-section of current British English, both spoken and written. http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/
Publishing houses
§ Longman http://www.longman.com/students/index.html
§ C.U.P. http://publishing.cambridge.org/elt/
§ O.U.P. http://www.oup.co.uk/
§ MacMillan-Heinemann http://www.macmillan.es/
§ Richmond http://www.richmond.com.mx/
§ Penguin Spain http://www.penguinspain.com/
Blogs EOI Gandia
1r bàsic: http://english1nb.wordpress.com/
1r Intermedi: http://english1ni.wordpress.com/
1r avançat: http://englishni2.wordpress.com/
