2013年10月25日 星期五

Cool Sites for ESL Students

Cool Sites

for ESL Students

 
 
suggested by the staff and students of

The Tutorium in Intensive English
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A favorite!
  • Tower of English
    • Easy to use!

  • Linguistic Funland
  • ESL HOTLIST
  • Interesting Things for ESL Students
  • The English Zone
  • Better English: Exercise List
  • English Club
  • English at Home
  • The American Heritage Book of English Usage
  • Guide to Grammar and Writing
  • Grammar Quizzes (from the Internet TESOL Journal)
  • ELC Study Zone
  • English Club English Grammar
  • About.com English as a 2nd Language Grammar Reference
  • English Learner (grammar and vocabulary lessons and tests)
    • checkmarkListening Comprehension


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  • National Public Radio
  • The English Listening Lounge
  • The Academy of American Poets Listening Booth
  • Young and Old Favorites (American Music with Lyrics from NIEHS)
  • Voice of America Special English
  • Favorite Poems Project (Short videos of people talking about and reading poems. Listen and read. Learn poems for speaking!)
  • Speech Accent Archive: American accents
    • (Listen to regional differences in American English. )
  • English Listening Lab Online
  • The Bob and Rob Show (podcast discussion and variety show on culture, language, vocabulary)
  • Easy Online RSS Reader for ESL/EFL Podcasts
  • Songs (Enjoy these songs sung in English and follow the words. Includes the national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner.")
  • English as a Second Language Podcast
  • American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank New!
  • Listening to Academic Lectures Online New!

  • Bartleby.com
  • The Magazine Rack
  • DoubleTake Magazine
  • Time for Kids(News stories at an easier reading level)
  • Reader's Digest Magazine Articles
  • Reading Skills (Using a Dictionary, Finding Main Ideas, Drawing Inferences, more from the AmLa Department of Mt. San Antonio College)
  • Tips on Reading a Newspaper (from the Bangkok Post)
  • Learning Resources (reading news stories from CNN and other archives)
  • ELC Study Zone
  • Poetry 180
  • Strategies for Critical Reading and Writing (for advanced students)
  • Study Skills: Effective Reading
  • Speed Reading: Self-Pacing Methods
  • The English Server Short Fiction Collection (online fiction)
    • chekcmarkSpeaking
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  • ELEaston Pronunciation
  • 10 Tips for Successful Public Speaking from Toastmasters
  • Allyn&Bacon Public Speaking Website
  • McGraw-Hill Public Speaking Website
  • McGraw-Hill Public Speaking Tutorial
  • Presentations and Public Speaking in English
  • RepeatAfterUs (texts and recordings for speaking practice)


  • Field Museum of Natural History


  • Art Institute of Chicago


  • Museum of Contemporary Art


  • Culture Shock : A Fish Out of Water
  • Differences Between British and American English
  • English Around the World
  • Internet Movie Database
  • Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian (photos)
  • Library of Congress (American History, music, online
    • exhibits)
  • The MudCat Cafe (information, lyrics, and links about many musical styles, especially blues and folk)
  • The Encyclopedia of Chicago
  • American Folklore: ESL Reading Practice New! (
    • American folk tales)
  • The American Election Process New!
    • checkmarkWriting


    checkmarkTest Preparation



  • LEO (Literacy Education Online)
  • Email
  • Business Letter Writing Basics
  • Letter Writing Desk
    • (examples, samples, tips, formats)
  • Advanced Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English
  • BBC Schools: Dance Mat Typing (a fun way to learn to type!) New!
  • GRE
  • GMAT
  • TOEIC
  • TestMagic
  • TOEFL iBTPractice Test
    • chekcmarkVocabulary
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  • Vocabulary in the News
  • ESL Slang Page
  • Self-Study Vocabulary Quizzes
  • Building A Better Vocabulary Tutorial (advanced)
  • The Idiom Connection
  • Idiom Site (a list of idioms and definitions)
  • Dictionary of Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions


  • Google.com


  • About.com
  • Ask.com
  • Study Skills Self-help Information
  • Taking Essay Tests
  • Learning Strategies Database
  • Internet/Email Hoaxes
  • Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial from UC Berkeley
  • SCAILAB: Web Site Evaluation
  • USA.gov (U.S. Government gateway/search site)
    • checkmarkNews


    checkmarkHealth/Fitness
  • BBC Learning English


  • MSNBC


  • Chicago Tribune


  • New York Times


  • Chicago Sun-Times


  • Online Newspapers 
    • (an international index )
  • Newsweek
  • Time Magazine
  • HealthAtoZ
  • WebMD
  • UIC Counseling Services
  • Practice Conversations (vocabulary and expressions for the doctor's office)
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