Do you want to improve your English at your own time and pace? Check the following sites for your own English studies:
Homework Choice Board
Developing learner autonomy: a homework choice board – On the same pagehttps://onthesamepageelt.wordpress.com/2018/10/24/developing-learner-autonomy-a-homework-choice-boardApart from traditional homework tasks based on lessons delivered in the classroom, there is still a myriad of activities students can do by themselves to practise their English
How to Study
15 Essential Study Skills for ESL Studentshttps://busyteacher.org/14540-15-essential-study-skills-esl-students.htmlLanguage instruction may not look or sound like the teaching happening in other classrooms, but often that
How to practice English listening skills (without spending extra time) (6:27)https://youtu.be/uDVoZ39mONkThis video explains why most people fail to improve their listening. You’ll also learn how to practice English listening without spending extra time. (Warning: the last section of the video might surprise you.)
Stay Focused: 11 Psychological Tips (4:06)https://youtu.be/8RV_vYsHceQDo you have troubles staying focused? Everyone from all walks of life struggle from staying focused. The obvious answer being distraction is all around us.
How to Learn English Fast – My Top 4 Tips (9:43)https://youtu.be/Xo4Q4y5tSMQIn this video I tell you how I learnt English. I have been learning it for several years (since I was 4 actually) and I managed to pass international exams without living abroad for a long time, so I wanted to tell you my best tips for mastering a foreign language.
100 Things You Can Do To Improve Your English – Langportshttps://www.langports.com/100-things-you-can-do-to-improve-your-english/Hester is a teacher at Langports’ Gold Coast campus who has strong beliefs about education. She has set up her own website and blog to help her students:Digilearner
Listening
English listening skills practice | LearnEnglish Teens – British Councilhttp://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practicePractise and improve your listening skills for your school studies and your English exams. There are activities for different levels, so find your level and make a start. – A2 or B1
TED-Edhttps://ed.ted.com/lessonsDiscover video-based lessons organised by subject. – Choose a video to listen to, then click on “Think” and answer the questions, if you feel like it.
Learn Languages with Music Videos, Lyrics and Karaoke!http://lyricstraining.com/Enjoy learning languages for free playing with the music videos and filling in the lyrics of your favorite songs
Exciting English – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ExcitingEnglish/videosOver a hundred 3-minute videos with film clips to help you improve your listening.
Podcasts
Episode 01: The Alibi – Serialhttp://serialpodcast.org/season-one/1/the-alibiA potential alibi surfaces … and then disappears again, at the worst possible time for Adnan’s case.
Bear Brookhttps://www.bearbrookpodcast.com/Two barrels. Four bodies. And the decades-long mystery that led to a serial killer. A podcast about a cold case that’s changing how murders will be investigated forever.
8 Best True-Crime Podcasts to Listen to in 2021https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/best-true-crime-podcastsYour next fix awaits. Dig way deeper than ‘Serial’ with our round-up of 2020’s best true-crime podcasts
Reading
Quizzes – Behind The News – BTNhttps://www.abc.net.au/btn/quizzes/Watch an Episode of BTN Classroom and then do the quiz to test your knowledge!
Online Reading Activities | ReadTheoryhttp://www.readtheory.org/Accompany your students on a journey through our vast library of reading comprehension content. – You need a password from your teacher.
Reading Comprehension and English for All Gradeshttps://www.studyladder.com/games/course/english-reading-comprehension-1032/us-grade-six-english-reading-comprehension-1032English Theme Based Learning Information Language and Culture – Choose a text, read and answer some questions.
Cowbird · Homehttp://cowbird.com/Cowbird is a public library of human experience.
You can browse 87,834 stories on 28,107 topics from 14,566 authors in 186 countries.
You can browse 87,834 stories on 28,107 topics from 14,566 authors in 186 countries.
Explore Wonders | Category: language-arts | Wonderopolishttps://wonderopolis.org/wonders?category=language-artsRead and learn about wonderous facts within language arts or any other topic.
Home – Dreamreaderhttp://dreamreader.net/Free online English reading practice for everyone.
Audiobooks
“ESL English Listening and Reading Audiobooks”http://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks.htmlDozens of audiobooks to listen to and read at the same time. You can choose between two speaker speeds.
English e-Readerhttps://english-e-reader.net/Abbreviated, downloadable books with audio – best choice to learn English. Download or read online for free!
Viewing
The Kid Should See This – Smart videos for curious minds of all ageshttps://thekidshouldseethis.com/Smart videos for curious minds of all ages: Search & enjoy 4,000+ smart & super-cool, “not-made-for-kids, but perfect for them” videos in the classroom or together at home. Click play and start a conversation.
Imbrandonfarris – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/user/brandonfarrisvlogBig Time! Funny vlog by Brandon Farris. You deserve to laugh! 💜
On the Go with EF – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/efEF vloggers travel the world to show you the nicest cities & talk about languages and culture.
FluentU English – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/user/FluentUEnglishthe FluentU English YouTube channel uses real-world content to teach English
Vocabulary
Freerice – The United Nations World Food Programmehttp://freerice.com/For each answer you get right, our sponsors send the cash equivalent of 10 grains of rice to the World Food Programme, who use it to save and change lives.
BeanBeanBean: Online quizzes for charity!https://beanbeanbean.com/For each quiz question you get right, we donate beans to charity.
ESLTOOLKIThttps://esltoolkit.com/By using this website, you agree that we may set cookies for purposes such as customizing our own content and saving settings for this website on your browser. You can visit our cookie policy page at Our Cookie Policy page.
See All Language Usage and Word History Videos | Merriam-Websterhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/video/see-allAll the entertaining word videos from the editors of Merriam-Webster: word history, confusing usage, and other fun facts.
Writing
Wattpad – Where stories livehttps://www.wattpad.com/Wattpad Studios discovers untapped, unsigned, and talented writers on Wattpad and connects them to global multi-media entertainment companies.
The Most Dangerous Writing Prompt Generatorhttps://www.squibler.io/writing-prompt-generatorDon’t stop typing, or all progress will be lost. A Writing Prompt Generator That Shows No Mercy.
NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers Programhttps://ywp.nanowrimo.org/National Novel Writing Month is a fun, empowering approach to creative writing. The challenge: draft an entire novel in just one month. For 30 wild, exciting, surprising days, you get to lock away your inner editor, let your imagination take over, and just create!
Spelling
Dictations – Ringo Lingohttps://ringolingo.com/dictation/The Ringo Lingo Multi-Player has been specially designed to make it as easy as possible for you to listen to and complete dictation exercises.
Speaking
Speak & Improvehttps://app.speakandimprove.com/Speak & Improve is a research project for learners of English to practise their spoken English. Take a test and get an estimated score for your English speaking.
Interactive Video Learninghttps://www.englishcentral.com/browse/videosLearn English faster with over 10000 fun to watch interactive videos. Watch a video a day, recommended based on your level and interests.
Speechling – Speak Languages Betterhttps://speechling.com/Learn to speak foreign languages. Listen to professional recordings, record yourself on 1000s of sentences, and get daily pronunciation feedback from coaches. Tutorial by Russel Stannard (14:43)
Blog | mmmEnglishhttps://www.mmmenglish.com/blog/Lesson Summary. This is how to Pronounce the MOST Common English Words correctly and naturally! – Several vlog posts on pronunciation.
WordGamehttp://Wordgame.seWordGame is a web app that helps you get better at speaking the language you’re learning. Hang out with some friends and get started! Laughing and learning are guaranteed!
Games
Typing Test English – 10FastFingers.comhttp://10fastfingers.com/typing-test/englishPractise your typing speed and spelling at the same time – Just start typing the words you see as fast as you can.
Keyma.sh – Take your typing to the next levehttps://keyma.shAn online multiplayer typing game where you can go head to head versus players around the world.
Akinator – Mind Readerhttp://en.akinator.com/Let the computer guess who you are thinking of. Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) read your mind?
Mr. Nussbaum – Torture the Teacher – Online Gamehttps://mrnussbaum.com/torture-the-teacher-online-gameTorture your teachers by clicking on the INCORRECT spellings of the words that appear on the chalkboard!
textadventures.co.uk – Create and play text adventure gameshttp://textadventures.co.uk/All games here are either playable in your web browser, or as an app for your smartphone or tablet. Almost all are free, and you can even make your own, using our free software – Quest or Squiffy.
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