Gwen on the Web:
activity link collection
The sites in this collection are not
my creation. See the authors in the description below the
link. There are many more activities online. I tried to select a
few interesting
and useful sites that were not overly commercial nor require registry.
To send comments, suggestions, or inform of faulty links please contact
me. Thanks, Gwen
Learning
Sites from News
Organizations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish
BBC Learning English "intended
to help you improve your learning of the English language.
Throughout the site you will find short courses, quizzes, grammar,
vocabulary, audio and video that will help you to improve your English"
http://literacyworks.org/learningresources/
Learning Resources, by literacyworks.org with CNN and CBS: "offers web-delivered instruction using
current and past CNN San Francisco bureau and CBS 5 - KPIX (CBS
Broadcasting) news stories. Each module includes the full text of
each story and interactive activities to test comprehension."
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/
The News in Special English by the Voice of America: "Radio scripts from
feature programs and the matching audio file in MP3
downloadable audio files... a core vocabulary of 1500 words; short, simple sentences
that contain only one idea in the active voice; read at a slower pace. There are also links to activities"
Exercise and Activity Sites
http://a4esl.org/
Activities for ESL/EFL Students, a project of The Internet TESL Journal
(iteslj.org) with contributions by many teachers: "quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles to
help you learn English as a Second Language (ESL)"
http://www.manythings.org
Interesting Things for ESL Students, by Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence
E. Kelly:
"A fun study site for
learners of English as a Second Language; Word
games,
puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs and much more."
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/
English Grammar Secrets, by Caroline
and
Pearson Brown: Scroll down
to find the activities. You don't need to sign-in
http://www.eflnet.com/
Eflnet, by Rich McGirr: grammar,
phrasal
verbs, vocabulary, explanations followed by activities
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun, by Jacob Richman : games
and
puzzles to practice
vocabulary
http://www.tv411.org/index.shtml
TV114 Tune into Learning, by
The Adult Literacy Media Alliance: Life Skills. Pay special attention to the
column "Improve your..." on the left.
http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html
Business English Course, by Pearson Brown: the two columns beneath the ads are where
you find the resources. Clicking on the left column changes the right
column.