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.


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