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Websites to Study English
Idiom Practice
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Other Interesting Sites
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Websites to Study English:

newTry these new ones: 

              http://www.languageguide.org/english/index.jsp
           Basic English Vocabulary with audio sound -- great practice    

              http://www.eclecticenglish.com/index.html
           Eclectic English – free online activities

           http://www.focusenglish.com/
           Focus English -- helps ESL students develop conversational skills

           http://www.eastoftheweb.com/games/index.html
           Games to Play – Excellent Site

          http://www.funbrain.com/spell/index.html
          Funbrain: Spell and check -- kid's site, but good exercise for adults

          http://www.wordmania.org/index.htm
          Word Mania Game

          http://www.lexigame.com/letterbox/letterbox.html
          The Letterbox Games

            http://perso.wanadoo.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/exercises.htm
           Hot Potatoes --  Games and Quizzes                

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bullet http://www.1-language.com/
 1-language.com - Free, comprehensive website
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http://www.agendaweb.org
AgendaWeb – The best exercises from the best websites

bullet http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun
 Check out the Word SearchHangman - Match Games
bullet http://www.clta.on.ca/EAOnline/GrammarCentral/index.html
Grammar Central -- Online activities
bullet  http://www.real-english.com/
 The Real English ESL Video series  includes some free, on-line lessons.
     NOTE:  Needs a high-speed internet connection to run well.                 
bullet http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Square/6264/index.htm
 Marco’s English Grammar and Testing Page
bullet http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Square/6264/index1.htm
 
Verb Tense System - Great for overall practice
bullet http://www.wordpower.ws/index.html
  
Look at New Vocabulary by topic – Good for beginners – printable 
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 http://www.awesomestories.com/index2.htm
 AwesomeStories.com

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http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/
THE LEARNING EDGE (interactive literacy newspaper)

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http://www.eslus.com/eslcenter.htm?esl-lounge.com
(The ESL Resource Center)

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http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/welcome.html
(English Exercises Online)

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http://www.miguelmllop.com/index.php
(An extensive resource website)

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http://www.englishlearner.com/index.html
(English Learner.com) 

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http://clicknlearn.net/auro/inicio.html
(Interactive English by Aurora Gil)  Click on menu to begin.

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http://a4esl.org/
(The Internet TESL Journal)

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www.englishclub.net
(Englishclub.com)

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http://www.eslcafe.com/
(Dave's ESL Cafe) 

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www.ManyThings.org
(Interesting Things for ESL Students)

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http://www.geocities.com/pccprep/qz.htm 
(Interactive ESL Practice) 

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http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/index.htm 
(English Language Center Study Zone)

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http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html 
(Better English)

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http://www.englishdaily626.com/  
(English Daily)

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http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/toppicks.html 
(ESL Independent Study Lab)

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http://www.collegeem.qc.ca/cemdept/anglais/trouindx.htm#adj.htm
(ESL Blues)

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www.english-zone.com
(The English-Zone -- (a $20.00 membership to access complete site for one year; $12.00 for 6 months; $7.00 for 30 days.)

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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/7583/  
(Grammar When You Need It)

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http://www.pacificnet.net/%7Esperling/quiz/#grammar  
(ESL Cafe Quiz Center)

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http://ilc2.doshisha.ac.jp/users/kkitao/class/material/quiz/#vocab
(English quizzes)

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http://www.pdictionary.com/ 
(Picture Dictionary)

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http://www.topics-mag.com/
(Topics - An online magazine for learners of English)

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http://www.teflgames.com/games.html
(ESL games and Quiz Corner)

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http://iteslj.org/cw/
(Crossword Puzzles for ESL students)

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http://www.nathalieb.com
(For French speakers learning English)

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http://www.mansioningles.com/
(Website for Spanish speakers learning English)

newTry this new one:

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http://club.telepolis.com/englishweb/
(Interactive Workbook:  English Exercises (For Spanish speakers)

  

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Idiom Practice:
 

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 http://www.wordpower.ws/idioms/a.html
 Idioms A – Z

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 http://www.doghause.com/idioms1.html
 Animal Idioms and Expressions

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 http://www.idiomsite.com/
 IdiomSite.com-- Alphabetical list with definitions

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http://a4esl.org/q/h/idioms.html
(Idiom Exercises)

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http://home.t-online.de/home/toni.goeller/idiom_wm/
(An English Teacher’s Collection of Idioms)

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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6720/  
(The Idiom Connection)

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http://eslcafe.com/idioms/  
(ESL Cafe -- Idiom Page)

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Listening/Pronunciation Practice:
 

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http://www.esl-lab.com/  
(Randall's ESL Cyber Listening lab)

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http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/ 
(Voice of America Special English - done at a slower pace
 and uses a simplified English vocabulary.)

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 http://www.rong-chang.com/
 (Learning Oral English Online)

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http://esl.about.com/cs/listening/index.htm?once=true&
(About.com - Listening Links)

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http://www.englishlistening.com/  
(The English Listening Lounge -- Free Guest Area)

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www.brainpop.com
(Good content movies to watch and listen to--2 free each login)

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Other Interesting Sites:
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           http://www.eslnotes.com/
           ESLnotes.com -- The English learner movie guide

           http://www.anglik.net/songlyricsindex.htm
           Song lyrics for classic pop and rock music

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bullet  http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en
 
Official World Cup website
bullet  http://www.theodora.com/maps/abc_world_maps.html
 World Maps
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 http://www.theodora.com/flags/flags.html
 Flags of All Countries

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 http://www.theodora.com/wfb/
 Countries of the World – Fact Book

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http://www.angelfire.com/in/rampant81/lessonindex.html
(The Typing Page)

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http://www.ultralingua.net/dictionary/
 (Ultra Lingua’s Web Dictionary)

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http://translation2.paralink.com/
Translator

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http://translate.google.com/translate_
Google Translator 

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http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand/1760/Converter.html
(The Universal Currency Converter)

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http://www.albireo.ch/bodyconverter/
(Body Weight / Height Converter -- American Units to Metric Units)

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http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/test/dualclock.html
(Times Around the World)

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http://www.50states.com/
(The 50 states -- Capital Cities and Information Links)

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http://www.yourdictionary.com/crossword/puzzles.html
(Crossword Puzzles in many languages)

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http://www.zompist.com/numbers.shtml
(Count from 1 to 10 in 4,500 languages)

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http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/
(Common phrases in many other languages)

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http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/
(Link to CNN WORLD news)

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http://www.ipl.org/div/news/  
(Links to world newspapers)

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http://www.nytimes.com/
www.chicagotribune.com

www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.latimes.com/

www.usatoday.com
(Links to large-city newspapers in the USA)
 

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http://www.ucomics.com/comics/
(More than 70 nationally syndicated comics)

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http://www.historychannel.com/today/
("This Day in History"

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http://www.s9.com/biography/index.html
(Covers more than 28,000 notable men and women)

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http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
(The World Fact Book)

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http://www.countryreports.org/
Country Reports - 2004 Edition
Data for countries around the world)

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http://www.toefl.org/index.html  
(The official website for TOEFL)

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www.istudentcity.com
(Information site for international students)

 

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Local Web Links:
 

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http://www.quadcitiesonline.com/directory/  
(Quad-Cities Online) Find local events, movie times, weather, etc...

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http://www.qctimes.com/
Quad-Cities Times newspaper

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http://www.kwqc.com/  
(Local NBC TV station website) 

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http://www.wqad.com/  
(Local ABC TV station website)

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http://quadcities.com/  
(Visitor's Guide to the Quad-Cities)

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