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Free English Language Learning Resources on the Internet A guide for English learners, English teachers, and prospective volunteers U.S. English Foundation, Inc. 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20006 202-833-0100 http://www.usenglish.org Contrary to popular belief, English lan- guage learning does not have to be lim- ited to classroom hours. It does not have to be costly. There are many locations on the Internet where English learners and English teachers can find materials 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These sites feature lessons, worksheets, quizzes and interactive exercises regarding every com- ponent of the English language, includ- ing vocabulary, grammar, listening, speak- ing, reading and writing. We hope the resources listed here are help- ful to anyone who is looking to improve his/her life or the life of others through English. h t t p : / / w w w . y o u r d i c t i o n a r y . c o m / languages.html - English and foreign language dictionaries. http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish - Offers special radio programs and transcripts using simple sentences and vocabulary. http://www.web-pop.com/flashindex.html - Offers online read-along fairy tales. h t t p : / / w w w . a n t i m o o n . c o m / o t h e r / shaggydog.htm - Downloadable stories from a magazine dedicated to helping English teachers. http:/ /www.englishclub.com/l istening/ poetry.htm - Downloadable poems that can be listened to for study and personal use. http://www.basic-learning.com/tips/tips.aspx - Weekly business-oriented writing tips, quizzes, and a word of the week. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/ - A large resource offering guidelines and advice for many varieties of professional writing. http://www.davidappleyard.com/english/ punctuation.htm - A guide of punctuation marks and how to use them. http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish- central-skills.htm - Articles, poems, and stories for listening and reading . http://www.web-books.com/Language/Inter0/ English_Main.htm - Offers interactive audio- picture English lessons, as well as a basic writing test. http://www.my-english-dictionary.com/ - Learn English through pictures; there is also a link for audio learning. http://esl.about.com/od/beginningenglish/ig/ Basic-English/ - Short lessons on the essentials of the English language. http://www.ohiou.edu/linguistics/esl/ - Resources for English learners and teachers, includes extensive links The sites listed in this brochure were operational and free as of January 2009. To report a broken link or for the most up to date listing of free En- glish language learning resources on the web, please visit our website at: http:// www.usenglish.org. http://www.usefoundation.org/foundation/ programs/mingoville.asp - Lessons, games and activities promoting English learning through interaction with animated flamingoes. http://www.eslgold.com/ - Multifunctional site covers all aspects of English learning. Contains audio files and translations in multiple languages. http://www.1-language.com - Audio course, grammar lessons and learning games. http://www.englishclub.com - Multiple exercises for ESL learners, including reading, speaking and listening. http://a4esl.org/ - Comprehensive site includes grammar, vocabulary, podcasts and bilingual quizzes. http://www.pdictionary.com/ - Picture dictionary designed to teach both spelling and vocabulary. http://www.5minuteenglish.com - Lessons in vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening and writing. Includes audio files. http://www.merriam-webster.com/ - Dictionary which allows user to hear the words. Also features a Spanish-to-English function. http://www.rif.org/leadingtoreading/en/ preschoolers/read/ - Reading lessons and games designed to improve English literacy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/ literacy/ - Animated lessons and worksheets emphasizing English grammar. http://www.literactive.com - Resources for reading English at various levels. Registration is free. http://www.starfall.com/ - Read-along stories that feature audio and video components. http://www.idiomconnection.com/ - Guide of common English idioms and slang. http://www.soundsofenglish.org/ - Exercises in pronunciation, including diagrams and audio. http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation/ - English sounds and pronunciation, with resources to view, listen and practice. http://www.eslcafe.com - Online quizzes and grammar lessons. http://www.learn-english-online.org/ - English lessons for the beginner, includes worksheets and audio files. http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/ - Extensive English language worksheets, quizzes and exercises, includes audio and video functions. http://www.real-english.com/ - Interactive English lessons with video content. Videos and lessons are free. http://www.everydayenglish.com/ - Audio clips highlight irregularities within English http://www.englishlistening.com/ - Recorded English conversations to improve listening skills. http://www.languageguide.org/english/ - Online worksheets and exercises, with audio. Available in multiple languages for beginners. h t t p : / / w w w . i e i . u i u c . e d u / student_grammarsafari.html - Exercises emphasizing real world English grammar. http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Bilingual/ - Exercises, quizzes and worksheets which offer English translation alongside many foreign languages. http://iteslj.org/links/ - Exercises, lessons and games for English learners and teachers. h t t p : / / w w w. b b c . c o . u k / w o r l d s e r v i c e / learningenglish/index.shtml - Extensive English language learning site, includes lessons, games, audio, quizzes and more. http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/ grammar.htm - Extensive lessons in English grammar. http://www.talkenglish.com/ - English for life, business and travel, featuring both audio and transcripts. http://www.focusenglish.com/dialogues/ conversation.html - Conversations for both reading and listening, includes common slang and idioms. http://www.esl-lab.com/ - Listening exercises and quizzes based on day-to-day tasks. http://literacyworks.org/learningresources/ - Learn English by reading and listening to news stories. http://www.tampareads.com/realaudio/ vowelsnds/voweltest.htm - Audio lesson teaches vowel sounds. http://eslus.com/eslcenter.htm - Grammar and vocabulary lessons and online exercises for students and teachers. http://www.englishpage.com/ - Online worksheets focusing mainly on grammar, includes translation dictionaries. http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/ - A series of English grammar exercises http://towerofenglish.com/ - Exercises and worksheets on a variety of topics. http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/# - Teaches sounds of English by phonetics, includes audio and visual references. http://www.yourdictionary.com/ - Dictionary with definitions, synonyms and usage examples. << /ASCII85EncodePages false /AllowTransparency false /AutoPositionEPSFiles true /AutoRotatePages /All /Binding /Left /CalGrayProfile (Dot Gain 20%) /CalRGBProfile (sRGB IEC61966-2.1) /CalCMYKProfile (U.S. Web Coated \050SWOP\051 v2) /sRGBProfile (sRGB IEC61966-2.1) /CannotEmbedFontPolicy /Warning /CompatibilityLevel 1.4 /CompressObjects /Tags /CompressPages true /ConvertImagesToIndexed true /PassThroughJPEGImages true /CreateJDFFile false /CreateJobTicket false /DefaultRenderingIntent /Default /DetectBlends true /ColorConversionStrategy /LeaveColorUnchanged /DoThumbnails false /EmbedAllFonts true /EmbedJobOptions true /DSCReportingLevel 0 /SyntheticBoldness 1.00 /EmitDSCWarnings false /EndPage -1 /ImageMemory 1048576 /LockDistillerParams false /MaxSubsetPct 100 /Optimize true /OPM 1 /ParseDSCComments true /ParseDSCCommentsForDocInfo true /PreserveCopyPage true /PreserveEPSInfo true /PreserveHalftoneInfo false /PreserveOPIComments false /PreserveOverprintSettings true /StartPage 1 /SubsetFonts false /TransferFunctionInfo /Apply /UCRandBGInfo /Preserve /UsePrologue false /ColorSettingsFile () /AlwaysEmbed [ true ] /NeverEmbed [ true ] /AntiAliasColorImages false /DownsampleColorImages true /ColorImageDownsampleType /Bicubic /ColorImageResolution 300 /ColorImageDepth -1 /ColorImageDownsampleThreshold 1.50000 /EncodeColorImages true /ColorImageFilter /DCTEncode /AutoFilterColorImages true /ColorImageAutoFilterStrategy /JPEG /ColorACSImageDict << /QFactor 0.15 /HSamples [1 1 1 1] /VSamples [1 1 1 1] >> /ColorImageDict << /QFactor 0.15 /HSamples [1 1 1 1] /VSamples [1 1 1 1] >> /JPEG2000ColorACSImageDict << /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 30 >> /JPEG2000ColorImageDict << /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 30 >> /AntiAliasGrayImages false /DownsampleGrayImages true /GrayImageDownsampleType /Bicubic /GrayImageResolution 300 /GrayImageDepth -1 /GrayImageDownsampleThreshold 1.50000 /EncodeGrayImages true /GrayImageFilter /DCTEncode /AutoFilterGrayImages true /GrayImageAutoFilterStrategy /JPEG /GrayACSImageDict << /QFactor 0.15 /HSamples [1 1 1 1] /VSamples [1 1 1 1] >> /GrayImageDict << /QFactor 0.15 /HSamples [1 1 1 1] /VSamples [1 1 1 1] >> /JPEG2000GrayACSImageDict << /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 30 >> /JPEG2000GrayImageDict << /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 30 >> /AntiAliasMonoImages false /DownsampleMonoImages true /MonoImageDownsampleType /Bicubic /MonoImageResolution 1200 /MonoImageDepth -1 /MonoImageDownsampleThreshold 1.50000 /EncodeMonoImages true /MonoImageFilter /CCITTFaxEncode /MonoImageDict << /K -1 >> /AllowPSXObjects false /PDFX1aCheck false /PDFX3Check false /PDFXCompliantPDFOnly false /PDFXNoTrimBoxError true /PDFXTrimBoxToMediaBoxOffset [ 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ] /PDFXSetBleedBoxToMediaBox true /PDFXBleedBoxToTrimBoxOffset [ 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ] /PDFXOutputIntentProfile () /PDFXOutputCondition () /PDFXRegistryName (http://www.color.org) /PDFXTrapped /Unknown /Description << /FRA /JPN /DEU /PTB /DAN /NLD /ESP /SUO /ITA /NOR /SVE /KOR /CHS /CHT