Language Learning Resources & Materials
2010
Compiled by Oscar Molina Márquez
LANGUAGE
LEARNING
RESOURCES & MATERIALS
It is important to know that some of the following Web Sites are frequently updated; some
others could be no longer available. I am sorry for the inconvenience. The following resources
are suitable for Kids, Teenagers, Youngsters and Adults.
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by Oscar Molina Márquez
oscarmolmar@gmail.com
Learning a foreign language is a matter of many factors involved. Firstly, motivation must
spring from within. Learners are responsible for what they do or do not do. Secondly,
commitment refers to the interest they show as they approach both the language and their
cultures. Thirdly, the resources or learning materials, at hand, per se, do not make any good
unless they are accordingly selected, explored and handled, based on their age, interest, needs,
motivation and outcomes they are expected to achieve once they have been tried and tested.
Finally, they should take advantage as much as possible of the resources which best fit and
suit their personality traits and communicative needs.
CHILDREN’S RESOURCES
1. Biographies for Kids:
http://gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm
2. Computers and Internet; Fun Stuff; Health and Nutrition:
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
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3. English for Children:
http://web.educastur.princast.es/proyectos/nea/nea_english/Presentacion/Presentacion.html
4. Movie Maker: Funny and Interesting way to learn English:
http://www.dvolver.com/live/moviemaker.html
5. Pitara: Riddles, Tongue Twisters, Famous people, etc.:
http://www.pitara.com/magazine/people.asp
6. Science news for kids:
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/pages/search.asp?catid=32
7. Science, Social Studies, Technology, English, Math, etc.:
http://www.brainpop.com/
8. Short Stories:
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/short-stories
9. Children’s Literature, Fables, Magazines, Poetry, Quotations, Short Stories, etc.:
http://home.gwu.edu/~meloni/eslstudyhall/shreading.html
10. Children’s Readings:
http://www.rong-chang.com/children/
CLOZE
monticohort1.blogspot.com/ 2007_06_01_archive.html
11. Cloze Activities:
http://bogglesworldesl.com/cloze_activities.htm
12. Cloze Design Page:
http://l.georges.online.fr/tools/cloze.html
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13. Cloze Passages: Bike Safety, Christmas, Rain Forests, Solar System, etc.:
http://www.lakemunmor-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/cloze/cloze.htm:
14. Cloze Practice: Grades 1, 2, and 3.
http://specialed.about.com/od/literacy/a/cloze.htm:
THE 4 LANGUAGE SKILLS: LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING & WRITING
literacytoolbox.wordpress.com/.../
15. 5minuteenglish:
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/reading.htm
16. Audio English:
http://www.audioenglish.net/
17. British Council:
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/listen-and-watch
18. Dave’s ESL Café:
http://www.eslcafe.com
19. Elllo:
http://www.elllo.org/english/home.htm
20. ESL Listening Comprehension Exercises: Movie Clips:
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/
21. The Flatmates Series:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/index.shtml
22. Free Classic Audiobooks:
http://www.freeclassicaudiobooks.com/
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23. Six-Minute English: Audio and Text that can be downloaded: A wide variety of topics:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2010/10/101014_6min_cl
assics_page.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2010/10/101007_6min_se
eds_page.shtml
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/6minute/101007_6min_seeds.pdf
24. Ompersonal: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced:
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omaudio/contenidotematico.htm
25. Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab:
http://www.esl-lab.com/
26. Text to Speech:
http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/
icons.mysitemyway.com
27. Mixxer:
http://www.language-exchanges.org/
28. Basic English Conversations:
http://www.learnenglish-a-z.com/basic-english-conversation.html
29. Conversation Questions:
http://iteslj.org/questions/
30. Daily ESL:
http://www.dailyesl.com/
31. Eleaston Conversations:
http://www.eslfast.com/easydialogs/index.html
http://www.focusenglish.com/dialogues/conversation.html
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32. Everyday dialogues are found in the following link:
http://humanities.byu.edu/elc/Teacher/sectiontwo/sectionII.html
33. Practical American English:
http://www.1-language.com/audiocourse/index.htm
34. Practical Conversation for Everybody:
http://englishconversations.org/
35. Robot: Conversations and Writing:
http://www.eslfast.com/robot/
36. Small Talks:
http://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/smalltalk/smalltalk.htm
37. Talk English:
http://www.talkenglish.com/LessonIndex.aspx
languagearts.pppst.com/ reading.html
38. Activities On Line:
http://www.angles365.com/classroom/
39. The Bible On Line: New International Version:
http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/New-International-Version-NIV-Bible/
40. Easy Reading and Listening:
http://www.agendaweb.org/listening/easy_reading_listening.html
41. English for everyone:
www.englishforeveryone.org
42. Informative Passages:
http://www.englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Reading%20Comprehension.htm
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43. Learning English Electronically:
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/proj/lee/stories.html
44. Read to Learn:
http://www.readtolearn.org/skillpacks/
45. Reading Comprehension:
http://www.miguelmllop.com/practice/intermediate/readingcomprehension/readingcompindex.htm
http://www.miguelmllop.com/practice/advanced/texts/indextotexts.htm
46. Reading Comprehensiona About Canada:
http://2ndnature-online-eikaiwa.com/Canada-Festivals/Festivals-Canada.htm
47. Short Stories:
http://www.classicreader.com/browse/6/
48. Simple English News:
http://www.simpleenglishnews.com/
49. Starfall:
www.starfall.com
50. Stories Archives: Adventure, Culture, Society and Environment:
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html
51. Stories, Poems, Essays and Articles:
http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm
52. Technical Reading Comprehension:
http://education.jlab.org/reading/index.html
53. Time for Kids:
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
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school.discoveryeducation.com/.../ writing.htmlESL Writing:
54. Compositions: Writing down about Animal Testing, Nuclear Power, T.V. Violence, etc.:
http://www.1-language.com/eslwriting/index.htm
55. The Center for Writing Studies:
http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/
56. Ways of Writing: Compositions by Foreign Learners:
http://www.topics-mag.com/writing/writing-page.htm
57. Writing Practice with a Robot:
http://www.rong-chang.com/tutor.htm
THE 3 LANGUAGE SUB-SKILLS: CULTURE, GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/01/20/new-buzz-content-hits-playstation-network/
58. American Culture:
http://www.xiangtan.co.uk/cultureusa.htm
59. Buildings, Cities, Museums, National Monuments:
http://www.manythings.org/voa/places/
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60. American Family and Traditions:
http://www.americanfamilytraditions.com/american_culture.htm
61. British Culture:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/naturalenglish/pre/n_weblinks/
62. British Museum:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/
63. Civics:
http://www.elcivics.com/
64. Usatourist:
http://www.usatourist.com/english/culture/culture-main.html
65. Biographies for Kids:
http://gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm
66. Famous People: Authors, Engineers, Musicians, Scientists, etc.:
http://www.famouspeople.co.uk/
67. From Revolution to Reconstruction:
http://www.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/
68. Inventors, Musicians, Politicians, Scientists, etc.:
http://www.manythings.org/voa/people/
69. Politicians, Scientists, Writers, etc.:
http://www.pbs.org/history/history_biographies.html
70. Audio Sites and E-Texts:
http://eleaston.com/mwp.html
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71. General: All kind of literary genre:
http://wiredforbooks.org/index2.htm
72. Fables:
http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/AesFabl.html
http://www.ivyjoy.com/fables/index.shtml
http://www.1-language.com/library/aesop/aesoplife.htm
http://www.1-language.com/library/aesop/part1.htm
73. Novels and Poetry:
http://www.bartleby.com/
http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/frameset.html
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/country/America/American_poets.html
http://www.love-poems.me.uk/a_american%20poets.htm
http://www.poetseers.org/the_great_poets/british_poets/
74. Public Domain Books:
http://www.authorama.com/
http://www.eslfast.com/
http://www.manythings.org/voa/stories/
http://people.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storclas.html
languagearts.pppst.com
75. Advanced English:
www.englishpage.com
76. Englisch Hilfen:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/alle_grammar.htm
77. English Page:
http://www.englishpage.com/
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78. Grammar, Vocabulary and pronunciation:
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish
79. Grammar Exercises:
http://www.english-4u.de/grammar_exercises.htm
80. Grammar Topics:
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/index.htm
81. Road to Grammar:
http://www.roadtogrammar.com/welcome/
82. Rong Chang Grammar Exercises:
http://www.rong-chang.com/ex/contents.htm
VOCABULARY
http://www.orianit.edu-negev.gov.il/engjer/cp/homepage/Images/Vocabulary.jpg
83. 5minuteenglish:
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/vocabulary.htm
84. Dictionary and Thesaurus:
http://www.wordsmyth.net/
85. Difficult Words and Their Usages:
http://www.english-for-students.com/Difficult-Words.html
86. Eleaston:
http://eleaston.com/vocabulary.html
87. The Internet Picture Dictionary: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish:
http://www.pdictionary.com/
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88. Learn American English On Line:
http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Vocabulary.html
89. Learn English with Pictures and Audio:
http://www.my-english-dictionary.com/
90. Short Story Vocabulary:
http://www.eslfast.com/eslread/vocabulary/voc_index.htm
91. Virtual Vocabulary List:
http://virtualsalt.com/vocablst2.htm
92. Visual Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Arts, Communications, Energy, Science:
http://visual.merriam-webster.com/index.php
93. Vocabulary games:
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
94. Vocabulary Tests: SAT, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT:
http://www.vocaboly.com/vocabulary-test/
95. Voice of America News: Interactive Learning:
http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/theclassroom/interactive/
HISTORY
http://seoul.usembassy.gov/pub_ewoa.html
96. American History: Text and MP3 Files:
http://www.manythings.org/voa/history/
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97. Articles on Ancient History: Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia, Persia, Rome, etc.
http://www.livius.org/
98. History: Games, Topics, T.V. Shows, Videos, etc.:
http://www.history.com/
99. Industrial Revolution, Influential People, Philosophers, Presidents, etc.:
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/
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Primary History:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/
DICTIONARIES/ENCYCLOPAEDIAS
www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/ parenting/the-famil...
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Cambridge Dictionary:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
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Dictionary Reference:
http://dictionary.reference.com/
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The Free Dictionary:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
104.
Internet School House:
http://www.internetschoolhouse.com/
105.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English on line:
http://www.ldoceonline.com
106.
Look Way Up:
http://lookwayup.com/free/
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
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Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary:
http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/
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Reverso Dictionary:
http://dictionary.reverso.net/
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Word Reference:
http://www.wordreference.com/
IDIOMS
books4u.in/ book_detail.php?book_id=214
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English Idioms Page:
http://www.1-language.com/eslidioms/index.htm
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Idioms: Animals, Clothes, Food, Time, Weather, etc.:
http://2ndnature-online-eikaiwa.com/Idioms/Idioms.htm
113.
Idioms: Phrases and Idioms Section:
http://www.talkenglish.com/Speaking/Idioms/Category2.aspx
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Idioms: Interactive Idiom Dictionary by VOA:
http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/theclassroom/interactive/
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Idioms in American English:
http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Idioms/Idioms.html
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The Idiom Connection:
http://www.idiomconnection.com/
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ON-LINE LANGUAGE COURSES
http://www.the-book-ninja.org/how-to-learn-a-foreign-language/
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English for Little Children:
http://concurso.cnice.mec.es/cnice2005/132_English_for_Little_children/presentacion/presentacion.html
118.
Ingles Mundial:
http://www.inglesmundial.com/
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Interchange Arcades:
http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/listunits.do?level=0
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Learn American English On Line:
http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/
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Learn English with Pictures and Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRdn0dFiFNs&feature=related
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Learning English Electronically:
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/proj/lee/guides.html
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/proj/lee/extra_ex/index.html
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On-line English Course:
http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/index.htm
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Usalearns: Beginning, Low Intermediate, Intermediate:
http://www.usalearns.org/
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MEDIA
http://www.economist.com
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The American Spectator:
http://spectator.org/
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The Economist:
http://www.economist.com/
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Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/
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Magazine of the society for science and the public:
http://sciencenews.org/
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National Geographic:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
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People:
http://www.people.com/people/
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Scientific American:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/
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Time:
http://www.time.com/time
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Travel and Leisure:
http://www.travelandleisure.com/
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Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition:
http://www.wsjclassroom.com/cre/index.html
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MOVIES / TELEVISION
www.hooverlibrary.org/ movies
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Interesting movies with their corresponding transcripts:
http://www.eslflow.com/teachinglanguagewithmovies.html
http://www.eslnotes.com/synopses.html
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The Internet Movie Database:
http://www.imdb.com/
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Movie Maker: Funny and Interesting way to learn English:
http://www.dvolver.com/live/moviemaker.html
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Movie Trailers:
http://trailers.apple.com/
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Television Series:
http://www.watch-smallville-online-free.com/
MULTIMEDIA
http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-illustration-9432391-multimedia-icon.php
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English On Line Multimedia Course: Videos, Pronunciation, Dialogues:
http://www.english-online.org.uk/multimediacourse.htm?name=pron&link=pronunce.htm
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Welcome to London: Transport, Hotel, Cinema, Shopping, Work, Eating out, etc.:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/
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MUSIC
142.
List of Lyrics:
http://www.sing365.com/
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Music, Popular, Funny, Entertaining, etc.:
http://vodpod.com/music
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Risa Song Lyrics Archive:
http://www.risa.co.uk/sla/
NEWS
http://www.articleslounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cnn-news-live-logo.png
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ABC:
http://www.abcnews.com/
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CNN:
http://edition.cnn.com/studentnews/
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CNN: News on Video:
http://edition.cnn.com/video/
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News on Video
http://newsy.missouri.edu/
http://www.newsy.com/
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Simple English News:
http://www.simpleenglishnews.com/archives/stories/the-car-that-drives-itself-5312118
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The Boston Channel: WCVB T.V. Boston:
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/index.html
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Voice of America:
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/
http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/
NEWSPAPERS
http://weblogs.variety.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/10/06/losangelestimes.png
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Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/
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The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
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Miami Herald:
http://www.miamiherald.com/
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New York Times:
http://global.nytimes.com/
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The Times:
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/
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USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/
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Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/home-page
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Washington Times:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/
NEWSPAPERS –COLLEGES –
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6e/The_Pitt_News.jpg
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California:
http://www.dailybruin.com/
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Massachusetts:
http://tech.mit.edu/
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New York:
http://www.cornellsun.com/
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Pennsylvania:
http://pittnews.com/
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Texas:
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/
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West Virginia:
http://www.thedaonline.com/
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RADIO PROGRAMS
http://www.dwo.se/val.htm
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BBC Radio:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/
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National Radio Program:
http://www.npr.org/
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Radio Programs and Print Articles about Science and the Sea by University of Texas:
http://www.scienceandthesea.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
http://www.scienceandthesea.org/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=7
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Voice of America: Radio and Television:
http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/programs/
PODCASTS
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2007/12/6-reasons-im-not-hooked-on-podcasts341.html
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All-level Conversations:
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ompodcast/contenidotematico.htm
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BBC Podcasts:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts
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Basic Conversations in English:
http://www.eltpodcast.com/archive/bc
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ESPN:
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/podcast/
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Intermediate Conversations in English:
http://www.eltpodcast.com/archive/ic
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Learning Mattters: Early Education, Race & Gender, Testing, Radio Archive, etc.:
http://learningmatters.tv/blog/category/podcasts/
176.
Newshour: Global News and Analysis from the BBC World:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/newshour/all
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Podcast.com: Books, Fiction, Money, Web Design, etc.:
www.podcast.com
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Podcastinenglish: Listen to a variety of topics on line:
http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/index.shtml
PODCAST NEWS
www.foxnews.com/podcasts/
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ABC NEWS:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Podcasting/
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CBS NEWS:
http://cbsnews.podcast.com/
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CNN NEWS:
http://www.cnn.com/services/podcasting/
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FOX NEWS:
www.foxnews.com/podcasts/
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A Little Bit About Everything:
http://www.eslconnect.com/links.html
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Animals, Culture, Health, Money, Science, Technology, etc.:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
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Computers and Internet; Fun Stuff; Health and Nutrition:
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
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English Specialist:
http://english.specialist.hu/
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ESL Mania:
http://www.eslmania.com/students/students.htm
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Games, News, Videos, etc.:
http://dsc.discovery.com/
189.
Tourism: Weird and Famous Places to visit:
www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/podcast/
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Adult Learning Activities:
http://www.cdlponline.org/
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Art, Architecture, Flags, Holidays, Movies, Religion, etc.:
http://eleaston.com/mwp.html
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Conversations, Slang, Proverbs, Idioms, Grammar, Comprehension, etc.:
http://www.englishdaily626.com/
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Crossword Puzzles, Grammar, Vocabulary, etc.:
http://a4esl.org/
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Ecology: Articles, Radio and Television about Ecology:
http://ecology.com/features/
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Eslall:
http://www.eslall.com/
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Games to learn English:
http://gamestolearnenglish.com/
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Grammar, Holidays, Idioms, Quizzes, Tests, etc.:
http://www.learnenglish.de/
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Grammar, Places, Vocabulary, Idioms, etc.:
http://a4esl.org/q/h/
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Listening, Reading, Writing, Pronunciation, Grammar, Vocabulary, Idioms, etc.:
http://www.rong-chang.com/
200.
Proverbs, Singing, Slang, Vocabulary, Writing, etc.:
http://www.manythings.org/
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Short Stories:
http://www.miguelmllop.com/stories/index.htm
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Science, Social Studies, Technology, English, Math, etc, for children:
http://www.brainpop.com/
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Virtual Language Centre: Games, Grammar, Readings, Vocabulary, etc.:
http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/
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PRONUNCIATION
http://morechristlike.com/audio-pronunciation-of-biblical-words/
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Daily Pronunciation Practice:
http://www.manythings.org/lar/
PUZZLE MAKER
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
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Classroom Resources:
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
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Tools for Educators:
http://www.toolsforeducators.com/
TESTS AND EXAMINATIONS
http://thestir.cafemom.com/big_kid/2177/sats_taking_the_test_more
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Free practice Tests for Learners of English:
http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/toefl_vocabulary.htm
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VIDEOS
http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2005/04/18/open_source_desktop_television_software.htm
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Dailymotion: Trailers, Film and TV, People and Celebrities, Music, Tech and Science, etc.:
http://www.dailymotion.com/us
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Learning Matters:
http://learningmatters.tv/blog/category/video/
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Lingual.net:
http://lingual.net/
211.
MegaVideo:
http://www.megavideo.com/
212.
VideoSift:
http://www.videosift.com/
213.
Voice of America: Television and Radio:
http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/programs/
214.
A Little bit about everything:
http://www.eslconnect.com/links.html
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