Web sites for learning English References http://library.nmu.edu/guides/userguides/style_apa.htm [best site for up­to­date electronic APA formatting] http://www.m­w.com [dictionary & word games are great for building academic vocabulary] http://thefreedictionary.com [best on­line dictionary that allows you to learn synonyms easily] http://thesaurus.reference.com [this tool gives you synonyms and antonyms for any word you type in] http://sara.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/lookup.html [my favorite concordancer for seeing vocabulary in action] http://www.lextutor.ca/concordancers/ [another nice concordancer that isolates grammar] http://www.someya­net.com/concordancer/index.html [a concordancer for business English] http://www.edict.com.hk [all kinds of language tools, my favorites ­ the concordancer and the karaoke] http://refdesk.com [lots of specialized dictionaries and other links] Business English http://www.better­english.com/easier.htm [a good site for exercises that focus on business English] http://esl.about.com/od/englishforbusinesswork/ [a variety of business English sites] Grammar (For more, google the grammatical term and “exercises”, for example, “verb tenses exercises”, “a an the exercises”, “business English exercises”.) http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Grammar_and_English_Usage [many clickable links to grammar sites] http://www.esldesk.com/esl­links [another site with tons of links to grammar sites] http://www.learn4good.com/languages/spec_english.htm [links to sites for specific grammar] http://www.better­english.com/grammar.htmhttp [a tremendous variety of grammar cloze drills] http://a4esl.org/q/h/idioms.html [quizzes on phrasal verbs, idioms, and grammar] http://eslcafe.com/pv/pv­mng.html [a dictionary of phrasal verbs and examples in a sentence] http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/prepositions.html [great cloze drills ­ practice prepositions] Reading and Listening http://www3.sympatico.ca/jacek_s/magdak/Reading.html [The news stories are written on two levels, intermediate and advanced. You can listen while you read. There are also follow­up exercises.] http://www.esl­lab.com [a wonderful site for practicing listening comprehension in two different ways] http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/ [lots of interactive quizzes]
http://www1.voanews.com/specialenglish/index.cfm? [articles are read very slowly and you can read along] [click the link, English learning to access vocabulary and reading exercises] http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml [wonderful resources to help you with your listening and reading comprehension.] http://www.kidon.com/media­link/index.shtml [a site that will connect you to the media of the world] http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/news/WFive.html [a Canadian TV magazine on­line, listening] http://archives.cbc.ca/index.asp?IDLan=1 [radio and TV clips to help with listening comprehension] http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/quirks/ [iBT science listenings and readings; don’t forget the archives] http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/ [a great site for listening to a variety of genres spoken in a British accent] http://www.npr.org/ [has iBT listenings and readings] http://www.c­span.org/ [has iBT listenings and readings] http://www.cbc.ca/fifth [a TV magazine like Wfive for listening] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ [an excellent site for reading and listening on iBT topics] Vocabulary building http://iteslj.org/v/e/voa­special_english.html [a quiz of almost 1500 vocabulary words] http://lc.byuh.edu/CNN­N/CNN­N.html [more reading/vocabulary practice based on news broadcasts] http://esl.about.com/b/a/252360.htm?nl=1 [some links for TOEFL quizzes] http://www.learn4good.com/languages/toefl/vocabulary_vocab.htm [TOEFL vocabulary exercises including prefixes, suffixes, and roots] http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Teach/English­teaching­materials.html [lots of resources including the top 3000 English words] http://ogden.basic­english.org [more resources and another list of vocabulary] http://www.vocaboly.com/vocabulary­test/ [a variety of vocabulary quizzes] http://www.english­test.net/toefl/ [120 vocabulary quizzes] http://www.nonstopenglish.com/allexercises/vocabulary/Vocabulary­word_formation­011.asp [exercises which allow you to practice your knowledge of word parts] Spelling and phonics http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/harcourt_brace_spelling.html [a good site to help your spelling] http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/download/pron_chart/pron_chart.shtml [letter pronunciation]
http://eslus.com/LESSONS/SPELL/SPELL.HTM [spelling exercises] http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/crank/gamefs.shtml [practice your vowel sounds] http://www.gamequarium.com/ [links to various sites to help with phonics] Studying skills http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdyhlp.html [how to be a better student] http://toeflpractice.ets.org/ [as the name says, practice on retired test items] http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html [explanations on various grammar points] Writing resources http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/ [professional writing: resumes, applications, business letters] http://oregonstate.edu/dept/eli/buswrite/Business_Writing_Help.html [business writing] http://www.business­letter­writing.com/ [business writing] http://www.business­letter­writing.com/ [site with lots of links to business writing] http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/advise.html [academic writing] http://www.amstat.org/publications/jcgs/sci.pdf#search=%22scientific%20writing%22 [scientific writing] http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/ [engineering writing] http://www.ecf.toronto.edu/~writing/handbook.html [engineering writing] http://palc.sd40.bc.ca/palc/StudentWriting/0302/bodyreview.htm http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/wrtstr3.htm http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/maplewoods/writeplace/writingintros.html http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/conclude.html http://www.phrasebank.man.ac.uk/page015a.htm http://essayinfo.com/essays/argumentative_essay.php http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/comparcontrast.html http://essayinfo.com/essays/persuasive_essay.php