ABU DHABI MEN’S COLLEGE
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Sept 2006
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Top websites for learners and teachers of English
Se l f -S tu d y T e st s , Q u iz z es , G a m es , P uz z le s , Ex e r ci s e, I nd e pe n de nt Le a r ni ng
Grammar/Vocab/Spelling
BBC Skillwise
www.tinyurl.com/8svbo
Full of worksheets, fact
sheets and fun on-line
games and quizzes to
help practise spelling,
punctuation,
grammar,
reading & comprehension
Guide to
Grammar & Writing
www.tinyurl.com/94rou
Interactive
grammar
workout maintained by
Capital
Community
College.
Grammar Blast!
www.tinyurl.com/3jho7
Activities for ESL
Students
http://a4esl.org/
Over 1,000 activities to
help study English as a
Second Language.
NetGrammar
www.tinyurl.com/ks54z
Learning the thousands
of words needed to be
comfortable
in
a
language is a great
challenge.
The vocabulary guides
are in essence virtual
worlds.
Users
visit
different parts of this
world (i.e. insects, the
family, the farm).
Listening
The English Listening
Lounge
BBC
English in the News
www.tinyurl.com/cu2ga
Features exercises and
activities to develop high
intermediate/advanced
learners'
listening,
reading comprehension,
grammar, vocabulary,
www.englishlistening.com
California Distance
Learning Project
www.cdlponline.org/
Have
a
blast
with
Grammar Blast! Answer
10 questions and earn up
to 100 game points. To
play, just click on the link
below and choose a quiz.
English Exercises
Online
www.smic.be/smic5022/
Features recordings of
ordinary
English
speakers, with questions
and other study aids. 3
levels available.
Randall's ESL Cyber
Listening Lab
www.esl-lab.com
CDLP Web site has an
exciting
new
look
including audio-enhanced
reading, vocabulary, and
“pick
an
answer”
activities, and some new
features like a word and
definition
matching
game,
simplified
navigation
and
lively
animated graphics.
English Language
Listening Lab Online
http://www.elllo.org/
NetGrammar focuses on
English grammar through
interactive
listening,
reading
and
writing
activities.
Business Grammar
www.tinyurl.com/7t43r
Free access to more than
100
vocabulary
and
grammar
resources,
interactive quizzes and
exercises, ready-to-use
handouts
and
lesson
ideas.
Vocabulary Guides
www.tinyurl.com/dasjw
More than 250
exercises online.
free
Great collection of video
and audio clips tied to
English
language
exercises. Comes with a
useful self-study guide
for home or classroom
use with some of the
listening quizzes. 3 levels
available.
Learn English by listening
to English speakers from
all over the world.
Over
500
listening
activities to choose from!
Great for new learners.
Reading
Online Reading
Passages and
Exercises
www.tinyurl.com/cdz3o
General
Sharjah HCT Colleges
User ID= 970003062
Password= 970003062
A fun site for students
who are learning English
as a Second Language check out the fun stuff
page.
Sharjah HCT College's
award winning
portal
containing great online
activities and downloads
for English (Including
PET, IELTS, KCA) maths,
business etc.
On-Line Lessons
Reading Skills
English Lessons and
Tests
English Page
www.englishpage.com
Writing
A Guide to Learning
English
www.tinyurl.com/dhxnh
Test Preparation
SelfAccess
www.tinyurl.com/qrq4o
www.englishlearner.com
Learners of English will
find
all
types
of
interactive
tests
and
exercises
here:
grammar,
vocabulary,
reading,
crosswords,
hangman and more.
English Forum
www.tinyurl.com/888mo
Interactive,
self-study
learning tools for English
language
and
ILELTS
students.
Word Skills
www.wordskills.com/level/
English Baby!
www.tinyurl.com/dq4k7
username=hct
password=admc
Interactive
Language
Grammar,
and Idioms
English
Exercises.
Vocabulary
ESL Blue(s)
www.tinyurl.com/g334h
English writing exercises
including texts to correct
and complete spelling &
punctuation, and many
different kinds of word
game. There are also
opportunities to practice
creative writing. Three
levels available.
A comprehensive, award
winning ESL Centre.
Username=999
Password=999
Free
online
English
lessons & ESL / EFL
resources
for
intermediate
and
advanced
English
learners.
Timed online readings
with new lessons added
regularly.
Dave’s ESL Cafe
www.eslcafe.com/
http://swcweb.sjwc.hct.ac.ae/
Reading
resources
created
to
test
comprehension. Includes
quizzes, online activities
and
other
helpful
materials that are wellorganized and easy to
navigate.
www.tinyurl.com/9aey4
English Zone
www.english-zone.com/
Test your level of English
here - 3 levels to choose
from.
Each test takes
about 10-15 minutes.
International House
Net Languages Test
www.tinyurl.com/exrgd
Hip website providing
students of English with
access to real English, as
it's spoken today, by
Americans, in the U.S.
English
grammar,
interactive
quizzes,
tutorials and games.
Do the free level test and
even try a sample class.