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Pérez Colino, 19 - 24400 Ponferrada Telf. 987 410202 - Fax 987426122 – web: www.concepcionistasponfe.es MATERIAL DE APOYO PARA LOS ALUMNOS GRAMMAR Website to learn English with grammar contents, vocabulary, pronunciation, test and quizzes http://www.learnenglish.de/ Websites to learn English in every skill (grammar, vocabulary, listening, reading and other resources) http://www.englishclub.com/ http://www.ego4u.com/ http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/ http://www.nonstopenglish.com/ http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evr_english_grammar.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/ http://www.agendaweb.org/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish Website with a table of grammar contents with a detailed explanation and some exercises for all levels http://www.fortunecity.com/bally/durrus/153/gramtoc.html Another complete website with grammar topics and explanations for all levels http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/grammar_topics.php Complete grammar for all levels with explanation and exercises http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lessons_list.html http://www.englishpage.com/index.html Confusing words in English http://www.edufind.com/english/writing/easily_confused_words.cfm Colegio La Inmaculada Avda. Pérez Colino, 19 - 24400 Ponferrada Telf. 987 410202 - Fax 987426122 – web: www.concepcionistasponfe.es Common mistakes http://www.common-mistakes.net/ Phrasal verbs, a complete list http://www.learn-english-today.com/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verb-list.htm http://www.idiomasgratis.com/ig_view_resource.php?html_code=ig_phrasal_verbs.htm l Exercises of grammar classified by levels http://www.isabelperez.com/grammar.htm VOCABULARY Pictures and vocabulary for elementary and intermediate level. http://www.learnenglish.be/vocabulary1.htm Vocabulary lists http://www.yasi-kouyu.com.cn/vocabulary_lists_2.htm A complete document in pdf with an useful vocabulary divided in different topics http://www.salesianostriana.com/Descargas/Materiales/1%20ESO/VOCABULARY_ESO.pdf VOCABULARY: IDIOMS AND PROVERBS http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idioms_proverbs.html Proverbs of all over the world, classified by countries http://www.famous-quotations.com/asp/origins.asp READINGS This website is specially designed for learners of English.The articles are carefully chosen and rewritten, so that they can be more easily understood. At the end of each article there are words that are explained. http://www.english-online.at/ Website with short stories where you can know the number of pages and recommended age http://www.short-stories.co.uk/ Colegio La Inmaculada Avda. Pérez Colino, 19 - 24400 Ponferrada Telf. 987 410202 - Fax 987426122 – web: www.concepcionistasponfe.es 100 free short English stories for ESL learners with listening, grammar, comprehension, dictation exercises, and crossword puzzles http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/index.html Readings with questions and activities for Intermediate level http://www.miguelmllop.com/practice/intermediate/readingcomprehension/readingcom pindex.htm Online literature library and classic Literature for Advanced level http://www.1-language.com/library/index.htm LISTENINGS Website with audio lesson, vocabulary and scripts http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1549_weekender_ext ra/ Website with podcasts for learners with transcripts http://www.listen-to-english.com/ Website divided in levels, graded listening and quizzes http://www.esl-lab.com/index.htm Website with short audio samples about Business English http://www.businessenglishonline.net/Survival/audio.htm Listening, quizzes and transcripts http://www.elllo.org/ Listening about English news of 30 seconds and one English lesson in each one. http://www.simpleenglishnews.com/ PRONUNCIATION Websites to practice pronunciation and sounds in English http://www.fonetiks.org (with instant sound) http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation/ CULTURE Interesting website to know about English culture Colegio La Inmaculada Avda. Pérez Colino, 19 - 24400 Ponferrada Telf. 987 410202 - Fax 987426122 – web: www.concepcionistasponfe.es http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/ British culture http://www.britainexpress.com/History/english-culture.htm http://www.learnenglish.de/britishculture.htm American culture http://www.lifeintheusa.com/culture/index.html http://www.americanfamilytraditions.com/american_culture.htm GAMES Online and printable and classified by levels from easy to advanced. It contains crosswords, puzzles, jumbled sentences, quizzes, missing words, matching exercises. http://www.learn-english-today.com/wordgames.html Word games from easy to difficult levels http://www.askoxford.com/wordgames/wordchallenge/?view=uk Crosswords for advanced level (online and printable) http://www.askoxford.com/wordgames/crosswords/crosswordarchive/?view=uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish SONGS A very big song list with lyrics to learn English with music. http://www.saberingles.com.ar/songs/index.html Subtitled songs and exercises http://www.subingles.com/ Another website with songs (clic in Student’s Clic here) to access http://www.letslets.com/ RADIO AND TV Colegio La Inmaculada Avda. Pérez Colino, 19 - 24400 Ponferrada Telf. 987 410202 - Fax 987426122 – web: www.concepcionistasponfe.es Vaughan system is a new way of studying and learning English, here you have the link to listen to some programs http://www.grupovaughan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96& Itemid=22 http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/index.html http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/ http://broadcasting.com/ http://news.sky.com/skynews/ http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/ http://itn.co.uk/ http://www.abcnews.go.com/ http://www.cbsnews.com/ http://www.cbc.ca/ (Canada) PODCASTS Podcasts are MP3 audio files that you can download to your computer, and then transfer to an MP3 player http://www.simpleenglishnews.com/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/podcasts http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Podcasting/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/interview/ http://edition.cnn.com/services/podcasting/ http://www.businessenglishpod.com/ NEWSPAPERS http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/ http://www.ft.com/home/europe (The Financial Times) Colegio La Inmaculada Avda. Pérez Colino, 19 - 24400 Ponferrada Telf. 987 410202 - Fax 987426122 – web: www.concepcionistasponfe.es http://www.nytimes.com/ (The New York Times) http://www.guardian.co.uk/ http://www.independent.co.uk/ http://observer.guardian.co.uk/ http://global.nytimes.com/?iht (International Herald Tribune) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ http://news.eircom.net/ (News from Ireland) http://www.livescience.com/ (about Science and Technology) DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS : Encyclopedia www.wikipedia.org Online dictionary http://www.wordreference.com/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ Visual dictionary with words and pictures http://www.infovisual.info/volume_en.html?q=A Synonym dictionary http://www.synonym.com/synonyms//index.php Business dictionary http://www.businessdictionary.com/terms-by-subject.php Financial dictionary http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/finances Colegio La Inmaculada Avda. Pérez Colino, 19 - 24400 Ponferrada Telf. 987 410202 - Fax 987426122 – web: www.concepcionistasponfe.es http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page Computer/Internet dictionary http://foldoc.org/ UK slang and colloquialisms http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/ The online slang dictionary http://onlineslangdictionary.com/browse/a EXAM PREPARATION This web site is for people studying for an English language exam.These pages contain free online practice tests for the most important international ESL/EFL exams: IELTS, TOEFL, and the Cambridge ESOL exams such as CPE, CAE, FCE, and PET. You can also find out information about the different exams. http://www.examenglish.com/ Information and samples about First Certificate in English Examination http://www.mansioningles.com/First_cert.htm Official page with information about different examinations of Cambridge and samples http://www.cambridgeesol.org/spain/exam/fce/ STUDYING AND WORKING ABROAD It contains over 18,000 opportunities abroad updated daily including study abroad, internships, volunteer opportunities, teach abroad, language schools and much more. http://www.goabroad.com/ About the life in UK and its culture http://www.ukstudentlife.com/Britain.htm About the life in USA and its culture http://www.usastudyguide.com/lifeinusa.htm