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Attività linguistiche online
Amélioration de la langue
Da un centro di sviluppo di materiale didattico del Québec.
Améliorez votre orthographe
Per migliorare la propria ortografia francese.
The Comenius English Language Center
Senza alcun rapporto con il programma dell'Unione Europea, offre pagine gratuite utili come The Weekly Idiom e Fluency Through Fables.
Dave's ESL CAFE On The Web
Uno  dei siti più noti dedicati a studenti (e insegnanti) di inglese - l'ESL CAFE è, come dice il nome stesso, un luogo di incontro virtuale sulla World Wide Web per chi studia (o insegna) l'inglese. 
Funambule
Attività  basate sulle trasmissioni della rete televisiva francese TV5.
LinguaCenter della University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign
 GRAMMAR SAFARI ed esercizi di ascolto interattivi.
Sito di risorse ed attività offerte dalla Macmillan
Self-Study Quizzes
Oltre 900 i questionari, tra le Activities for ESL Students pubblicate da The Internet TESL Journal.
 

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ELT (useful) sites

GENERALRESOURCES 

 

GRAMMAR and  VOCABULARY  

 

GAMES AND QUIZZES 

 

READING - WRITING - LISTENING - SPEAKING  

 

E-MAIL PROJECTS  and MOOS  


GENERALRESOURCES 
CNN Newsroom for ESL 
Weekly grammar and vocabulary activities based on  CNN's Newsroom and Worldview broadcasts from Brigham Young University-Hawaii Language Centre. 
Dave's ESL Cafe on the Web 
Almost every section below is covered on Dave's ESL Cafe. e-mail links, chat room, grammar quizzes, idiom page, phrasal verb page, quotes, grammar hints page, graffiti wall and lots more. One of the busiest EFL/ESL sites on the Internet. 
English for the Internet 
On-line school for grammar, listening, writing, TOEFL, Business, etc. using volunteer teachers. Requires an on-line test for new students but is currently free (classes are often full). The shape of language teaching to come. 
Englishtown 
Pen pals, chat pool, book store, on-line activities and the Internet English School with web based writing and conversation classes, all packaged in a very attractive and easy to use web site. 
General English Activities 
Excellent and very extensive set of English activities from the Virtual Language Centre at HK Polytechnic University. Includes pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and reading. 
LinguaCenter 
A rich site of ESL resources, mainly for students. Includes 'Grammar Safari', links to reading texts and interactive listening tasks based on web news. Good set of links to other students resources for grammar, skills, etc.. 
Planet English 
A chat and message centre and various grammar, idiom and and quiz activities at different levels. Registered students can also link up with an on-line English tutor. 
TOEFL Prep 
Excellent site with lots of on-line TOEFL preparation activities and details about the exam. Requires Shockwave plug-in. 

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GRAMMAR  

Digital Education Network (EDUNET): On-Line English Grammar 
A fairly comprehensive on-line grammar plus some grammar practice activities 
EDUNET: On-Line English Grammar Clinic 
Send your grammar questions and get an answer from an expert. Run by Lydbury English Centre in UK 
HyperGrammar 
A rather useful hypertext grammar from the University of Ottowa with a focus on the creation of good written text.
In-House Quizzes 
A varied set of on-line activities with a focus on grammar from John Wong at City University. 
Ruth Vilmi's On-line Grammar 
A site full of  activities for students. As well as a comprehensive on-line grammar there are also lots of grammar activities and links to other sites with grammar, vocabulary  and writing for students. 

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VOCABULARY  

Cobuild Idiom of the Day 
A new idiom each day from the Collins Cobuild site.
Cool Word of the Day 
A new word every day along with a definition. You can also have a look at past words. 
Dave's ESL Cafe Idioms Page 
Idioms plus a definition. You can get idioms at random or view the entire list. 
Kids Cool Word of the Day 
As above but for kids with words organised on a theme of the week. 
Longman Dictionaries 
Dictionary activities including kids games, 'Hot Word' and 'Idiom of the Week'. 
Merriam-Webster OnLine Language Centre 
Excellent resource with lots of fun with words including Word Game of the day, Word of the Day, Words for the Lighter Side and more. This is the text-only home page which loads very quickly but there is a graphics enhanced page too. 
Vocabulary Quizzes 
Hundreds of varied vocabulary quizzes for all levels from the Internet TESL Journal. 
Word for Word 
A fascinating site dedicated to all things lexicological. Only suitable for advanced level students. 

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GAMES AND QUIZZES 
CNN News Quiz 
Daily test of your knowledge of current affairs. 
Dave's ESL Cafe Quiz Centre 
Wide variety of interesting quizzes on vocabulary, grammar, idioms as well as history, geography, etc.. 
In-House Quizzes 
A variety of interactive quizzes from John Wong at City University. 
Self Study Quizzes for ESL Students 
Masses of quizzes from the Internet TESL Journal on a wide variety of topics as well as  grammar, vocabulary, idioms, etc.. 
Test Your English 
An English Proficiency test from Edunet with answers e-mailed back. 
Thumbs-Up! ESL 
A variety of quizzes at various levels.

 

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READING  

English Teaching/Learning Materials 
Extensive set of reading activities from S. Kathleen and Kenji Kitao. 
Internet Public Library 
A well-maintained library with interesting and varied sections for young kids and teenagers 
Real Reading 
Book reviews by ESL students organised according to topic. 
Soon Online Magazine 
A sort of online Readers Digest with stories from around the world in simplified English to help with reading. 

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WRITING   

The Cyrano Server 
Answer a few questions and this page will create a love letter for you. 
Dave's ESL Cafe Gaffiti Wall 
A chance to get your writing read by a world audience! 
Guide to Writing and Grammar 
Well organised site with a very nice interface. Covers every aspect of writing from  sentence to paragraph to essay level. Features an excellent and very comprehensive on-line grammar, quizzes and an enormous grammar clinic with archive questions from all over the world.
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant 
Very extensive menu driven writing assistant with a wealth of information on different styles of writing. For advanced learners only.
Purdue On-Line Writing Lab Web Server Home Page 
A whole range of tools and expert advice to help students improve their writing skills on-line. Includes a reference section with over 130 downloadable worksheets giving advice about all aspects of writing. 
Writing DEN 
Excellent site with graphics, sound and a wide variety of writing topics along with teachers notes, writing tips, word of the day. 

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LISTENING  

The ESL Listening Neighborhood 
A series of sophisticated reading/listening activities from the University of Florida. Requires Real Audio plug-in. 
Interactive Listening Comprehension Practice 
Listening comprehension exercises from the Intensive English Institute at the University of Illinois. Requires the Real Audio plug-in. 
Online NewsHour 
Main news stories in Real Audio format along with well illustrated text versions. A full archive back to 1996 with many hundreds of stories. Excellent resource for practising listening at intermediate levels and above. 
Short Listening Quizzes 
Listening quizzes from John Wong at City University. 

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SPEAKING  

English Pronunciation 
A whole series of activities to practise individual sounds including, minimal pairs, tongue twisters and dictation. Requires Shockwave and Quicktime plug-ins. 
Learning Oral English OnIine 
This site created by Rong-Chang Li at the University of Illinois has sample dialogues from everyday situations that students can listen to and practise. 

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E-MAIL PROJECTS  

Dave's ESL Cafe E-mail connection 
Key pals from all over the world wanting to exchange e-mails to practise English. 
Email Projects Home Page 
A clearing house for e-mail projects worldwide, sponsored by Outreach Technical Assistance Network (OTAN) of California. 
Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections 
A very active e-mail site with over 7000 subscribers. Not only connections, but also a useful archive. 

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MOOS  

SchMOOze 
Telnet into the Schmooze MOO and meet other on-line users or just nose around - a whole cyber world to explore. 

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