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Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Beets and Turnips

Check out what a turnip looks like at http://www.irteb.com/herbal/images/turnip.gif
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And this is a beet!!! http://www.minnesotaschoolofbotanicalart.com/Walser%20Kolar%20-%20Beet%201.jpghttp://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/veggies/images/beet.jpg
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Suggested non-fiction resources

  • Teen Kids News - Created by longtime news executive Al Primo, the weekly, half-hour program features a team of teenage reporters and anchors who report news that is of interest to young people.
  • CNN Student News - Our mission is to break down complicated news stories with easy-to-understand explanations from CNN reporters all over the world. We represent all sides of a story equally: no opinion; no slant; just the facts.
  • PBS Newshour Extra - News for Students and Teacher Resources Grades 6-12
  • Youth Radio - YR Media is a national network of young journalists and artists who create multimedia content for this generation.
  • National Geographic
  • NPR News - Coverage of breaking stories, national and world news, politics, business, science, technology, and extended coverage of major national and world events.
  • Time - Breaking news and analysis from TIME.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science and entertainment news.
  • TED Ed - TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customized lessons, etc.
  • The Learning Network From Ny Times - Teach and learn with The Times: Resources for bringing the world into your classroom.

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Readings

  • Bibliomania - full-text online library (fiction)
  • East of the web - Short stories (different genres)
  • Cuentos en inglés (w/wo activities)
  • English Reading Room - free online newspapers, magazines, etc. from all over the English speaking world
  • Page by Page Books - several classic books online for free
  • Classic short stories
  • About reading (a reading corner for English learners)
  • Mistranslations We Love
  • Audiobooks
  • National Geographic
  • NYPL - New York Public Library (ebooks, audiobooks, music & video)
  • Desiderata
  • If
  • Moving Words - favourite quotations selected by users and celebrities from around the world.
  • Ozymandias
  • Predicting the Future - zozanga.com. Funny statements about the future.
  • Reader's Digest - This is the online version of the popular magazine. High-interest articles about social, health, political and economic issues. Check out the quizzes, fun and laughs sections.
  • The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
  • The Monkey's Paw

Reading Online Exercises

  • Are biofuels the answer to the energy question?
  • Colour
  • Do You Have a GSOH? (Good Sense of Humour)
  • Eco-Communities: Dockside Green
  • Forget it! Memory Loss and the Piano Man
  • How Do You Learn Best - Multiple Intelligences
  • Identity Card in the UK
  • Live and Let Die
  • On the Other Hand (Left-Handedness)
  • Readings about UK and American culture (authors, icons, music, people, festivities, etc.)
  • Taboo or not Taboo?
  • Terrorism
  • The Moon Landings: Fact or Fiction?
  • The Naked Truth?
  • Up in the Air

Listenings

  • Englishpond.com - listening exercises (intermediate&advanced)
  • BBC Learning English - Listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar, quizzes, games
  • The economist. Audio edition - The audio edition contains word-for-word recordings of all articles published in The Economist, read by professional broadcasters and actors. It is ideal for anyone who wants to listen to articles while travelling, exercising or just relaxing.
  • TED - Ideas worth spreading
  • TED Talks - 2000+ talks to stir your curiosity
  • TEDTalks by brilliant kids and teens
  • English Radio Stations - online radio stations. zozanga.com
  • English Page - online news and culture broadcasts, online music, online movies, online radio and more.
  • Cyber Listening Lab - General listening quizzes, long conversations with real video, etc.
  • Listenings on different topics (different levels)
  • English Listening Activities - English by region, interviews, listening exercises
  • Elllo - listening lessons with videos
  • This week in history
  • engVid - video lessons that cover English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, IELTS, TOEFL and more.
  • Lyrics training - listen to music and complete the lyrics
  • Audiobooks
  • Audioliterate

Vocabulary

  • Environmental Verbs: Take Action
  • Check Your English Vocabulary for TOEIC
  • Amusing Proverbs
  • BBC Learning English - Words in the news
  • The 100 Funniest Words in English - List of curious and funny words.
  • Good Word Dictionary
  • Mansión inglés - Vocabulario temático agrupado por secciones
  • Today's Good Word - One new word each day. Definition, word history, etc.
  • Job Interview vocabulary - Here is an impressive collection of links to sites that offer useful vocabulary lists, phrases, and collocations related to job resumes and job interviews.
  • Clichés - The Book of Clichés lists well-known phrases to say in times of trouble in a number of categories.
  • BBC News Vocab
  • BBC Tennis Vocab
  • BBC Football Vocab
  • BBC Science Vocab
  • Learn It - An archive of answers to your questions about English language.
  • Proverbs
  • More Vocabulary Lists - Enter the site. Then click on 'Vocabulary' on the right side of the page. In the arrowed box, click on a category and then click on the "print" box. Handy lists.
  • Vocabulary Lists (Topics: describing people, jobs, colors, love, holidays, etc. Different levels).
  • English Vocabulary Pool Online
  • Vocabulary lists with Spanish translation

Homophones

  • Recognising homophones - BBC worksheet 3
  • Recognising homophones - BBC worksheet 1
  • Practice Your Homonyms - Here is a huge site where you can practice your homonyms by doing short quizzes.
  • Allan Cooper's Homonyms - Here is a list of homophones. Homophones are one or two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or spelling (as the words "see", "sea" and the letter "C").

Idioms

  • Idioms - Enter the site. Then click on 'Idioms' on the right side of the page. In the arrowed box, click on a category and then click on the "print" box.
  • Autoenglish - A site to practice idioms, phrasal verbs and slang by subject areas. Read through the idioms and their definitions, and then take an interactive quiz. A colourful site!
  • Goenglish.com Idioms - The GoEnglish.com Idiom Dictionary teaches the exact meaning of idioms and phrases. Join to receive a weekly preview of idioms or check click on each idiom in the idex to get a detailed explanation of each idiom.
  • Stories with Idioms - Study one idiom at a time, with an explanation and a dialogue illustrating the idiom in focus.
  • Idioms form A-Z - Take a quiz and practice idioms, form A-Z. Remember to use your on-line dictionary for help.
  • English Zone - Here is a collection of idioms by themes (animals, body, food, relationships, sports). Study a page and then take a quiz. There is also an idiom dictionary with sample sentences and related idioms.

Grammar

  • Agenda Web- hundreds of free English Exercises
  • English Area: Grammar (Theory, downloadables and online activities)
  • English Verbs Online - Online English verb conjugation trainer
  • Grammar & Grammar Quizzes
  • Grammar, Games, Writing Tips, Punctuation - Check out 'The English Language' (Where is English spoken?, What is good writing?, Spelling in English), 'Guide to Punctuation', 'Tips for Good Writing' and 'English Blog'
  • Grammar quizzes - Practice on points of English grammar
  • Non - errors : Those usages people keep telling you are wrong but which are actually standard English
  • Common errors in English usage
  • Online Grammar Explanations
  • Grammar help - Discussion for learners and teachers of English
  • OM Grammar (Theory only)

Spelling

  • Ridiculous Spelling - Visit this site! It explains how crazy English spelling is in an informative and entertaining way. Click at the top of this page for more links (spelling clues, word families, word fun…etc)
  • A Spelling Test - A short test on 50 commonly misspelled words.
  • Listen and Spell - Listen to the word to complete the sentence, type in your answer, and then check it! Level 4 and level 5 are recommended
  • Spelling Page - English-Zone.com offers many exercises for advanced learners. Click on " Spelling Practice" and then go to "Advanced Spelling Words."
  • Spelling Rules - Tips and exercises on spelling, capitals, sentence construction, parts of speech, english as a second language, exercises (and answer keys) and professional writing.

Writing

  • Writing skills (essays, biographies, book reports, research papers, bibliographies, letters, spelling&grammar, term papers, sentence structure, etc.)
  • Job Seeker - guide to writing resumes with tips for fresh graduates and good examples of how to use "powerful" language
  • How to guides - Writing a great CV, interview skills, psychometric testing
  • Curriculum Vitae and cover letter - pdf.
  • Resume, CV, Cover Letter, and Job Letter Samples - sample resumes, resume writing, sample cover letters, sample curriculum vitaes, resignation letters
  • Writing Tips - english4today offers great writing tips. Check them out!
  • English Writing - Spelling rules, punctuation, hyphenation, use of capital letters

Speaking

  • Learning Communities for ESL

Common errors

  • Easily Confused Words
  • Common Errors in English

Abbreviations and acronyms

  • Abbreviations and Acronyms - many categories

TOEIC®

  • Test 3000 net - preparation for TOEIC exam. Register for free and access 6 complete TOEIC® exams
  • Pass the TOEIC® test - free activities, study tips. TOEIC® word list, etc.
  • Capman English Corner - all sorts of TOEIC® related resources
  • Free TOEIC® online practice test
  • Free TOEIC® tests and practice online - englishteststore.net
  • Your English Test TOEIC® exam practice
  • ETS Global: Free TOEIC® sample tests
  • 1 TOEIC® test - 4tests.com
  • TOEIC® exam practice - examenglish.com
  • Reading practice (different topics) - selfaccess.com
  • Free TOEIC® practice test challenge
  • English Club TOEIC® practice
  • TOEIC® Listening practice - english-test.net
  • Global exam TOEIC® resources
  • CanPacific College TOEIC® Part V practice
  • The TOEIC® game - class activity to work vocabulary with students
  • TOEIC® picture quiz - activity to use in class with students
  • How long is the TOEIC® certificate valid for?
  • TOEIC® exam locations and dates in Spain

IELTS® (International English Language Test System)

  • What is IELTS® ?
  • Why choose IELTS® ?
  • Which version of IELTS® is right for you?
  • Academic or General Training?
  • Test format
  • Types of questions
  • How is IELTS® marked?
  • Score processing and reporting
  • Writing Task 1: Band Descriptors (PDF)
  • Writing Task 2: Band Descriptors (PDF)
  • IELTS Podcast
  • Speaking: Band Descriptors (PDF)
  • Security and integrity
  • Test Takers Information
  • Information for Candidates Booklet (PDF)
  • Test sample materials
  • IELTS® Teacher's Corner
  • Cambridge Teaching Resources (Teachers)
  • Exam overview, sample tasks, IELTS® preparation, materials, etc.
  • Free Practice Tests for learners of English

TOEFL iBT®

  • TOEFL iBT® tips&information
  • Free TOEFL iBT® exams and correction
  • TOEFL iBT® writing samples with corrections
  • example writing topics, answers and scores
  • ibt example speaking topics
  • TOEFL iBT® speaking and writing exam practice
  • Free TOEFL iBT® exam samples - examenglish.com
  • TOEFL iBT® speaking practice tests - english-itutor.com
  • TOEFL iBT® speaking self-developer -onlinenglish.net
  • TOEFL iBT® writing lab (check out the forum) - global-english.lefora.com
  • TOEFL iBT® practice test - toeflibtcourse.com
  • TOEFL iBT® prep - 4tests.com

GMAT

  • Articles with GMAT exam tips
  • Babson's GMAT simulation test - three tests (micro, mini & full) with score estimations
  • GMAT tutorials (quantitative, verbal & AWA tutorials)
  • HULT's GMAT simulation test - three tests (micro, mini & full) with score estimations.
  • Kaplan's free GMAT Practice Test and Review
  • Official GMAT site - Free GMAT Prep software
  • Princeton's GMAT practice test for $4.99
  • Veritas GMAT preparation course. Free exam with score reports and performance analysis. 6 more exams for $49.

Online Level Tests and others

  • Vocabulary Level Tests
  • Dialang - The computer test Dialang has been developed with European support to help people to determine their linguistic skills in most European languages. The results are divided per skill: writing, grammar, vocabulary, listening and reading.
  • Free Online English Language Level Test and Assessment

Dictionaries

  • wordreference.com
  • alphadicitonary.com - Specialty dictionaries: abbreviations, sports, business, cooking, engineering, e-Commerce, accounting, advertising, enviroment, etc.
  • yourdictionary.com - Vast link of dictionaries, grammars, and other language resources.
  • Dictionary.com - Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia
  • Cambridge Dictionary Online - BrE/AmE
  • Merriam-Webster OnLine (dictionary/theusaurus) - AmE

Encyclopedia

  • Encyclopaedia Britannica Online

Cultural Stuff

  • Australian Culture
  • Canada
  • Christmas
  • Guy Falkes Night or Bonfire Night
  • Halloween or Mischief Night
  • Readings about UK and American cultural stuff (festivities, authors, people, icons, etc.)
  • Thanksgiving Cartoon Fun

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PODCASTS

  • Vaughan radio
  • BBC.co
  • Better at English - Helping learners of English succeed
  • Businessenglishpod.com - business English podcasts
  • B@E - tons of podcasts with transcripts and other listening activities with different levels
  • CNN.com - Podcasting (video and audio)
  • eslpod.com - podcasts on different topics
  • Listen to English - learn English!
  • Podcasts in English - different levels
  • Podomatic - podcasts for advanced learners of ESL
  • Podcast alley - news, sites, etc.

Pronunciation

  • Interactive phonemic chart
  • Phonemic chart - Type in phonetic symbols and learn English pronunciation; transcribe words to photenics
  • 21 accents
  • Ezslang - Reduce your accent, speak more naturally, and understand conversational speech
  • ispikit - pronunciation, training and assessment, anywhere
  • Fontetiks.org - online pronunciaiton guides to 9 varieties of the English language and 9 other languages
  • Forvo - all the words in the world pronounced
  • inogolo - English pronunciation guide to the names of people, places, and stuff
  • Howjsay.com - free online talking dictionary of English pronunciation

News

  • Breaking News English - online exercises on current news
  • News in Levels - World news for students of English (different levels)
  • NPR -reading and listening
  • BBC News
  • The New York Times (with the IHT)
  • The economist
  • International Herald Tribune
  • VOANews.com - Voice of America. News, TV programs, radio programs and others.
  • Monthly News Digest (Listening)
  • This Week in History (Reading)

TV Series and Others

  • The Internet Movie Database
Free Daily Cartoon / Comic View Today's Cartoon
Free Daily Cartoon by Bravenet.com

Jokes, Comic Strips, and Others

  • Calvin and Hobbes - daily strips
  • Dilbert
  • Funny Misspelled Words
  • G-Rated Limericks
  • Garfield
  • Oxymorons - Phrases or words that seem to contradict themselves.
  • The Philosophy of Words

Games

  • ESL games (word match, anagrams, puns, rhymes, pangrams, jokes, palindromes, etc.)
  • Activities for ESL Students
  • BBC Learning English - Wordmaster. Three different levels.
  • Best place to learn English for all (all sorts of resources)
  • Better English Exercises - Interactive exercises for general and business English. Grammar, spelling, vocabulary, sentence construction, matching, crosswords. Over 350 exercises!
  • Brainbashers.com - A collection of brain teasers, puzzles, riddles, games and optical illusions. Updated regularly.
  • E.L. Easton - Vocab lists & games, English around the world, abbreviations
  • eflnet ESL/EFL- Grammar, phrasal verbs, vocabulary, listening (advanced), reading (advanced).
  • English page- Nouns, adjectives, prepositions, etc.
  • Game Zone - A huge bank of language games to play on-line!
  • Mindfun.com - "Serving up mind-challenging games and puzzles since 1996!"
  • The Best Exercises from the Best Websites - Listening, Reading, Grammar Exercises
  • WordMania - vocabulary games
  • English Tongue-Twisters
  • Zozanga.com - tongue-twisters

Quizzes

  • Proverbs - Quiz on over 230 common proverbs sorted alphabetically.
  • Business Vocabulary quizzes - Linguarama exercises help you improve your English for business pruposes. Vocabulary, grammar, writing, polite language. Answer keys on-line. Subjects include Sales, Personnel, Cross-Cultural Communication.
  • BBC Quizzes

txtspk

  • Lingo2word - Plain English/Lingo online translations
  • Netlingo
  • Techdictionary - list of txt abbreviations

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Further learning and teaching resources

  • Mansión del inglés (Secondary; listening, grammar, reading&vocab)
  • Saber Inglés (secondary education ESL: short stories, grammar, listening, writing, songs, games, teacher's corner, etc.)
  • Busy Teacher (worksheets and lesson materials)
  • Learn English Teens from British Council
  • MorEnglish (English resources for 12-15yo)
  • 1-3ESO (Centro Nacional de Desarrollo Curricular en Sistemas no Propietarios)
  • PenPal world (write and get to know other people)
  • Upside Down (Secondary, learn English and get to know NZ)
  • Quizlet for teachers (great resource to complement learning; gamification)
  • Brainscape (flashcards online; already made or make your own!)
  • ESL Lab (Listening quizzes)
  • Cuentos en inglés (short stories w/wo activities)
  • Playcomic (3&4 ESO+1&2BACH): vocab, grammar, writing skills-narrative
  • 4ESO MECD (recursos tic educación)
  • Share my lesson (ESL resources and lesson plans)
  • Dave's ESL Café (grammar lessons, idioms, PV, quizzes, slang, etc.)
  • BBC Learning English
  • Linguapress (Free tchr&st resources for ESL: reading, grammar and games)
  • Colour your English (1ESO)
  • Groove to English (online activities, different topics different levels, different skills)
  • RD School (4 courses to learn English; need to enroll; songs, movies, etc.)
  • Spain by Mike Randolph (podcast, essays, videos)
  • Blog con recursos en inglés de Luis G. Narbona
  • English on the rocks
  • OM Grammar (Theory only)
  • Open Culture (Free cultural and educational media: books, courses, MOOCs, movies, eBooks, textbooks)
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