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APPENDIX II: INTERNET RESOURCES

1. Reference: general and specialized dictionaries, corpus and thesaurus.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ (linked to "Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary".

Excellent website, student friendly. You can check words/expressions in the “British English”,
“American English” or “Business English” categories, as well as get an immediate translation
in different languages. The synonyms are emphasized visually and you get sections like the
“word of the month” or a blog)

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com (very complete, very useful. Financial, legal,

medical English, with phonetic transcription – British and American pronunciation.
Acronyms, idioms, origin of words)

http://macmillandictionary.com (free online dictionary. User friendly, indicates “red words”

(frequently used; thesaurus, lots of notes on usage, games)

http://merriam-webster.com/ (linked to "Merriam Webster Online Dictionary". Very detailed

information on every word, examples, synonyms, related words, etc. You can listen to the
pronunciation too. Multiple "links" to other dictionaries. “Word of the day” section, including
origin)

http://es.forvo.com/ (pronunciation dictionary, very useful to compare accents from Ireland,

England, US, Australia, etc. You find more information on common words and expressions. It
´s a collaborative effort, so some words are not there yet. It´s not only about English, you find
lots of other languages. You may also participate as a Spanish native speaker)

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com (very complete and easy-to-understand legal

dictionary. User friendly)

http://www.linguee.com/ (translation dictionary and search engine (if you choose to

translate from Spanish, it can do so in English, German, French and Portuguese). On the lef
you will find the possible translations, on the right those translations are underlined in
specific texts so that you can choose in a more knowledgeable way)

http://www.onelook.com (search through association of ideas; crosswords, "trivial")

http://www.yourdictionary.com (monolingual, bilingual and thesaurius)

http://www.yourdictionary.com/specialty.html (online)
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http://www.urbandictionary.com (slang dictionary, includes quite a lot of the expressions

which you shouldn´t use, very rude)

http://view.byu.edu/ (includes "BYU Corpus of American English", "British National Corpus"

and a corpus based on Time magazine)

http://wordweb.info/ (downloadable)

2. Reference: grammar

http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/ “Edufind” is a web page that has been created

to advertise language courses (among them, English online). However, it also hosts a section
on grammar which covers many different points and is explained in an easy way. You can also
test your English level or join “Englishtown”, an English learning community, for free (you
have to sign up). You can access daily English lessons and free vocabulary-building i-phone
and android apps.

http://www.englishpage.com/grammar (structures, lesson plans, quizzes… 5 levels of

difficulty. Easy-to-find grammar points; complete, but at the same time student-friendly
information. "Irregular verb flashcards": you can delete the ones you know.)

http://www.englishlearner.com (grammar, crosswords, reading … especially for intermediate

students)

http://esl.about.com/od/englishgrammar/ all levels; however, specific grammar points may

require a lot of clicking and the explanation is not always complete)

3. Reference: vocabulary

http://a4esl.org/q/h/idioms.html (self-study quizzes on idioms)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/ (interesting quizzes to improve

your vocabulary)

http://esl.about.com/od/englishvocabulary/tp/top10vocab.htm (also "business English")

http://www.englishlearner.com (cloze tests, crosswords, reading comprehension, especially

for intermediate students, but there is a section for advanced students as well)
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http://www.focusenglish.com/dialogues/conversation.html (idiomatic and everyday

expressions in context)

http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html (CBS and CNN news story archives.

ADVANCED level. You choose a story and, on the lef, you can do different comprehension
and vocabulary activities based on it)

http://www.manythings.org/slang/ (covers more than 200 American slang expressions)

http://syvum.com/online/english.html (vocabulary exercises, especially for kids; jumble

puzzles, proverbs)

http://vocabulary.co.il ("match game", "unscramble", "letter box", "crosswords", "quizzes",

etc...)

4. Songs

http://allphonetics.blogspot.com.es/ (The songs are selected to emphasize and teach a

particular phonetic difficulty. You have to fill in gaps (sometimes the songs are phonetically
transcribed). It includes the music videos)

http://www.azlyrics.com (includes the videos in a different section, no subtitles)

http://www.lyrics.com (“Top album” section)

http://www.lyricsworld.com/ (lots of options for each song, including links to “Youtube”,

karaoke versions, etc.)

http://www.sing365.com/ (“hot lyrics” section, biographies, previous albums, etc.)

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5. Reference (GENERAL)

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish.htm (A free LearnEnglish site that can help you

develop your English skills through interactive word games, lyrics, stories, competitions and
poems, grammar exercises, etc. Interesting “internal testing system” with exam practice.
There is a special “Business and work” section. Top tips and a Kids' Zone for younger learners.
Downloadable apps.)

http://www.citycol.com/basic_skills/activities%20english.htm (interactive activities: Reciting

texts, working with words, writing texts, punctuation, grammar, speaking and listening).

http://www.curso-ingles.com (A complete English course. Three levels: beginners,

intermediate and advanced level, especially grammar and pronunciation)

http://www.elrebumbio.org/english/index2.php (different activities: grammar, vocabulary,

writing, listening, etc)

http://www.mansioningles.com/ (friendly interface, the information and exercises is easy to

find; most of the material is for intermediate students, but advanced students can find
listening comprehension exercises and specific vocabulary glossaries)

6. Listening and speaking

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/podcasts/ (news, you can sort them out by radio station or

topic; downloadable)

http://www.elllo.org/ (English Language Listening Lab Online (ELLO) A very interesting site.
You can choose a listening by topic, country, different accents, etc You get the scripts and
exercises. There are 7 levels, and number 6 is the right one for advanced students)

http://es.englishcentral.com/videos#!/index/all/all/easiest/0 (although you have to log in,

you can do lots of things for free. You basically have to repeat the sentences in a video so as
to improve your pronunciation and your speaking skills)

http://esl.about.com/od/englishlistening/English_Listening_Skills_and_ActivitiesEffective_Lis
tening_Practice.htm (good for listening at all levels, filling gaps or answering questions)

http://www.listen-to-english.com/ Free site with more than 200 podcasts that you can listen
to on your computer, ipod, smartphone or MP3 player. Ideal for INTERMEDIATE students as a
starting point because of the speed, which is relatively slow. The texts contain lots of vocab.
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and expressions, but the most difficult ones are underlined and you can check them
immediately.

7. Videos

http://www.c-span.org/about/videoLibrary/ (a video library on cultural, economic, etc. issues; you

can also see, for example, videos on your favourite writers or books)

http://www.marthastewart.com/967789/how-cook (37 videos on “cooking fundamentals”)

http://www.videojug.com/(useful short videos on all kinds of subjects: recipes, family and education,
beauty, DIY, arts and crafs, etc. The script or a summary of it is provided below. You usually have too
put up with an advertisement first. )

8. Literature and culture

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003jhsk (“The World Book Club” – 30-minute

interviews with well-known authors about a specific book. The audience at BBC radio asks
questions too).

http://www.contemporarywriters.com (British Council's section on literature. You may

subscribe to a free newsletter)

http://www.education-world.com (interesting articles for teachers)

https://www.englishclub.com/listening/poetry.htm (listen to poetry as you read it)

http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK (cultural issues. Information on the history of Great

Britain, customs, “calendar of events” in the UK, “photo gallery” and “trader´s market”, with
links to providers of “medieval” crafs, etc.)

http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/ ("Voice of America". The news and news items on

a variety of topics with tapescript, also stories in American English)

http://www.projectbritain.com/ (all about British Culture and History as elaborated by

Woodlands Junior School)

http://vocaroo.com/ (voice recording site)