In this section, you are going to find many opportunities that the Centro Cultural recommends to improve your command of the English language.
Remember that the more you practice the more you learn, and not only in the classroom but outside as well. Therefore besides the activities we recommend, we also suggest watching television in English of going to the movies, but no subtitles! You can also borrow movies, books or magazines from our libraries, practice with the software in our laboratories and whenever you have the chance, practice with your classmates or people who already speak English.
The information in this section is organized in the following way: first, a chart with links to practices for the different levels of English Now and Speak Plus Intensive, and a chart with links for students of the Advanced Program and the TOEFL and TOEIC preparation courses.
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On Line Resources for all levels. |
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| Link |
Contents |
| http://a4esl.org |
Grammar, podcasts, idioms |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ |
General and business English |
| http://www.esl-lab.com/ |
Listening exercises |
| http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_all.php?cat_id=-48613&low_rec=120 |
Listening and transcripts |
| http://www.esl-lounge.com/songsab.shtml |
Songs and exercises |
| http://englishpage.com/ |
Grammar, listening and reading |
| http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/index.cfm |
Listening and transcripts |
| http://www.brainpop.com/ |
Reading, clips on many topics |
| http://eleaston.com/english.html |
Grammar, listening and reading |
| http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/index.php |
Grammar, listening, reading, phrasal verbs |
| http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/ |
Practice Tests |
| http://esl.about.com/ |
Grammar, listening and reading |
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English Now Levels 1-2-3 Speak Plus Intensive Levels 1-2 |
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| Link |
Contents |
| http://bogglesworldesl.com/ |
Vocabulary and conversations |
| http://www.dailyesl.com/ |
Listening exercises |
| http://www.123listening.com/ |
Listening activities |
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English Now Levels 4-5-6 Speak Plus Intensive Levels 3-4 |
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| Link |
Contents |
| http://www.anglesonline.org/ |
Movie trailers, movies, podcasts |
| http://www.cbc.ca/ottawa/esl/lessons.html |
Reading and listening exercises |
| http://english-zone.com/index.php |
Grammar, reading |
| http://www.eslpodcards.com/ |
Listening |
| http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/activity/listening.html |
Grammar, reading, phone conversations |
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English Now levels 7-8-9 Speak Plus Intensive 5-6 |
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| Link |
Contents |
| http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/intermediate/ |
Grammar, vocabulary, games |
| http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish.htm |
Articles, listening |
| http://www.coolenglishpodcasts.com/default.cfm |
Podcasts and exercises |
| http://www.englishclub.com/learn-english.htm |
Grammar, vocabulary, listening, phrasal verbs, writing |
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English Now Levels 10-11-12 Speak Plus Intensive Levels 7-8 |
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| Link |
Contents |
| http://www.eflnet.com/ |
Reading, listening, grammar |
| http://www.englishbaby.com/ |
Video, exercises, slang |
| http://www.eslwonderland.com/activities/index.htm |
Listening and reading activities |
| http://www.eslcafe.com/students/ |
Grammar, idioms, phrasal verbs, slang |
| http://www.focusenglish.com/dialogues/conversation.html |
Telephone conversations with interactive exercises |
| http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ |
Reading, listening and follow-up exercises |
| http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/upp_intermediate/ |
Grammar, vocabulary, games |
| http://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail?pid=19313 |
Podcasts and transcripts |
| http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/ |
Idioms |
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Advanced Program |
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| Link |
Contents |
| http://www.eslbusinessnews.com/index.html |
Listening and reading |
| http://englishmojo.com/ |
Listening exercises |
| http://www.betteratenglish.com/ |
Conversations and transcripts |
| http://www.fonetiks.org/ |
Phonetics |
| http://literacyworks.org/learningresources/ |
Stories and interactive activities |
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TOEIC and TOEFL Prep Courses |
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| Link |
Contents |
| http://www.1-language.com/esldirectory/toefltoeic.htm |
Practice tasks |
| http://www.examenglish.com/ |
Sample tasks |
| http://www.toeic-mex.com/ |
Sample TOEIC test |
| http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ |
TOEFL writing |
| http://www.englishraven.com/ |
TOEFL preparation |
| http://eslbee.com/ |
TOEFL writing |
