Here is the list about links for learning English. I have to thank my friends and colleagues Karin and Linda (from Kiel), as well as Richard (from San Francisco) and Moira (from Montreal) for

Here is the list about links for learning English. I have to thank my friends and colleagues Karin and Linda (from Kiel), as well as Richard (from San Francisco) and Moira (from Montreal) for suggesting valuable links to my list:

Useful Links for teachers (and students!) of English

Dictionaries and Thesaurus

www.merriam-webster.com/

http://www.lingvosoft.com/English-Russian-Dictionary/

Be careful, though, when translating whole phrases and texts by translation tools on the web. Sometimes results maybe poor. Please rely on what you have learned by your teachers and your own linguistic instincts, rather than running into the copy-paste-trap. Teachers will realize quickly, when translations are done by machine …;)

General English courses online

www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

http://www.eslcafe.com/

http://www.teachingtips.com/blog/2008/06/24/100-best-resources-and-guides-for-esl-teachers/

http://englischlehrer.de/

Keep up your English: Lesson plans

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teachingenglish/plans/uptodate.shtml

Podcasts for Listening Comprehension

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/podcasts/

BBC World „Science“ and „Click“ (Computer Magazine)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world_radio_and_tv/

Example for „Science in Action“

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ldzyw

English pronunciation

Homographs I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB1amZpfDaQ&feature=related

Homographs II

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WeLJj_dUc8&feature=related

Phrases

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/index.html

Exercises with „Breaking News English“

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

Dictation exercises

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/dictation.html

Listening, Reading, Exercises, Computer Games

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/

Creative Writing

Example: How to apply mind maps for creative writing

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/using-mind-maps-develop-writing

Tips for creative writing:

http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative1/

http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Short-Story

A short video clip on story writing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vMPj5APhjgc

Bookclub: Listen to real authors

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003jhsk/clips

POEMS

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/

Grammar exercises with fun

http://www.chompchomp.com/handouts.htm

Powerpoint slides for teachers on various topics

http://chompchomp.com/presentations.htm

Food for thought and discussions

http://www.miniature-earth.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=dGCJ46vyR9o

http://www.7billionothers.org/

AUTHORWARE

Freeware to create all kinds of puzzles, i.e. word find etc.

www.puzzlemaker.com

Lingofox: What a powerful software this is! Click on the British flag in order to read the English text.

www.lingofox.de

Special sites for Russian learners of English

http://www.linguee.com/english-russian

www.l ingualeo.ru

Best regards

Martin Lange

Director of Key Skills Center

Head of the „Lektorat Deutsch als Fremdsprache“ (German as a Foreign Language)

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