DICTIONARIES:

• WordReference (bilingual dictionary), https://www.wordreference.com/

• Ozdic (collocations dictionary), https://ozdic.com/

• Longmanwebdict, http://www.ldoceonline.com/

• Cambridge, http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

• Oxford, https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

• Macmillan, http://www.macmillandictionary.com/

• Merrian-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/

• Collins, https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

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RADIO AND TELEVISION:

International:

• Radio Garden, http://radio.garden/

BBC            http://www.bbc.co.uk

• Learning English, http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

• Radio, http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/

• BBC iPlayer, https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer

• BBC News, https://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/bbcnews    

VOA            http://www.voanews.com/  

• Learning English, https://learningenglish.voanews.com

• Wordmaster, https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/1978161.html

• Video, https://learningenglish.voanews.com/p/5631.html

• Words & their stories, https://learningenglish.voanews.com/z/987

ABC Australia's public broadcaster       http://www.abc.net.au/ 

• Radio, http://www.abc.net.au/radio/

• Behind the News, https://www.abc.net.au/btn/

NPR (National Public Radio)          http://www.npr.org/

• Radio Podcasts, https://www.npr.org/programs/ 

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NEWSPAPERS:

British:

• The Guardian, http://www.guardian.co.uk/

• The Independent, http://www.independent.co.uk/

• The Daily Telegraph, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

• The Times, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/

• Metro, https://metro.co.uk/

• Private Eye (satirical magazine), http://www.private-eye.co.uk/

American:

• The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/

• The Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/

• The Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/

• USA Today, https://eu.usatoday.com/

• Reader's Digest, http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/

• The Onion (satirical magazine), https://www.theonion.com/

• The Borowitz Report (satirical section of the New Yorker), https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report

• Snopes (a publication that spots fake news), https://www.snopes.com/

Australian:

• The Age, http://www.theage.com.au/

• Sidney Morning Herald, https://www.smh.com.au/

• The Canberra Times, https://www.canberratimes.com.au/

• The West Australian, http://www.thewest.com.au/

• The Australian Newspaper, https://www.news.com.au/

• Perth Post, http://www.postnewspapers.com.au/

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PRONUNCIATION: 

• International phonetic alphabet, https://www.ipachart.com/

• Phonetic alphabet fonts (Department of Phonetics and Linguistics, University College London), http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/ipa-unicode.htm

• Pronunciation (British Council), https://esol.britishcouncil.org/content/learners/skills/pronunciation

• Phonemic chart (British Council), https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemic-chart 

• Forvo (native speakers pronouncing words), https://forvo.com/

• Phonetic transcription application, https://tophonetics.com/

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GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY EXERCISES: 

• BBC Learning English, https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/

• Learn English (British Council), https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/

• Oxford, https://elt.oup.com/student/practicegrammar/ 

• Using English, https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/

• Cambridge Assessment (smartphone app), https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/games-social/quiz-your-english/

• ESL Lounge Students, https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/picture-vocabulary-quizzes.php 

• English Grammar Online, https://www.ego4u.com/ 

• Better English Lessons, http://www.better-english.com/

• Wyzant, https://www.wyzant.com/resources/lessons/english/esl

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION: 

• TED Talks and TED-Ed. Videos and audio files on just about any topic under the sun, with subtitles and (on the TED Talks site) transcripts. https://www.ted.com/ and https://ed.ted.com/
  

• Radio Interviews: This BBC site has a collection of interviews, originally produced for radio, with people as diverse as Bob Marley and Margaret Thatcher or Rowan Atkinson. Many of the interviews are based around facets of British culture and are organised alphabetically. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer

• Lyrics Training: practice listening comprehension with song lyrics. https://es.lyricstraining.com/en/

• ELLLO: English Language Listening Lab Online. Listen to English speakers from all over the world. Over 400 listening activities that include quizzes and texts. New listening every day. http://www.elllo.org/index.htm

• English Listening Lounge https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening.php

• ESL-Lab.com: Randall's ESL lab offers listening with online quizzes, activities and scripts, at easy, medium and difficult levels. http://www.esl-lab.com/

• Want to keep your English up to date? You can listen to David Crystal's talks http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1728_uptodate/index.shtml

• BBC recordings of news and other interesting stuff especially created for students of English. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

• A compilation of films to learn English, organized by levels. (In Spanish.)

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PODCASTS:

English Language Learning:

   ESL Podcast

With English as a Second Language Podcast, you will improve your English by listening to native speakers talk and discuss topics of interest to you.  You'll learn new idioms and expressions and learn to use them the way native speakers do. http://www.eslpod.com/website/index.php

   TOEFL Podcast

With TOEFL® Podcast, you will improve your English by listening to native speakers talk and discuss topics similar to those that will appear on the TOEFL® or IELTS exams. https://player.fm/podcasts/Toefl

   Adept English     

Listen and learn method to help you speak English fluently. It's much more enjoyable if you learn English in the way that your brain naturally wants to learn. https://adeptenglish.com/lessons/

   English Story Podcasts

Improve your English by listening to fun, entertaining stories.  You'll learn new idioms and expressions and learn to use them the way native speakers do. If you are an advanced speaker of English looking for an interesting, entertaining way to improve your English, listen to them.  https://player.fm/podcasts/English-story

Radio:

• The Chris Evans Show. A weekly Saturday afternoon show from BBC Radio 2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/evans/

News:

• ABC News Australia Podcasts https://www.abc.net.au/news/feeds/

• AP News Podcasts https://www.theguardian.com/podcasts

• BBC Global News Podcasts https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nq0gn/episodes/downloads

• CBC News Podcasts https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcasts/comedy/because-news/

• CBS News Podcasts https://www.cbsnews.com/podcasts/

• CNN News Podcasts https://edition.cnn.com/audio

• FOX News Podcasts https://radio.foxnews.com/podcast/

• Global News Podcasts https://globalnews.ca/pages/original-podcasts/

• NPR News Podcasts https://www.npr.org/podcasts/500005/npr-news-now

• NBC News USA Podcasts https://www.nbcnews.com/podcasts

• SKY News Podcasts https://more.skynews.com.au/podcasts/

• The Independent UK Podcasts https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/podcasts

• The Guardian News Podcasts https://www.theguardian.com/podcasts

• Voice of America Podcasts https://www.voanews.com/listen/programs

Comedy:

• The Now Show. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present an end of week mix of stand-up, sketches and songs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/nowshow.shtml

Travel:

• BBC Travel Podcasts https://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/category/factual-travel

• Forbes Podcasts https://www.forbes.com/sites/fionatapp/2020/03/18/7-of-the-best-travel-podcasts-to-satisfy-your-wanderlust/

• Wanderlust Travel Podcasts https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/top-travel-podcasts-you-need-to-listen-to/

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READING:

Books online:

• Classic Reader http://www.classicreader.com/allauthor.htm

• Digital Books for English Learners https://www.digitalbook.io/blog/free-ebooks-for-english-learners/

• English e-reader (different language levels available) https://english-e-reader.net/

• Good Reads https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/free-online

• Online Literature http://www.online-literature.com/

• Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org

Study guides:

• Gradesaver  http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/

• SparkNotes http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/

Stories:

• Short stories. http://www.short-stories.co.uk/

• Crime Fiction https://www.crimeonline.com/category/crime-library/

Humour:

• Joke Post  http://www.jokepost.com/links.html

• The LaughLab  http://www.laughlab.co.uk/winner.html

Quotations:

• https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/famous-quotes

• https://www.keepinspiring.me/famous-quotes/

• https://www.pinterest.es/dollygajjar/quotes-english/

• http://www.quotationspage.com/

• https://www.superprof.us/blog/english-language-quotations/

Oddities:

• http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/

• https://oaeblog.com/

Biographies:

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/

• http://www.biography.com/

• https://www.notablebiographies.com/

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OTHER INTERESTING SITES FOR LEARNERS OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE:

General English resources:

• Hot English Magazine - learn, listen to and practise English online   https://learnhotenglish.com/

• 7esl: vocabulary resources. https://7esl.com/

• Flo-Joe: activities to prepare Cambridge examinations. https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/

• Free English teaching and learning resources http://www.eslgold.com

• A fun study site for learners of English as a Second Language http://www.manythings.org

• Dave's ESL café www.eslcafe.com

• Free online English lessons & ESL/EFL resources http://www.englishpage.com/

• English as a Second Language http://esl.about.com/

• The British Council's free site to help learners and teachers of English, http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/

• Improve your English and maths with Skillswise: Factsheets, worksheets, quizzes and games to help improve your skills. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/

• LanguageGuide.org offers free sound integrated resources for learning languages: pictorial vocabulary guides, grammar and vocabulary tutorials and interactive readings. http://www.languageguide.org/

• (Reading and Writing) The biggest adult literacy campaign the BBC has ever undertaken and the first to have entertainment at its core http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/raw/index.shtml

 Britain:

• Tourist information about Britain https://www.visitbritain.com/gb/en

• London http://www.londontown.com/

• The Big Project https://www.thebigproject.co.uk/

• Automobile Association route planner http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp

• Streetmap http://www.streetmap.co.uk/

Serious stuff:

• Council of Europe: Portfolio https://www.coe.int/fr/web/portfolio

• Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las lenguas: in Spanish http://cvc.cervantes.es/obref/marco/ and in English https://www.coe.int/en/web/portfolio/the-common-european-framework-of-reference-for-languages-learning-teaching-assessment-cefr-

• Dialang Project:  European Language Council (diagnostic language tests) https://dialangweb.lancaster.ac.uk/

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INTERESTING SITES FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE:

• Blog de Cristina https://www.cristinacabal.com/

• Busy Teacher https://busyteacher.org/

• Internet TESL Journal (Monthly web journal) offers articles, research papers, lessons plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas & links. http://iteslj.org/

• Cambridge ESOL Examinations: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/

• Onestopenglish offers free resources, teacher support, lesson share, vocab & grammar, you name it! http://www.onestopenglish.com/

• Humanising Language Teaching http://www.hltmag.co.uk/

• International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language http://www.iatefl.org/

• TESOL-Spain http://www.tesol-spain.org/

• Teacher's Television. http://www.teachers.tv/node

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PUBLISHING HOUSES:

• Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/

• Macmillan Education https://www.macmillaneducation.es/

• Oxford University Press https://global.oup.com/?cc=es

• Pearson https://www.pearsonelt.es/

• Penguin Books S.A. http://www.penguinspain.com/

• Richmond http://www.richmond.com.mx/

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