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Here, you can post useful webpages with grammar, vocabulary, pronunciations, readings+audio, etc etc

Regards!

[damon@English24/7]

I just answered a question about free on-line classes in this post http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/student/viewtopic.php?t=19447.

For pronunciation, you might find this page http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/# useful.

I just discovered simple Wikipedia http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page, although it may be of more use for teachers.

BBC World Service has a "Learning English" page http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml that could be fantastic, with a little more work.

This site http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ also has news-based lessons. I haven`t had the opportunity to use them yet so let me know if you like them.

damon

[DamianGriff]

I have started a new website called www.linguagum.com (LINGUAGUM). It's free, and it works like this:

1: Choose a category.
2: Sign up.
3: Check your email for a message from FEEDBURNER (maybe in spam folder.)
4: Activate feedburner.
5. We will send you an mp3 audio file every day in your email complete with language and grammar notes - free.
6. You practise your pronunciation and learn new vocab every day.
7. Save it to your mp3 player and practise it on the bus.
8. That's it! It's easy and effective... your English will improve much, much faster if you use LINGUAGUM.

Check us out - you have nothing to lose and everything to gain! WWW.LINGUAGUM.COM

Don't forget to contact me if you have any questions about it.

Damian
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www.linguagum.com provides ESL students with manageable daily mp3-format workloads as a supplement to a traditional language course or as revision.

[Linh]

I know this useful website and want to share with you. Some of you may know it already.

http://artefact.lib.ru/languages/english/index.html

Here you can download lots of good materials for learning English e.g. Cambridge IELTS listening materials (including pdf files and audio files), Longman grammar books, etc. --> really useful!

But as it's a Russian website, you need to know some important things when you download:

"The following is a step-by-step instruction on getting access to the files you need.

1. LEFT-click on a link to a book. Don�t use right mouse button, it won�t work out as it gives you fake link.

2. Wait for a small pop-up window (don�t forget to unblock pop-ups in your browser) with some Russian text and 5 numeric buttons, one of which you must press to start downloading. Please remember that there is only ONE button that will help you, all others will just close the window. Now you�re getting to the point where I�ll explain you how to find out which button is A CHOSEN ONE (forgive me, Harry).

3. Look at the text (I didn�t mean READ it). The last word means the number of the button you have to click, written in Russian language.

4. �один� means 1, �два��2, �три��3, �четыре��4, �пять��5. It can be learned very quickly and easily, and I even omit the fact that you�re now a polyglot.

5. LEFT-CLICK a button you�ve just derived.

6. Enjoy your download."

The link to these instructions can also be found on the top of the web page (in red). It looks complex but quite easy, in deed. Hope you'll enjoy it (like me )

Best regards,

[worldclass]

www.agentschat.com - discussion about studying abroad.
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[wizardargon]

http://www.audiobooks.org/
I found it by google.com
There are too many audios in this website ,u can download for free.
I think it is very useful to improve listening.

[DamianGriff]

Here's one possibility:

http://www.grammarbook.com/

You may find it useful for reference.

Damian
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www.linguagum.com provides ESL students with manageable daily mp3-format workloads as a supplement to a traditional language course or as revision.

[DamianGriff]

In addition to my previous post, I just wanted to say that it seems like a reliable and serious website (www.grammarbook.com). If you are feeling rich, you can even pay $1 a question if you want to ask them something about grammar or punctuation! That being said, there seems to be a lot of useful and, as I say, reliable information on the site (free of charge) and a couple of interactive quizzes you can take.

damian
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www.linguagum.com provides ESL students with manageable daily mp3-format workloads as a supplement to a traditional language course or as revision.

[DamianGriff]

Hello,

Have a look at this website...

http://www.elliesenglish.com/

Hilarious. Reading and listening practice. Don't miss it.

Damian
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www.linguagum.com provides ESL students with manageable daily mp3-format workloads as a supplement to a traditional language course or as revision.

[DamianGriff]

here's another site I found. www.roadtogrammar.com

nice site with LOTS of grammar quizzes and resources for teachers and students. Very useful, I thought.

Damian
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www.linguagum.com provides ESL students with manageable daily mp3-format workloads as a supplement to a traditional language course or as revision.