TIPS FOR AUTONOMOUS LEARNING
EOI JOHAN FERRNDEZ DHEREDIA, CALATAYUD (March 2015)
http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/
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Resources organized by categories: https://delicious.com/natalialzam/
1. LEVEL OF ENGLISH
http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/cual-es-mi-nivel-en-un-idioma/
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR):
http://www.oapee.es/oapee/inicio/iniciativas/portfolio/niveles-de-competencia.html
DIALANG: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/researchenterprise/dialang/about
Instituto Nacional de Evaluacin Educativa (INEE) -preguntas de comprensin (from A1 to B2)
Duolingo test center:https://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2015/01/21/duolingo-test-center-cual-es-mi-nivelde-ingles/
http://www.britishcouncil.org/aptis/preparation-material (Aptis, British Council certificate)
2. READING COMPREHENSION
News:
http://elpais.com/elpais/inenglish.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/
http://www.newsenglishlessons.com/ (B1)
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ (B1)
Pedagogical texts
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/reading/readingcomprehension
http://www.eslfast.com/
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/reading.htm
http://www.world-english.org/english_reading.htm
Literary texts
http://www.world-english.org/stories.htm (Classic short stories)
Roald Dahl: Lamb to the Slaughter / The Landlady
Peter Ackroyd (http://literature.britishcouncil.org/peter-ackroyd) (B2+)
3. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Watch TV online: http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/ver-programas-tv-otros-paises-porinternet/
Real videos subtitled in English: http://watchinenglish.blogspot.com.es/
Podcasts:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/podcast/0.html
http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/bbc-podcasts/
The English We Speak
6-minute English
6-minute Grammar
6-minute Vocabulary
The Listening Project
From Our Own Correspondent
Womans Hour
Digital radio: Tune In Radio (http://tunein.com/) (*****)
Songs: Musixmatch: https://www.musixmatch.com/ (*****)
(http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2014/10/23/musixmatch-lyrics-player/)
http://musicenglish.co.uk/
http://www.lyricstraining.com/
http://www.lyricsgaps.com/
http://www.its-teachers.com/interact/songs/default.asp
Films:
http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2013/10/05/peliculas-para-aprender-ingles/
http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/ (*****)
http://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/
http://cinema.clubefl.gr/
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/index.html
http://www.multimedia-english.com/contenidos/listado/videos
http://dvd-subtitles.com/trailers.html
TV shows:
http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2013/09/17/series-para-aprender-ingles/
http://ororo.tv/en (*****)
News:
http://www.newsinlevels.com/ (Euronews,transcription)
http://www.englishblog.com/ (words that appear on the media, updated almost daily)
http://www.reuters.com/news/video/reuters-tv (transcription)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ (BBC news for children / teenagers- easier to understand)
http://www.cnn.es/studentnews/ (transcribed and subtitled)
listening comprehension exercises:
http://www.listenaminute.com/
http://www.listen-and-write.com/
http://www.examenglish.com/index.html
4. WRITING
Dictionary: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ (*****)
Language exchange:
http://polyglotclub.com/ (*****)
http://lang-8.com/ (*****)
https://hinative.com/ (*****)
5. SPEAKING
http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/ (voice and text Exchange)
http://www.conversationexchange.com/ (live practice, pen-pals and voice / text chats)
http://www.sharedtalk.com/ (voice / text exchanges)
http://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/your-top-10-language-exchange-websites-for-speaking-english-fluently/
Pronunciation:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
http://www.forvo.com/ (native speakers have recorded themselves pronuncing words, names, place
names) (*****)
Expressions to use in an oral test:
https://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2015/02/25/expressions-to-use-in-a-speaking-test-monologueinteraction/
http://mythatsenglish.blogspot.com.es/2014/11/madrid-teacher-talking-about-classifieds.html
Usual topics: http://englishinguiaintermedio.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/topics-for-the-speaking-test/
6. VOCABULARY
Flashcards: http://quizlet.com/
Mind maps:
https://bubbl.us/ https:/
/www.text2mindmap.com/
http://popplet.com/
Visual dictionary: http://visual.merriam-webster.com/index.php
How many words do you know?: http://testyourvocab.com/
http://fraze.it/: find expressions, set phrases, in real contexts (*****)
Oxford Online Collocation Dictionary: http://oxforddictionary.so8848.com/
7. GRAMMAR
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/6min_gram (BBC 6-minute grammar, podcast)
http://www.agendaweb.org/
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/
http://www.roadtogrammar.com/welcome/winload.swf
http://autoenglish.org/basicgrammar.htm
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps/learnenglish-grammar-uk-edition
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/murphys-english-grammar-in/id848215354?mt=8
8. DONT BE A TOURIST
Watch a radio / TV show being recorded:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/tickets/ (UK)
http://www.applausestore.com/home (UK)
Greeters: http://www.globalgreeternetwork.info/ (*****)
