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Useful sites for research on English language, British, Irish and American culture

A cura della Prof.ssa Cristina Monti
I.T.C. "D. Bramante" Pesaro
Prima pubblicazione dicembre 2007

INDICE

General research - Reference sites - Dictionaries
ESL / EFL sites (English as a second / foreign language: useful sites for Learners and Teachers)
CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)
ESL for business
ESL / EFL for kids
International exchange programs and certifications
Songs and movies
Republic of Ireland
Great Britain
USA
Newspapers and magazines
Aggiornamento docenti lingua inglese / CLIL

1. General research - Reference sites - Dictionaries

http://www.rong-chang.com/encyclopedia.htm - Links to online encyclopedias.
http://www.ldoceonline.com - Search any word using the power of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
http://www.askoxford.com/ - Oxford online dictionary.
http://www.encarta.msn.com - Microsoft dictionary, encyclopedia and much more.
http://www.britannica.com - Encyclopaedia Britannica on line.
http://www.wikipedia.org - The worldwide free encyclopedia.
http://www.encyclopedia.com - FREE online library - now with reference works like Oxford Dictionaries, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia and millions of newspaper and magazine articles.
http://www.questia.com - The online library of books and journals.
http://www.history.com - History channel online.
http://www.bbc.co.uk - BBC homepage on the Internet.
http://www.guinnessrecords.com - Guinness World Records homepage.
http://pewebdic2.cw.idm.fr - LONGMAN Dictionary of Contemporary English online.
http://www.alphadictionary.com - Search 992 dictionaries online.
http://oxfordparavia.it/cerca - Italian/English/Italian online free dictionary. Oxford/Paravia editions.

2. ESL/EFL sites (English as a second/foreign language: useful sites for Learners and Teachers)

http://www.eslall.com - Absolutely one of the best Internet sites available for ESL. Highly recommended.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish - BBC?s resources to learn English having fun with daily updated activities - highly recommended.
http://bogglesworldesl.com/ - Plenty of printable flashcards and activities at all levels with ideas on how to use them and much more.
http://www.eleaston.com - Materials for teaching and learning.
http://eslus.com/esl/resource.htm - Highly recommended.
http://www.onestopenglish.com - Register for free e-lessons. Highly recommended for teachers.
http://school.discoverv.com - Discovery Channel's website for schools - great lesson plans and simple to use word search and crossword maker. Highly recommended for teachers.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/resourcematerials/Resources/ - A British government website. Recommended for both teachers and learners.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools - BBC's resources for students.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ - BBC's lesson plans and ideas for teachers - highly recommended.
http://abcteach.com/ - Flashcards and more at any level.
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/download/radio/innovations/innovations.shtml - A series of broadcasts on innovation in language education and CLIL made by the BBC. Very good for listening exercises. For teachers and advanced learners.
http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/- Teacher resource exchange.
http://www.stats4schools.gov.uk/ - Lesson plans and ideas based on maths and statistics.
http://a4esl.org - Hundreds of activities for ESL students at all levels.
http://iteslj.org - Thousands of links to language activities.
http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/ - Listening and vocabulary activities with audio.
http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons - Lesson plans for beginning to intermediate levels.
http://www.manythings.org - Vocabulary word lists with games, puzzles and quizzes.
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info - Penpals for kids, students and teachers; blogs, clubs, educational games. Schools and countries of the worl.
http://www.teflgames.com/games.html - Free ESL games and quizzes corner.
http://www.englishclub.com/- A site to help you learn English or teach English as a second language. Access to all pages is free. You'll find everything from lessons for students to jobs for teachers, including interactive pages such as forums, games, quizzes, chat, help and penpals.
http://www.englishforum.com/- Resources for learners and teachers of English. Very detailed.
http://www.anglik.net - The online resource for students of English as a second or foreign language.
http://www.englishbaby.com - Learn English! Meet Friends! It's Cool!
Learn English online for free at English! We use fun English lessonsa> to help you study ESL. Practice English with English Chat and English forums. Find Friends and penpals in different countries and test your English vocabulary with our vocab quiz! Don't forget to check out our lessons on English grammar and English slang as well! We're happy you chose English, baby! to learn English and have fun.
http://www.englishlistening.com - Listening exercises.
http://www.literacynet.org - Resources for literacy works. http://literacyworks.org/learningresources/ - Reading comprehensions with exercises.
http://www.soundofenglish.org/Presentations/tesol2000new2 - Listening exercises.
http://www.quia.com - Great website for bilingual and other activities. For teachers and students.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/index.html - Intermediate and upper-intermediate English lessons on current events.
http://www.speakuponline.it - Speak Up magazine resources.
http://www.zanichelli.it - Zanichelli editions online resources.
http://www.longman.com - Ideas and free resources for learners and teachers of English language. Online activities free support materials and get helpful tips on learning and teaching English. Includes a section on teaching using multimedia which is very interesting and useful.
http://www.webquest.org - web quest activities to be done in the language lab. Very nice and useful for modern didacticts.
http://www.learn-english-today.com/Proverbs/proverbs.html - proverbs and sayings commonly used in everyday conversation.
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/English_proverbs - English proverbs.
http://www.eyespeakenglish.com - Used worldwide by people, EyeSpeak is English language software that makes learning English a fast, easy and enjoyable experience.
http://www.tuneintoenglish.com - Using pop music to teach and learn English. Audio materials and worksheets to work in class and at home. Really appreciated especially by pupils 14-16 years old.
http://david.national-anthems.net - National anthems
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_English_picture_wordlist - Wikipedia - Basic English picture wordlist
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution - Excellent material for CLIL lessons on French Revolution
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk - A great site for CLIL lessons on history
http://www.englishgateway.com - English Gateway - ESL worksheets and vocabulary lessons for intermediate and advanced levels. Exercises on idioms, phrasal verbs and collocations.

3. CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)

Four speeches by Professors Hugo Baetens Beardsmore and David Marsh at the International Meeting on CLIL, held in Imperia in April 2008:
1. http://video.google.it/videoplay?docid=-4217236550754812702&q=clil&total=35&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=4
2. http://video.google.it/videoplay?docid=2712532255984911986&q=clil&total=35&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=8
3. http://video.google.it/videoplay?docid=-6268487896323324712&q=clil&total=35&start=10&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1
4. http://video.google.it/videoplay?docid=5506182780175877000&q=clil&total=35&start=10&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2
http://www.liceocopernico.it/clil/clildb.php - You'll access the archive of the Clil projects and materials of this excellent high school in Udine and also find lots of information about Clil in general terms.
http://www.scienceacross.org - Multilingual materials about many scientific topics; possibility to get in touch, exchange information and find schools around Europe interested in Clil. Subscribe now: it's still free!!
http://www.yteach.co.uk - Free video lessons with exciting multimedia activities and worksheets in chemistry, mathematics, physics and other scientific subjects. Really amazing and informative.
http://www.cilt.org.uk/clip/links.htm - National Centre for Languages / Links to CLIL materials.
http://www.onestopclil.com - Onestopclil - The Resource Bank for CLIL Teachers.
http://www.tieclil.org/ - TIECLIL - Translanguage in Europe - Content and Language Integrated Learning.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/education/cartecp/clil.php - Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Group.
http://www.euroclic.net/index.php?inhoud=inhoud/euroclic/main.inc - EuroCLIC: The European Network for Content and Language Integrated Classrooms.
http://www.geocities.com/bildnott/index2.htm - The CLIL & BILD Homepage - bilingual integration of languages and disciplines.
http://www.clilcompendium.com/ - CLIL Compendium - Using languages to learn and learning to use languages.
http://www.geography.org.uk/ - Furthering the learing and teaching oh geography.
http://www.ase.org.uk - ASE The Association for Science Education. Promoting Excellence in Science Teaching and Learning.
http://www.cilt.org.uk - CILT, the National Centre for Languages. Promoting a greater national capability in languages.
http://www.clilconsortium.jyu.fi - The CLIL Consortium is a network of experts who work individually, and jointly, on specific problem-solving and development tasks which concern ‘medium of instruction’.
http://www.ecml.at/mtp2/CLILmatrix/EN/qMain.html - CLIL Matrix, Achieving good practice in Content and Language Integrated Learning/bilingual education.
http://www.clil.nl/ctd/service/faq.html - CLIL Terminology Database (FAQ)
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution - Excellent material for CLIL lessons on French Revolution
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk - A great site for CLIL lessons on history
http://www.ccn-clil.eu - CLIL Cascade Network site: a great free Internet platform for CLIL educators.

4. ESL for business

http://www.eleaston.com/biz/home.html - Online resources about several topics related to business English.
http://www.eslflow.com/BusinessEnglish.html - Business lessons, surveys and questionnaires to be downloaded and used in class.
http://www.businessenglishpod.com/ - The business English podcast for professionals. Authentic listening materials.
http://www.better-english.com - Very good site to download English lessons on several topics, having first registered with a login a password.
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/europass/preview.action?locale_id=1 - European form for a Curriculum vitae.
http://europe.vault.com/nr/hottopiclist.jsp?ch_id=421&nr_page=13&cat_id=3431 - examples of CV forms for different job applications.
http://www.cl4englishlistening.wordpress.com - Peter Cullen's website. Canadian lecturer at Urbino University. Lots of material for business studies in English - Highly qualified links to Business English webpages.

5. ESL/EFL for kids

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html - Print-outs, colouring pages, crafts, dictionaries and much more. Highly recommended.
http://www.eslkidstuff.com - Highly recommended.
http://billybear4kids.com - Nice games and clip art.
http://www.englishbox.de - Rhymes and songs for kids ( ..and adults!).
http://www.first-school.ws - First preschool activities and crafts.
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/ - Maths flashcards.
http://abcteach.com/ - Flashcards and more.
http://www.kidsturncentral.com - Great online activìties, especially the jigsaws.
http://www.genkienglish.net - Elementary school English games, songs and much more.
http://www.englishclub.com/webguide - Englishclub.com section for kids.
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/teacherlinks/esl_links.htm - Links to bilingual websites for teachers and students.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/children - BBC Resources for children of all ages.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids - BBC history resources for children from 4 to 14.
http://www.askforkids.com - Website with many learning tools. Includes subject specific section.
http://www.surfnetkids.com - Cool website of what is hot for kids on the web.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids - Useful website for geography, maps, current events, and activities for kids such as links to articles and homework help.
http://www.kids.discovery.com - Discovery channel website where kids can learn about the world. With video and audio.
http://www.funbrain.com - Online educational games for kids of all ages, including math, grammar, science, spelling, and history.
http://www.stats4schools.gov.uk - Lesson plans and ideas based on statistics.

6. International exchange programs and certifications

http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/index.htm - University of Cambridge. English for Speakers of other Languages. Exams.
http://www.cambridgeesol.org - University of Cambridge. English for Speakers of Other Languages.
http://www.cambridgeesol.it - ESOL Italian site.
http://www.trinitycollege.co.uk/- London Trinity College exams and activities.
http://www.it.toefl.eu - Test of English as a Foreign Language. European site.
http://www.ets.org/toefl - ETS TOEFL site.
http://www.ets.org - Educational Testing Service Site.
http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/index_en.html - International Exchange Programs inside the European Union.
http://www.indire.it/socrates/index.php - site of Italian National Agency for exchanges.
http://www.britishcouncil.co.uk - The official site of the British Council.
http://www.globalgateway.org.uk - site to find resources on International Exchanges.

7. Songs and movies

http://www.lyrics.com - A whole host of lyrics.
http://www.dartagnan.ch - Lyrics.
http://www.lyrics4all.net - Websites with printable song lyrics.
http://www.hollywood.com - Movie reviews.
http://www.sing365.com/ - Songs and Lyrics.
http://www.musicalenglishlessons.org - ESL in Music.
http://www.forefrontpublishers.com/eslmusic - Teaching ESL through music with lesson plans.
http://www.esl-lounge.com/songstop.shtml - Song lyrics with suggestions how they can be used in class.
http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/music/artists - Learn more about music artists by exploring sites that include biographies, lyrics, photo galleries, videos, music downloads discographies, and more.
http://www.tuneintoenglish.com - Using pop music to teach and learn English. Audio materials and worksheets to work in class and at home. Really appreciated especially by pupils 14-16 years old.
http://www.freemoviescripts.com - Movie scripts
http://www.imdb.com - Internet movie database
http://www.simplyscripts.com/full_movie.html - Movie Scripts
http://www.scarlettonline.com/gone_with_the_wind_script_2.htm - "Gone with the Wind" - movie script (dialogues only)
http://www.scarlettonline.com/Gone_with_the_Wind_script.htm - "Gone with the Wind" - movie script (with stage directions)

8. Republic of Ireland

http://www.irlgov.ie - This site will help you to find government organisations or iniconeon. Provides links, indices of recent publications and a search engine that searches all government sites.
http://www.scoilnet.ie - The network for Irish schools. Contains articles on education in Ireland today.
http://www.ireland.com - Irish Times web.
http://www.ireland.org - Site with articles of current affairs and news in Ireland.
http://www.workpermit.com/ireland/ireland.htm - Iniconeon regarding getting a visa to work in Ireland.
http://www.workpermit.com/ireland/ireland.htm - Detailed iniconeon about living in Ireland including banking, accommodation, Irish economy, immigration and jobs.
http://www.eleaston.com/irish-eng.html - Lesson plans and activities all about Ireland.
http://www.irish-music.net - Website providing iniconeon about Irish music, musical instruments, music schools and festivals and sessions in Ireland.
http://www.ireland-iniconeon.com/irishmusic/irishsongs-music-lyrics-midis.htm - Access to the most popular Irish songs including lyrics and audio.
http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland - Links to everything Irish including history, folklore, music, food and literature.
http://www.searcs-web.com/sport.html - Guide to sports in Ireland with links.
http://www.ireland.ie - Irish Tourist Board website.

9. Great Britain

http://www.britishcouncil.org/ - British Council official site.
http://www.royal.gov.uk - The official website of the British Monarchy.
http://www.parliament.uk - British Parliament homepage.
http://www.thecommonwealth.org - Commonwealth Secreteriat homepage.
http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/britishisles - The British Isles. History, geography, population and much more.
http://www.explore.parliament.uk - UK Educational Parliament Website.
http://www.Number-10.gov.uk - 10 Downing Street (residence of the Prime Minister) Website.
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/- The Scottish Parliament homepage.
http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/- Northern Ireland Assembly homepage.
http://www.studyoverseas.com/universitiesuk.htm - British Universities and Colleges.
http://www.britishcouncil.co.uk - The official site of the British Council.

10. USA

http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa - US Department of State International Iniconeon homepage.
http://www.usa.gov - The US Government's official Web Portal.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/- Welcome to the White House.
http://www.globalcomputing.com/american-universities.htm - American Universities. Complete list of each Community College and University in the United States.

11. Newspapers and magazines

http://www.msnbc.msn.com - Breaking news, World and US stories and headlines.
http://www.cnn.com - CNN homepage.
http://www.bbc.co.uk - BBC homepage.
http://www.guardian.co.uk - The Guardian homepage.
http://www.iht.com - International Herald Tribune Homepage.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk - Daily Mail homepage.
http://www.economist.com - The Economist Homepage.
http://www.ft.com - Financial Times Homepage.
http://www.washingtonpost.com - Washington Post homepage.
http://www.nytimes.com - New York Times online.
http://www.wsj.com - Wall Street Journal homepage.
http://www.time.com - Time magazine online.
http://www.examiner.ie - Irish Examiner online.
http://www.ireland.com - Irish newspaper online.
http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent - The Independent website.

12. Aggiornamento docenti lingua inglese / CLIL

http://www.pilgrims.co.uk - Teacher training magazine about teaching adults and business clients.
http://www.hltmag.co.uk - English training magazine with articles from teachers around the world. Includes articles, publications and lessons from around the world.
http://www.tttjournal.co.uk - Teacher Training Journal- International magazine and facts about training in teaching.
http://www.iatefl.org - Website for teacher training and development. Enables and encourages all categories of teacher to take more responsibility for professional and personal evolution.
http://www.longman.com - Ideas and free resources for learners and teachers of English language. Online activities free support materials and get helpful tips on learning and teaching English. Includes a section on teaching using multimedia which is very interesting and useful.
http://iteslj.org - On the Web Links to online ESL journals and magazines.
http://www.salaprof.it/home.asp - congresses, didactics, books, articles and resources.

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