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Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
Listen while you read: How do you find out the meaning of words which you have never seen before? Do you translate them? While this is quick and easy, it is probably not the best way to improve your...
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English Central
(Sorry, no recording to listen to while you read this blog post at the moment as I’m losing my voice! I will add it when I feel better) English Central is a website which allows you to watch videos,...
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Quizlet
Listen while you read: Part 1: (to the end of ‘Print your flashcards’) Part 2: (practise your spellings to play a typing game) Part 3: (How to join quizlet to end) What is Quizlet exactly? We start...
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English Club
In the first guest post on Independent English, Tara Benwell introduces EnglishClub.com, a site with many different areas for English learners to explore and use. Tara works very hard as the...
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Reading more effectively
Listen while you read. Part 1 (to the end of ‘Find out how difficult the text is’) Part 2 (from ‘Prediction’ to ‘Looking up vocabulary’) Part 3 (from ‘Using reading to practise grammar, vocabulary and...
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Twitter for English-Language Learners
Do you have a Twitter account? Do you tweet in English? Did you know there are lots of people you can follow who can help you with your English? If you don’t have a Twitter account, this video will...
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IELTS-friendly podcasts
I’ve already written an introduction to podcasts, including what they are and some activities that you can use with them. Photo taken from http://flickr.com/eltpics by @acliltoclimb, used under a CC...
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Preparing for IELTS: Useful Links
Are you currently preparing for the IELTS exam? If so, you might have noticed that there is a lot of stuff available on the internet to help you. But where do you start? Here! This post gives you a...
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Tips for developing your listening skills 1 – dictations (1)
Let’s face it: listening in another language is hard. Really hard. Golden rule #1 for developing your listening is to listen often. There is no replacement for regular listening practice. This could be...
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Business English self-study links
One of my students recently asked me what she could do to help her work on her business English at home, in addition to attending the general English classes she has with me. I found a few links to...
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