The English Link Site
Welcome to some of the best English links on the Net!
If you know any more, please send them to us.
Dictionaries
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| English-English dictionaries, including the Cambridge Learner's and Advanced Learner's Dictionary | |
| An online version of the world’s best-selling advanced learner’s English-English dictionary | |
| A great dictionary, where you can listen to how words are pronounced and record yourself too | |
| Lots of information with words in context | |
| Especially good for technical terms | |
| A great place to check out collocations, that is, which words can be used together. |
Writing
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| How to insert references in the text of your assignments/articles, and how to compile a reference list | |
| A free grammar checker that helps eliminate grammatical errors and improves your writing. |
Vocabulary
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Academic Word List – lists of essential words for academic and scientific writing (with exercises). | |
|
bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ |
Visit this site to broaden your science vocabulary. |
| Improve your professional English with a word or idiom every weekday. | |
| Combines the world's smartest dictionary with an adaptive learning game that will have you mastering new words in no time. |
Listening
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Lots of listening practice at easy, medium and difficult levels! | |
| Tune in to lots of different stations, all broadcasting in English. You can choose from music, news, sport, drama etc. | |
| Access to over 100,000 radio stations and more than four million podcasts streaming from every continent. |
News
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Links to news sites all over the world | |
| Scientific American's on-line magazine | |
| News links with categories (e.g. biotechnology, chemistry, ecology, etc.) | |
| Weekly business magazine | |
| The online home of the National Geographic magazine. |
English language learning resources
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish | Special section of the BBC website for learners of English |
| business-spotlight.de/news | The business version of Spotlight Magazine |
| englisch-hilfen.de/en/index.htm | Practise grammar, prepare for exams, do tests or just have fun playing games online. |
| english-4u.de | Another grammar site with lots of practice |
| spotlight-online.de | Website for Spotlight Magazine (monthly publication for German-speaking English language learners) |
Exams & Certificates
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Information about Cambridge EFL exams (First Certificate, Advanced, Proficiency etc.) | |
| An award-winning site with lots of practice for the Cambridge exams | |
| International English Language Testing System website |
Books
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Link |
Description |
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| The Grüental library and several links to other libraries too |