Study+Resources

=Study Resources= //Provided courtesy of the The Free University of Bolzano Language Centre//




 * Are you looking for somewhere to practise a specific skill? Well, it's time to go fishing :-)**

Newspapers and Magazines:
[] [] [|www.telegraph.co.uk] [|www.empireonline.com/interviews] (go to “text interviews”: how to express opinions) [|www.telegraph.co.uk/comment] ( how to develop opinions) [|www.empireonline.com/reviews] [|www.time.com]

Tasks for self-study:
These are some of the basic things to do with these tools:

With all of them begin by looking at the title and predicting the content/ the vocabulary.
 * Before you listen**

Summarising is always a useful thing to do as well. 1. **Podcasts**: listen for attitude/opinion of speaker: e.g. [|bbc podcasts], [|mikesradioworld]; (see below) 2. **Reviews**: identify main speakers; what they like/don’t like, e.g. [|www.soundonsight.org ,] 3. **Interviews**: identify main areas discussed and take notes, e.g.[| www.abc.net]. [|au/rn/podcast] (see below)
 * While you listen**

Choose 5 words or expressions that you noticed and write your own examples with them.
 * After you have listened**

Radio news and listening sites:
[|www.empireonline.com/interviews] video interviews (C1) [|www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts ( Different levels)] [|www.mikesradioworld.com] radio news from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the U.S. (Different levels) [] (C1+) [|www.soundonsight.org] “best films of all times”: trailers, podcasts [|www.abc.net.au/rn/podcast] Australia: forums, debates, talks, documentaries; etc. ( C1 /C2) [|www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home] B1 and lower [|www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice (Different levels)] [|http://edition.cnn.com/services/podcasting] (C1) [] Different levels [|www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/tae] A2 [|www.manythings.org] B1 and lower [] B2 [|www.englishenglish.com] beginners to advanced

Reading/ Listening/Viewing:


Use these sites to find out about different topics and to develop your knowledge:

[|www.nationalarchives.gov.uk] [|www.factmonster.com] [|www.eatwell.gov.uk] [|www.cmha.ca www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff] [|www.abc.net.au] [] “Stonehenge “ ; shortcut to PBS podcasts for listening []

For self-study: lexis and grammar


[] [] [] quizzes, vocab exercises, tips for essay writing [|www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar] grammar and exercises [] pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary exercises [] with lists of free webpages [] quizzes [|www.englishclub.com] with list of useful sites [|www.edufind.com/english/grammar/toc.cfm] grammar topics, tests, quizzes [|www.usalearns.org] beginners to intermediate (complete online course) [|www.englishenglish.com] beginners to advanced www.rong-chang.com with list of useful sites [|www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml] grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation [|www.oberoi-net.com/language.html] with list of useful sites [|www.towerofenglish.com/a-z.html] [|www.dienneti.it/risorse/lingue_straniere/inglese.htm] [|www.learn-english-today.com/index.html] grammar lessons, idioms, phrasal verbs, vocab exercises www.english-online.org.uk grammar exercises at various levels [] [|www.usingenglish.com] [|www.manythings.org] [] punctuation [] elementary to advanced [] articles [] punctuation and spelling [] intermediate to upper-intermediate [] vocab building

Grammar and writing:
[] (to prepare for university study)

Dictionaries and Reference
[|www.oxforddictionaries.com] [|www.macmillandictionaries.com/dictionary-online] [|www.pons.eu] [|www.oxfordadvancedlerarnersdictionary.com] [|www.linguee.de] [|www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html]

[|www.webcorp.org.uk] [|www.americancorpus.org] [] [|www.lextutor.ca/concordancers/concord_e.html]
 * Corpora**

(for you to find out how frequent a word is): [] [|www.wordcount.org/main.php] [|www.wordfrequency.info/files/entries.pdf]
 * Frequency lists**

[|www.ted.com] videos on various topics; great speakers
 * Great Presentations**

[|www.learn-english-today.com/business-english/telephone.html]
 * Useful phrases for telephone conversations**

[] go to ”exam preparation“ ESOL [] [] Free Preparation material for FCE [] Free Preparation material for CAE []l Free Preparation material for CPE
 * International certificate preparation**

[] [|www.fun-with-words.com] [|www.free-english-games.com]
 * Crosswords and word games**

[|www.ok.co.uk] [|www.people.com]
 * Magazines: fashion/gossip**

[|www.english-corner-online.com] [|www.busuu.com]
 * Finding a conversation partner**

[|www.quotationspage.com] [|www.famous-quotations.com/asp/origins.asp] []
 * Other**


 * Useful hyperlinks for Academic Writing**

[|www.refworks.com] [|www.endnote.com] [|www.citeulike.org] [|www.apastyle.org] []
 * Referencing**

[|scholar.google.co.uk] [|answers.yahoo.com]
 * Research for essays**

[|www.tedtalks.com] [|www.ocw.mit.edu] []
 * Online podcasts or lectures**

[|www.jstor.org] [] [|www.sciencedirect.com] [|www.openculture.com]
 * Databases and journals**

[|www.mindmeister.com]
 * Planning**