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1000 Images on the Tip of my Tongue 

http://www.ccdmd.qc.ca/ri/expressions/

This interactive site focuses on idiomatic expressions that have the same meaning in French, English, and Spanish, yet cannot be translated word for word. Each language has its own section – just choose which you want.

  • over 1000 expressions and their equivalents organized by theme
  • context of each expression provided and illustrated
  • pronunciation tool
  • exercises

Immigration et Communautés culturelles (Government of Québec)  

http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/employment/looking-finding/learn-english.html

This is an important site for new immigrants, as it provides valuable information about settling in, housing, and language training. It features:

  • organizations that offer free, low-tuition, or paid courses
  • useful information on trades, job search, and language requirements needed for employment
  • online government forms and electronic services

 

Improve Your Writing (University of Bristol)  

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_01.htm

This site provides clear explanations of various elements of grammar, punctuation, and writing style. Particularly useful for advanced ESL students, it offers:

  • concise and clear explanations
  • interactive exercises

Interesting Things for ESL Students 

http://www.manythings.org/

This site has a varied collection of amusing and unusual offerings prepared by ESL teachers that use diverse learning strategies. It will appeal to different learners and exercise multiple skills. It permits students to:

  • exercise multiple skills including grammar, vocabulary, listening, spelling, and pronunciation
  • have fun while improving English skills

International Herald Tribune 

http://www.iht.com/pages/index.php/

One of the most sophisticated and well-written sources for news, the international edition of The New York Times provides quality reading accompanied by audio and video material. It features:

  • articles linked to more detailed information
  • opportunities to participate in discussions via blogs

Internet Archive 

http://www.archive.org/

This site is dedicated to developing a permanent collection of historical content in digital format. Texts, audio, video, live music recordings – all of these are presented here, making this an exciting resource for any student or teacher project.

As an aside, you can also access the Wayback Machine from this site. By entering any website, you will be taken to a listing of multiple versions of that site as it developed over time as far back as 1996. This may not do much more for your English learning than simply distract you, but it is fun to try, and maybe there is an interesting project somewhere in there about the evolution of the Web.

iTools 

http://www.itools.com/lang/

Need to look something up? This is the place to go. The site features multiple search engines to meet all research needs. Its search engine function includes:

  • language
  • research
  • finance
  • map quest



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