Grammar Sections

1
Grammar Sections

• Silvia Monti
• Cultura, cinema e nuove tecnologie
• SILSIS 2005-2006

2
Theory

• Common Errors in English http//www.wsu.edu/bria
  ns/errors/index.html
• Irregular Verbs http//www.gsu.edu/wwwesl/egw/jo
  nes.htm
• Guide to Grammar and Writing http//webster.ccc.c
  ommnet.edu/grammar/

3
Practice

• Grammar Help http//www.ruthvilmi.net/hut/help/gr
  ammar_help/
• Interactive English Language Exercises
  http//www.englishforum.com/00/
• Anagrams http//www.manythings.org/anagrams/
• Fun Park
• http//www.englishclub.com/

4
Practice

• Activities for ESL Students
• http//a4esl.org/
• ELC Study Zone (grammar)
• http//web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/
• ESL Lessons and Links
• http//home.earthlink.net/sclark98/

5
Quizzes

• BBC Quiznet http//www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/lea
  rningenglish/quizzes/index.shtml

6
Listening

• Randalls ESL Cyber Listening Lab
• http//esl-lab.com/
• Listen to English by Radio
• http//listening.englishclub.com/radio.htm
• BBC World Service Learning English
  http//www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
  
• Welcome to London
• http//www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish
  /

7
Listening

• Elllo English Language Listening Lab Online
• http//www.elllo.org/
• English Trailers
• http//www.english-trailers.com/
• NPR National Public Radio
• http//www.npr.org/

8
Reading

• A Midsummers Night Dream http//members.tripod.c
  om/nadabs/ThePlay.htm
• SOON
• http//www.soon.org.uk/content.htm
• Stories for Scouts http//www.macscouter.com/Stor
  ies/
• ELC Study Zone (reading)
• http//web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/
• EnglishClub.com
• http//www.englishclub.com/reading/index.htm

9
Speaking

• American Accent Training http//www.americanaccen
  t.com/intonation.html
• English Pronunciation http//pronunciation.englis
  hclub.com/index.html
• Varieties of English
• http//www.ic.arizona.edu/lsp/

10
Vocabulary and Writing

• Learning English http//www.bbc.co.uk/worldservic
  e/learningenglish/
• Word Spy
• http//www.wordspy.com/index.asp
• Word Safari http//www.home.earthlink.net/ruthpe
  tt/safari/index.htm
• Word Wizard
• http//www.wordwizard.com

11
Dictionaries and Reference Material

• WordNet
• http//www.cogsci.princeton.edu/wn/
• Onelook Dictionaries
• http//www.onelook.com/
• Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary
  
• http//www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cmudict

12
Dictionaries and Reference Material

• Yahoo Reference Dictionaries http//dir.yahoo.com
  /reference/dictionaries/
• Rogets Thesaurus Search Form
• http//humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET
  .html
• English-English Dictionary
• http//dictionary.reference.com/

13
Online News and Magazines

• This Day in History http//www.yahooligans.com/do
  cs/tdih/
• BBC News Online
• http//news.bbc.co.uk/text_only.stm
• CNN Interactive
• http//www.cnn.com/

14
Online News and Magazines

• UK newspapers
• The Daily Herald-Tribune
• http//www.dailyheraldtribune.com/
• The Independent
• http//www.independent.co.uk
• The Sunday Times
• http//www.timesonline.co.uk
• The Guardian
• http//www.guardian.co.uk

15
Online News and Magazines

• UK Newspapers
• The Mirror
• http//www.mirror.co.uk
• The Globe and Mail
• http//www.theglobeandmail.com
• The Observer
• http//observer.guardian.co.uk/

16
Online News and Magazines

• USA newspapers
• Los Angeles Times
• http//www.latimes.com
• USA Today
• http//www.usatoday.com
• New York Times
• http//www.nytimes.com
• The Washington Post
• http//www.washingtonpost.com

17
Online News and Magazines

• Magazines
• Life
• http//www.life.com/Life
• Discover
• http//www.discover.com
• The Economist
• http//www.economist.com/

18
Online News and Magazines

• Magazines
• Time
• http//www.time.com.time
• The Wall Street Journal
• http//online.wsj.com/public/us
• Newsweek
• http//www.msnbc.com/id/3032542

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Idioms and slang

• Slang of the Day
• http//www.manythings.org/daily/
• Commonly Used American Slang
• http//www.manythings.org/slang/
• Dictionary of Slang and Colloquialisms of the UK
  
• http//www.peevish.co.uk/slang/
• Toon into Idioms
• http//www.elfs.com/2nInX-Title.html

20
Idioms and slang

• English Daily
• http//www.englishdaily626.com/
• The Idiom Jungle
• http//perso.wanadoo.es/tobyrob/jungle.html
• London Slang
• http//www.londonslang.com/