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FutureMe  

This site is all about writing an email to yourself which you can then set to be delivered at a point in the future.

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Average: 3.5 (21 votes)

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Videojug  

Watch the videos and learn how to do lots of different things like...how to do magic and party tricks, how to care for kittens, how to fix a dripping tap.

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Average: 3.5 (13 votes)

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Podcasts in English  

This podcast site has real conversations in English at 3 levels from elementary to upper intermediate. Each listening is from 3 to 7 minutes on a whole variety of interesting topics.

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Average: 4.5 (13 votes)

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Writefix - argument essays  

This site is aimed mainly at learners preparing for the IELTS or TOEFL tests. How to write argument and opinion essays - step-by-step. With sample answers.

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Average: 3 (26 votes)

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World Service - Learn English - Video Nation  

A selection of videos taken from the BBC Video Nation archive with comprehension exercises, tapescripts, practise grammar and vocabulary skills in Language Fix.

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Average: 4.6 (7 votes)

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English Listening Lounge  

This site features listening texts on a variety of topics. In the free guests area there are thirty authentic passages, graded into three broad levels, from New Listeners to more advanced level listeners, each lasting from 30 seconds to 5 minutes.

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Average: 2.9 (9 votes)

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PowerPoint Presentations on Writing  

Watch PowerPoint presentations giving advice on different areas of writing, such as spelling rules, writing clauses and writing paragraphs.

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Average: 3.1 (21 votes)

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In Search of Shakespeare  

This is a really useful site with lots of Shakespeare-related materials. Students can watch video clips of Royal Shakespeare Company performances and read biographies.

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Online Writing Lab  

This site forms the online element of a US college-based writing clinic. There are resources available in the form of online exercises, handouts and PowerPoint presentations focusing on different aspects of academic writing,

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Average: 2.7 (3 votes)

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The Writing Centre - Academic Writing  

This site looks at the academic essay on two levels. Firstly, it looks at text-level features of essays, providing tips on areas such as the introduction, conclusion and constructing paragraphs,

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Average: 4 (5 votes)

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