English Language

BBC

http://www.bbc.com/

CNN

http://edition.cnn.com/

NBC News

http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news

Huffingtonpost

(they can choose whatever edition/country they like, limited to English-speaking countries):

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news

New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/

http://dictionary.cambridge.org

Online dictionaries from Cambridge University Press. You can find Advanced Learners’ Dictionary, Dictionaries of American English, Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

http://www.longman.com/dictionaries

Word games organised according to level.

http://www.m-w.com/

The best online dictionary for American English. It includes Thesaurus.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

Grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening exercisers available. Very thorough answers to students’ questions!!!

http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz/

Grammar exercises for S1 & S2. Exercises on idioms, words, and slang for S3-5

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/alle_grammar.htm

Here you can find over 200 exercises covering a wide range of grammar topics.

Answers are provided, most of which are with explanations.

http://www.elfs.com/2nInX-Title.html

Learn idioms through cartoon and audio. Enjoy it!!!

http://www.englishforum.com/00/students

Click the items “Today’s idiom” and “Today’s famous quotation”.

Other links for self-learning e.g. interactive English exercises, e-books of famous novels are also available

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_idiommatch1.htm

Try this challenging common English idioms matching quiz. You need a piece of paper and a pen to do the quizzes because the page design does not allow you to type.

http://education.jlab.org/reading

Reading comprehension passages on science topics are available. Read the passage and find out the correct words that are missing in the sentences. Answers and scoring are provided.

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/reading/

These stories are accompanied with reading comprehension. Answers are provided and a score is given for each answer. You can also try the story recreation exercise by putting the sentences in the correct order. A gap-fill exercise is also provided.

http://www.westminster.edu/staff/brennie/writerro.htm

There are many common errors which can be easily and permanently corrected if you have the motivation to take habitual care to avoid them.

http://twp.duke.edu/writing-studio/resources/genres-of-writing

Explore different genres in writing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/

Learn the sounds of English through this webpage.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak

Learn more words that help you speak better English!

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/eating-out

Check your listening skills!