Poppy Weatherspoon

Jul 21, 20203 min

Online English Resources

Here you can find lots of useful websites to help you practise your English online.

Scroll down to find the category for you.

Adults

Beginners:

https://esol.britishcouncil.org/content/learners/grammar-and-vocabulary/beginners

Lessons for beginners on different topics to help practise speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/basic-english-elementary

Free online elementary course

https://www.esolcourses.com/uk-english/beginners-course/free-english-lessons.html

Free online course for beginners.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/emw/unit-1

English My Way activities for everyday life for beginners.

Skills:

https://esol.britishcouncil.org/content/learners/skills

Practise speaking, reading, writing and listening skills and improve your pronunciation.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills

Here you can find activities to practise your listening, reading, writing and speaking skills.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/basic-english-pre-intermediate

Free online pre-intermediate course to improve your listening skills.

https://englishinteractive.net/speaking.html

English speaking practice at different levels.

https://www.esolcourses.com/topics/learn-english-with-songs.html

Learn English with songs.

https://www.esolcourses.com/content/topicsmenu/listening.html

Listening skills lessons and quizzes.

http://www.elllo.org/index.htm

English Listening Lesson Library Online. Search by level.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/skillswise

BBC Skillswise resources for English and Maths. Useful for Functional Skills exam preparation.

Grammar, Vocabulary and Pronunciation:

https://esol.britishcouncil.org/content/learners/grammar-and-vocabulary

Watch video presentations of grammar areas, practise your vocabulary and spelling.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar

Choose your level from beginner to advanced and practise your English grammar with explanations and practice exercises.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary

Activities to help you learn the meaning, pronunciation and spelling of new words.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/english-pronunciation

Free course to improve your English pronunciation skills and learn about speaking English in today’s globalised world. .

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Free online dictionary with pronunciation.

https://esol.britishcouncil.org/content/learners/skills/pronunciation

Pronunciation lessons.

https://www.engvid.com/

Free English video lessons. Search by topic or level.

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/

Lots of online activities to improve your grammar, vocabulary and skills.

https://www.englishclub.com/

Many different learning activities to improve your grammar, vocabulary and skills.

http://www.supersummary.com/grammar-guide/

A collection of many different resources to improve your grammar.

https://www.talkenglish.com/grammar/grammar.aspx

Many different grammar resources available.

UK life:

https://esol.britishcouncil.org/content/learners/uk-life

Learn about different places in the UK, culture, history and law. Practise language that will help you in your daily life, in the home and with your children.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english

Improve your knowledge of everyday English and the language you need for socialising.

https://www.youtube.com/user/bbclearningenglish/videos

Videos on lots of different topics.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/explore-english-language-culture

Free online course looking at British culture and examines English in use to help improve you English language skills. Available to join now.

https://www.esolcourses.com/content/topicsmenu/life-in-the-uk.html

Life in the UK learning resources.

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/index.html

Breaking News English – free English news lessons in seven levels

Work:

https://esol.britishcouncil.org/content/learners/english-for-work Learn new language and vocabulary for different types of jobs.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/business-english

Improve your vocabulary and knowledge for your work. Activities to develop interview skills and write clear emails.

https://www.esolcourses.com/content/englishforwork/englishforwork.html

Vocabulary, lessons and worksheets for English for Work.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/workplace-english

Free online course for English for the workplace. Available to join now.

IELTS and Trinity B1:

https://www.futurelearn.com/programs/understanding-ielts#section-fact-sheet

Prepare for IELTS Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening tests with these courses.

https://www.ieltspodcast.com/

Free IELTS preparation tutorials and materials for different skills and topics.

https://www.trinitycollege.com/qualifications/SELT/UKVI/B1-GESE-grade-5

Information about the Secure English Language Test (SELT) offered by Trinity at level B1 in Speaking in Listening for Indefinite Leave to Remain (to settle) or British Citizenship.

University study:

https://www.classcentral.com/subject/esl

List of English as a Second Language courses available with different universities

https://www.classcentral.com/

Search for online university courses by topic.

https://www.coursera.org/

Build your skills with courses, certificates and degrees online from world-class universities and companies.

Apps:

https://www.duolingo.com/

App to learn English on your phone or online.

https://www.facebook.com/pg/bbclearningenglish.multimedia/groups/?ref=page_internal

Facebook learner groups including for speakers of Oromo, Amharic, Mandarin, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Korean, Telugu, Thai and Tigrinya.

https://www.britishcouncil.org.tr/en/english/apps

British Council has many apps available for Android and iOS.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/app

All the BBC Learning English lessons are available on this app for Android and iOS.

Children

Young children:

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/?_ga=2.39963879.412313853.1585137166-261642124.1585137166

Free online games, songs, stories and activities for children.

https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21122358011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dpsh_cntr-0

Free audio books for young children.

https://www.weareteachers.com/virtual-author-activities/

Read aloud and do activities with children’s authors.

https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/

American site with books to listen to and read. Different languages are available – click on the pencil at the top of the page on the left where it says English.

https://www.storylineonline.net/

American site to listen to children’s books.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq5PZxgIl5mXzRC0O_wLgXg

Family learning with music for young children.

http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/SearchWorld?ilang=English

International children’s digital library. Search for books in your language by region.

https://www.childrensbooksonline.org/library.htm

Children’s books online with digital activities.

https://globalstorybooks.net/

Read and listen to stories in different languages with your children.

Teenagers:

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/?_ga=2.6523127.412313853.1585137166-261642124.1585137166

Improve your English with reading, writing and listening practice, tips for exams, grammar and vocabulary exercises, games and videos. Interact with teenagers from all around the world.

https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21122354011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dpsh_cntr-3

You can find even more resources here:

https://actionlanguage.wixsite.com/englishgoeson/post/more-online-english-resources

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