TOP 4 WEBSITES TO STUDY ENGLISH
“I need the language, but I don’t have the money to pay for a private course”…these are the words that you usually hear from most people when you ask them about their English level. “Why not use the web?”- can be a perfect reply to this. People still don’t seem to be aware of all the good things available on the internet. If you dare to mention the web to them as an option for studying on their own, some might simply look at you, puzzled, waiting for some explanation. “Internet is more than games, news, videos, and chat, you know?”, you could add, so as to give them more information. “There are lots of free courses, exercises, games, and different ways to practice on your own”. This being said, some people might continue looking at you, this time with a “yeah-sure” face…still not getting the picture. What could you do in this case? Give up. Or, to avoid any further objections or displays of disbelief, you could hand them this short list of the best sites to study English for free…They will love it, for sure. In general, there are so many similar websites offering more or less the same, but these are certainly the best available. So, if you or anybody wants to practice out of school/work hours, or wants to have a complete ESL class for themselves and not pay a dime…this is the chance:
WWW.USALEARNS.ORG : Nice website! Carefully graded exercises which include video, audio, clear pronunciation, and simple explanations. When you enroll for a (free!) course you feel like you’re participating in a real class!
WWW.TALKENGLISH.COM : Good for practicing with simple dialogs and pronunciation. The dialogs are integrated in the same page as the explanation, so there’s no need to start downloading, or open a different tab or window. Nice and quick. Good for remembering most common sentences.
WWW.ELLLO.ORG: Yeah, it’s three Ls, not two. This is a special website. It contains podcasts with real, normal speed conversation. The topics are prepared, but the pace and pronunciation are natural, so they become a very good way to train your ear. The website has specific exercises, games, songs, and lots of other activities. You are bound to like it!
WWW.OMPERSONAL.COM.AR: This is the one with the best score. All kinds of exercises, but really meaning ALL KINDS …audio, movies, quizzes, jokes, grammar, pronunciation, and a lot of free courses to start from zero. It also contains a complete list of verbs and verb tenses, and all the material comes with the corresponding translation into Spanish, so finally you know all the time what you’re saying. Simply a must!
It can happen to you that after handing in this little list, the person you gave it to returns and says that he/she is enrolling in a Language School next week…(”group course” and “special ESL program” are usually the words they use). Don’t worry. Maybe he/she will get so enthusiastic about his/her course that he/she won’t pay attention to a word about websites and online exercises…Not even to the part where you said it was for free…Remember, it’s their loss. And don’t start wondering what you’re going to do with those valuable tips…just keep the list at hand. You may find sooner than you think that you have some free time after all, and you could do an exercise or two per day, to at least maintain your English level…better than playing solitaire, of course…Wanna try?
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