Four skills of language
This is a long page, with some resources and ideas that you can use to communicate more successfully in English.
Many of these large sites have other useful content - browse to find more!
Here are some other ideas to help you to practise listening to English.
These files have worksheets and activities to help you to practise your listening skills.
This large site also has useful worksheets and related activities.
TED has presentations about interesting subjects in technology, entertainment and design.
Each presentation lasts about 15 minutes.
Some have subtitles in English or transcripts in other languages.
They will also give you our chance to discuss grammar or vocabulary problems with other people who may be able to help.
They normally happen in a bar or a cafe, where you meet about 15 other people. The teacher is NOT there.
The meeting usually last 60 minutes.
- Stories and novels
- Factual books
- Newspapers and magazines.
Later we may be able to give some opportunities for you to write the sort of English that is necessary for official forms and other documents required in an English-speaking country.
Many of these large sites have other useful content - browse to find more!
- Listening
Here are some other ideas to help you to practise listening to English.
- BBC podcasts
These files have worksheets and activities to help you to practise your listening skills.
- British Council podcasts
This large site also has useful worksheets and related activities.
- TED
TED has presentations about interesting subjects in technology, entertainment and design.
Each presentation lasts about 15 minutes.
Some have subtitles in English or transcripts in other languages.
- Speaking
- Skype
- English corner
- Meetups
They will also give you our chance to discuss grammar or vocabulary problems with other people who may be able to help.
They normally happen in a bar or a cafe, where you meet about 15 other people. The teacher is NOT there.
The meeting usually last 60 minutes.
- Reading
- The local library
- Stories and novels
- Factual books
- Newspapers and magazines.
- Online
- Writing
Later we may be able to give some opportunities for you to write the sort of English that is necessary for official forms and other documents required in an English-speaking country.