BBC
Learning English, as part of the BBC World Service, has been teaching
English since 1943, offering free audio, video and text materials to
learners around the world.
One
of the resources provided by BBC Learning English is 6 Minute
English, a free tool for learners interested in improving their
English listening skills. Audios and texts can be downloaded.
This
weekly podcast is published every Thursday. Useful If you
don’t feel ready to listen to a full radio program for native
English speakers.
Short story section at East
of the web. You can browse the library by genre (children's,
crime, fiction, horror, humor, nonfiction, romance, sci-fi) or search
it for a title, author or keyword.
Clicking on an author's name lists
all their stories along with further information and links. Stories
can be read online, printed or downloaded for reading offline or on
handheld devices.
Double clicking on any word in a story will bring up a
dictionary definition along with an audio pronunciation of the word.
The
following resource gives you an opportunity to practise your culinary
English and to learn how to give instructions in English for a
real-life activity like cooking.
Yummly
is a mobile app and website that provides recipe recommendations
personalized to the individual's tastes, semantic recipe search, a
digital recipe box among other services.
Portal dedicated to pre-teen children,
parents and teachers, providing an informal learning center for
children and families. It has a variety of activities best suited for
children.
The activities are subdivided into
different sections:
Fun Time (activities like animated
stories, games, jokes, and much more)
Reading (reading material)
Activities (contests, art and craft,
cards, coloring pages...)
USA
Learns, a free website for adults to learn English online. Here you
can practice English speaking, reading, writing, listening, grammar,
vocabulary and more. The website was originally launched in 2008.
Since then, more than 7 million adults from around the world have
visited it.
Their
beginning and intermediate English courses include hundreds of
educational videos that will teach you American English. USA Learns
also has thousands of English learning activities and quizzes that
let you know immediately if you answer correctly.
The
following video explains how to start learning English free with USA
Learns. You will learn how to register, choose an English course and
sign in next time. When you register on USA Learns, your work will be
saved and you’ll be able to see your scores. You only need to
register once. Registering on USA Learns is easy and free. (Source USA Learns)
Commited
to solving reading comprehension crisis and student achivement gap,
ReadWorks provides K-12 teachers, for free, with research-based
units, lessons, and authentic leveled resources (non-fiction and
literary passages, along with reading comprehension vocabulary, and
teacher guidance).
Storynory is a website with a collection of stories (from original stories or myths to classic fairy tales) sorted into different categories. It is an excellent podcast for listeners of all ages, very useful in English classes and recommended to parents and students for outside reading, especially, for contexts with limited resources.
The audio stories are free and regularly updated. All their stories come with and HTML audio player. Their feed is also a free service.
