Student Resources on the Internet

Have you ever wanted to have a pen pal and practice your English? Improve your typing speed? Get simplified stories for English? Here are my favorite student resources for self study!

Levels 1 and 2 are Basic, Levels 3 and 4 are intermediate, Levels 5 and 6 are Advanced

Typing Resources
1. http://speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com/ 1+
2. http://www.typingtest.com/ 2+
Listening Resources
3. http://cdlponline.org/ (California Distance Learning Project--great listening exercises!) 3+

4. www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/education.html (CNN simplified stories with quizzes): 4+
5. http://www.cnn.com/audioselect/ (CNN Radio broadcasts daily): 5+
6. http://www.npr.org/programs/lnfsound/stories/index.html (NPR stories) 4+
7. http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ (current events topics posted weekly): 4+
Speaking Resources
8. http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/links/ESL/Pronunciation/ All
9. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/ time yourself for TOEFL or timed speeches! 1+
Reading Resources
10. www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/education.html ( CNN simplified stories and quizzes): 3+
11. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm (US News): 5+
Writing Resources
12. http://www.epals.com/ (pen pals through e-mail): All
13. http://www.freetranslation.com/ (free translation services): All
14. http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/ (writing and grammar rules and helps): 3+
15. http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_index.htm (guide for writing with APA style): 5+

Vocabulary Resources

16. http://number2.com/ (Vocabulary for GRE, GMAT, and the SAT): Level 3+