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Speechling.com

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Graded Reader Library

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Watching soap operas with English subtitles on can be an incredible strategy. 20 minutes a day. Build the habit, follow the story.

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Home and Away  Episode 170 - 12 Sep 2019

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Developed by the University of Cambridge, Write & Improve is a FREE tool that helps every learner to improve their English writing.

Choose from hundreds of tasks at all levels and start writing, or create your own tasks

Submit your writing and get a result linked to the international standard, the CEFR

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Make changes and check again to improve your writing

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Write & Improve is a free service for learners of English to practise their written English. Submit your written work and receive feedback in seconds, covering spelling, vocabulary, grammar and general style.

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English Across the Curriculum

English Across the Curriculum is a free website that gives language learners the opportunity to improve their English skills in many subjects. Students can work through a variety of topics in English, improve their vocabulary and enhance their knowledge through a series of tasks and exercises.

Go To Website

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Grammar and Vocabulary Worksheets for English

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Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises for English Language Learners

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Excellent site for conversational English

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ELLLO - English Listening Lesson Library Online

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ELLLO stands for English Listening Lesson Library Online and features natural English lessons that come with quizzes, vocabulary training, and free printable worksheets. ESL students and teachers can access over 2,000 free lessons that feature World English with speakers from over 100 countries.

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Good short higher level listening texts

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Our long-running series of topical discussion and new vocabulary, brought to you by your favourite BBC Learning English presenters.

From the archives

All 6 Minute English programmes pre-September 2014 can be found here.

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Our long-running series of topical discussion and new vocabulary, brought to you by your favourite BBC Learning English presenters. All 6 Minute English programmes pre-September 2014 can be found here.

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Micro-listening practice

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Practice English listening with dictation exercises - dailydictation.com

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Online dictation exercises for learners to improve English listening skills quickly. All levels from basic, intermediate to advanced. 100% Free.

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All the audio for this can be found on YouTube.

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Poetry and pronunciation. Here are some good poems to model pronunciation on. There are slow and normal recordings in here also.

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The Cambridge exam after B1 is the B2 First. If you found the B1 exam preparation materials useful, it could be idea to make the B2 First your goal.

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B2 First for Schools and B2 First | Cambridge English

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Learn more about B2 First for Schools and B2 First – proof that learners can communicate in an English-speaking environment.

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4. Cambridge English Vocabulary in Use (Advanced) 3rd Edition (1)

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English Vocabulary in Use - Pre-Intermediate & Intermediate (Cambridge) 2017

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You can create your own books by merging files together. You can find sites to download free pdfs. Merge documents by using Ilovepdf. Go to the photocopy shop and get them to print an A5 booklet.

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This is a free website with lots of extensive reading books. You can also listen to many of the books

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graded readers ebooks - best choice to learn English. Download or read online for free!

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Are you an intermediate (CEFR level B1) learner of English? Practise and improve your reading skills with these texts and exercises.

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Great website for stories + audio. It's a very good idea to read and listen at the same time.

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Intermediate English resources

Graded English reading texts with vocabulary guides, and also lesson plans, interactive exercises and audio:
CEF levels B1 and B2, Cambridge First Certificate.
UK - USA - Canada - topical - cultural - technical - fictional

TOPICAL TEXTS - make the most of the things people are talking about !

Who is King Charles III ?
Read about him in this B1 text: Britain's new king With audio -

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Reading texts for intermediate English - CEF levels B1 and B2

A collection of reading resources mostly about life and issues in Britain and the United States, in intermediate level English - with word guides, exercises and classroom activities

1. Topics about life in Britain

Britain in general

Society

And new texts available only in the Linguapress paperback - ► A Background to English

The Mother of Parliaments! The English / British parliament is almost 1000 years old.

Cambridge new and old - The historic university city is the heart of Britain's "Silicon Fen".

Dialogues

Icons

London

Sport

2. Topics with a North-American theme

Alcohol, Prohibition and Al Capone B1 level, a simple but interesting text with interactive worksheet.

Profession : Cowboy New audio There are still cowboys working today in the American west

George Washington - With audio - the story of America's first president

Hollywood & Superheroes New audio

Focus on Canada An introduction to Canada in intermediate-level English

USA: Still looking for Gold Out west, the gold rush is not yet over...

USA: who was Buffalo Bill? With audio - Remembering one of America's great folk heroes .

USA: Team sports, American style Why do the USA and Europe have different sports?

Elvis - he's still the "King" and his home Graceland, in Memphis, is a major tourist attraction.

The story of Silicon Valley What is Silicon valley, where is it, and why ?

The story of Coca-Cola. New audio The name "Coca-Cola" is the best-known name in the whole world.

The story of Blue Jeans. The world's most popular garment was first created in 1873

Hollywood - its life and times A short story of Hollywood, in easy English.

America's oil - a love affair Americans use a lot of energy; but the cost of oil is going up.

USA: Winter sports USA Americans love winter sports, because their winters are so cold

USA: Close encounters with a Twister - A tornado strikes....

And new texts available only in the Linguapress paperback ► A Background to English

Go West, young man! The phrase that built America - With audio

Plastic pollution; how can we stop it? - With audio

3. Other resources - short stories, technical English, songs, cartoons

Short stories - teenage fiction (► see also short stories)

Songs

Technical subjects

Cartoons

Original strip cartoons in simple English

English for A2 B1 and B2 levels. Intermediate English reading resources

CEFR / TELC - levels (A2) B1 or B2 (Threshold - intermediate)

ACTFL - levels Advanced-low - Advanced-mid.

Readability

Most Linguapress Intermediate texts score as follows on the Flesch-Kincaid scales:
Grade : between 6 and 8,
Readability level : either

70 - 80 Fairly easy

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Intermediate English reading texts for EFL / ESOL | B1 and B2 texts with vocabulary guides and exercises for classroom and private study

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