https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks Assorted links to help you out en-us 2018-06-16 15:01:13 UTC 2025-04-24 11:32:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267449760 Six minute long radio programs on different topics (often touching on recent events) made by the BBC. Vocabulary and quizzes for all episodes.]]> 2018-06-16 15:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267449760 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267449933 British Council's homepage about learning English, aimed at teens. Listening exercises sorted according to difficulty (and there's a test to choose the right difficulty). Each topic comes with both online and printable exercises as well as a preparation to do before listening.]]> 2018-06-16 15:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267449933 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267450219 In these interactive videos, you get to practice your speaking skills!]]> 2018-06-16 15:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267450219 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267479359 See "listening exercises": British Council's homepage with reading exercises sorted according to difficulty. They come with preparation tasks to do before reading, and exercises for afterwards.]]> 2018-06-17 06:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267479359 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267479417 These writing exercises also contain quite a bit of reading and understanding.]]> 2018-06-17 06:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267479417 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267479447 Here are videos sorted as "beginner grammar" or "intermediate grammar". Each video has worksheets and exercises to do after watching.]]> 2018-06-17 06:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267479447 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267479489 Here are two collections, "beginner" and "intermediate", with useful words for everyday activities. They all come with exercises and you can listen to the words being pronounced.]]> 2018-06-17 06:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267479489 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267479729 This is a big collection of listening exercises; however, some are read by computer generated voices, while others are recorded by actors. They all come with online exercises.]]> 2018-06-17 06:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267479729 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267479844 Here's a collection of 23 short texts complete with reading comprehension questions afterwards.]]> 2018-06-17 06:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267479844 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267479895 This is a great collection with TONS of listening exercises, sorted according to difficulty. Online quizzes lets you test your understanding.]]> 2018-06-17 06:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267479895 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267480004 This is a collection of videos helping you learn some phrasal verbs (like "taken up", "get cut off" and such). There are exercises for each episode.]]> 2018-06-17 07:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267480004 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267480098 Here is a total of 102 online listening exercises divided in 34 easy, 34 intermediate and 34 advanced lessons. There is a very clear structure with step 1, step 2 and so on.]]> 2018-06-17 07:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267480098 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267480153 This is a great collection (constantly updated) of short, under 3 minute episodes of dialogue where you can learn new words and expressions. There are no exercises however.]]> 2018-06-17 07:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267480153 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267480213 This is an old, archived site, but it still works. Idioms (like "it's raining cats and dogs" or "it came out of the blue") are explained in a funny way in short videos. There are no exercises.]]> 2018-06-17 07:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267480213 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267480461 This is TED Ed's Youtube channel with lots and lots of educational, interesting videos on different subjects. (They also have their own homepage with exercises and quizzes, but I figured you might be more familiar with Youtube).]]> 2018-06-17 07:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267480461 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267480558 A great collection of written down explanations of vocabulary, with online exercises.]]> 2018-06-17 07:22:12 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267480558 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267480597 These are some really good grammar exercises, but if you don't know what you're looking for, it might be a bit tricky to find it. You might want to ask an adult or a teacher for help to get you started.]]> 2018-06-17 07:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267480597 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267481305 Here are plenty of reading exercises grouped from beginner to advanced. ]]> 2018-06-17 07:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267481305 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267481439 This is a very big site with thousands of videos. People from all over the world share lessons and answer questions, and you can listen to a lot of different English accents. However, it is a bit tricky to see if something is "easy" or "advanced", and sometimes people aren't speaking "correctly" - just as in real life!]]> 2018-06-17 07:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267481439 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267481727 Here are reading exercises intended for adults, sorted from "upper beginner" to "advanced" (similarly to Learn English: Teens). They come with exercises of different types.]]> 2018-06-17 07:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267481727 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267482964 This page is similar to Ego4U. If you click on a grammar topic on the right hand side of the site, you see exercises sorted from beginner to advanced.]]> 2018-06-17 08:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267482964 erika_westberg https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267483413 For the more advanced student, on this page you'll find entire audiobooks, novellas and short stories along with other links and exercises.]]> 2018-06-17 08:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/erika_westberg/languagelinks/wish/267483413