Academic Resources for OPIE Students
The links below provide great opportunities for self-study!
General Language Study Resources
- Englishclub.com English skills, games, and quizzes
- Language skills, resources, & study guides
- Manythings.org English resources, games, and links
- Real English videos & interactive lessons
- University of Victoria language center
- Teacherjoe.us English skills, quizzes, and readings
- Wise Old Sayings: word games
Grammar
- English grammar topics including notes on form and usage
- Grammar and style guides for writers
- Grammar information for practical use
- Guide to grammar and writing (www.grammar.ccc.commnet.edu)
- Links to multiple grammar sites
- University College London grammar center
- University of Ottawa writing center guide to grammar
- Wikipedia English grammar
Listening
- Breaking News English
- BBC learning English
- CNN.com news story transcripts
- CNN.com video news stories
- ELS Video
- Englishclub.com resources online
- English Language Listening Lab Online
- NPR Online
- Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab
- VOA learning English news
Pronunciation
- International Phonetic Alphabet
- Lessons on Youtube
- Minimal pair practice
- Pronunciation resources
- Rachel’s English lessons (video)
- Sentence stress
- VOA pronunciation word search
Reading
- Breaking News English.com
- English Zone reading materials
- Google Books
- Interactive reading with exercises & questions
- Newsela
- Spreeder.com (Paced reading practice)
- TOEFL reading comprehension example texts & questions
- UPenn Digital Library
- Voice of the Shuttle extensive online reading selections
Speaking
- Conversation topics with audio and text
- Conversation topics and questions
- Interview speaking tips
- Links to a variety of speaking activities
- Real-English.com video lessons
- Speaking English Basics
- Speaking tips
- Tips on making small talk
Public Speaking
Vocabulary
- Cliches and common expressions
- Dave’s ESL Cafe idioms
- ESL vocabulary resources & useful links
- Go-English idiom word search
- Merriam-Webster dictionary
- Quizlet (online flashcards)
- Vocabulary Practice and Games
- World Wide Words vocabulary usage and meaning