Virginia Woolf dissuaded readers from playing the critic in her essay “How Should One Read a Book?” But in addition to her novels, she is best known for her literary criticism and became a foundational figure in feminist literary theory for her imaginative polemic “A Room of One’s Own,” an essay that takes traditional criticism to task for its presumptions of male literary superiority....(from Open culture)
Friday, October 27, 2017
Chris Packham: Asperger's and Me.
"We need to understand autistic people better, and not try to change who they are."
TV presenter Chris Packham reveals how his autism shapes his world, and why he would never want to change it.
(via BBC Stories)
Where Did the English Language Come From?: An Animated Introduction
This five-minute TED-Ed lesson above, written by Yale linguistics professor Claire Bowern and animated by Patrick Smith, will give you a solid start on understanding the answer to some questions about the origins of the Englsih language.
From OPEN CULTURE
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Thursday, October 19, 2017
EXAM ENGLISH
This web site is for people studying for an English language exam. Here you
can find web pages contain free online practice tests for the most
important international ESL exams: IELTS, the TOEFL® and TOEIC® tests, and the Cambridge
English exams such as Advanced (CAE), First (FCE), Key
(KET)and Preliminary (PET) and you can also do practice tests
for PTE Academic, PTE General and Michigan
Tefl Tunes specialises in teaching ESL/EFL through songs. Its fully searchable database currently holds 9 free ESL song lessons for all users – and continues growing all the time!
(Click here)
QUALTY TIME ESL
This is a web page where you can find many resources to improve your Englsih or plan your lessons. For instace you can choose among songs lyrics, cloze exercises, orYouTube videos with closed captions in
English.
Sunday, October 15, 2017
FAKE BOOK
Use "Fakebook" to chart the plot of a book,
the development of a character, a series of historical events, the debates and
relationships between people, and so on!
ALL THINGS GRAMMAR
This is a ESL grammar worksheets, quizzes and games for teachers & learners, click here to find many resources and exercices.
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
WRITE AND IMPROVE
(Click here)
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.
The British film industry is a great place to look if you want to practise listening to different accents. Here you can find some films which are good examples of different accents to compare how people speak in different areas of the British Isles.
Sunday, October 08, 2017
Sunday, October 01, 2017
PODACADEMY
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This is an independent,
not-for-profit platform for free podcasts
on academic research, it was set up
by a group of academics, journalists
and IT specialists and aims to inform
public debate and uncover
intriguing and challenging new ideas.
intriguing and challenging new ideas.
BBC FUTURE
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Click hereA web page with in-depth coverage of science, health and technology – so it aims to provide expert analysis and features about the big ideas shaping the world, and the new insights challenging what we think we know about ourselves. It is not a futurology website it is a guide to how to live more intelligently in a fast-changing world. |
