PET - Reading

A link where you can find some PET reading practice:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading_part5.htm

Reading - Sherlock Holmes Investigates

An online book for elementary level students:

http://www.english-online.org.uk/reading/elementread.htm

If you think that this text is too easy, you can try reading the same story at the intermediate level from the menu on the right.

B is for Bad language learner

An article from Scott Thornburry:

http://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/b-is-for-bad-language-learner/

Things not to do abroad

Here is an article: Things not to do abroad. So be careful while traveling!

http://uk.travel.yahoo.com/p-promo-3361594

Short Story: Princess September

September has arrived and so here is a short story called "Princess September"!

http://www.miguelmllop.com/stories/stories/princessseptember.pdf

The History of English in Ten Minutes

The Open University is a UK school of higher learning that has no formal entry requirements for admission. The idea is to make learning available to everyone of any age and walk of life, no matter where they live. You don’t have to wait to graduate high school to enroll at OU, and there is no age limit. There are no dorms, no residential component at all, but at more than 250,000 students the OU is the largest university in the UK. Since it was founded in 1969, over 1.6 million people have taken at least one Open University course.
In keeping with their mission of widening access to university-level study, the OU has a put a wealth of materials online. They have a database of research papers that is freely accessible to the public — Open Research Online — and OpenLearn makes available online, free of charge, learning materials used in coursework at The Open University. It’s not accredited so you won’t be able to parlay any of the work you do into an OU degree, but it’s an excellent resource for anyone looking to educate themselves on a subject of interest. There are over 500 free courses, from short introductory overviews to 50-hour advanced study programs, across 12 subject areas you can pursue on OpenLearn.
OL also has a YouTube channel, which brings us to reason for this here entry. Without further ado, please enjoy the History of English in (just over) Ten Minutes.

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/11869

Top 10 Misused English Words

Refute, Instant, Less...Do you use these words in the right way?

http://listverse.com/2011/06/07/top-10-misused-english-words/

Why we need punctuation

Punctuation marks are like road signs for readers: they show you where you’re going and what’s ahead. If they’re missing or wrong, a reader can get lost.

Read more:
http://blogs.kansas.com/grammar/2010/09/24/why-we-need-punctuation/

The Happy Man

Here is a short story:

http://www.miguelmllop.com/stories/stories/thehappyman.pdf

Airbus crisis over

A reading exercise: read through the text then answer the questions that follow. 

http://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension/40.html

Small spaces

For much of the developing world, living space is at such a premium people spend ridiculous sums of money to live in quarters smaller than some prison cells. Here are 10 cases of living in small spaces, some ingenious and enlightened, others not.

10-cases-of-incredibly-small-spaces

Resourse: http://listverse.com

Short stories in English

Short English stories with listening, grammar, comprehension, dictation exercises, and crossword puzzles:

http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/

Naples pizza

Here's an interesting news article from the BBC about the famous pizza of Naples.

BBC World Service

Issuu

Issuu allows you to read a wide variety of magazines, reports and documents online. You can also publish your own material. It's visually attractive and there are lots of magazines on a wide range of subjects.

Explore the treasures of Iraq

You can practise your English and learn all about the fascinating history of Iraq at the virtual museum of Iraq site.

Wander round the halls, read descriptions of key exhibits and look at short video clips.

The Web

Here's a link to a nice site that can help you learn all about the Internet...The site is in English - of course!

Welcome to the Web

Clocks...

Don't forget that the clocks go forwards this weekend - Have you ever wondered why we change the clocks? Here's a link to a BBC article that explains the mystery! - The Changing Clocks