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Useful links

Lake School teachers often use web-based materials in their classes. Here are some of their favourite sites where you can:

  • make a new friend
  • learn an English idiom
  • read the news
  • find a lesson for tomorrow
  • or book a flight and come to Oxford to study English!
For everyone

www.letslearnenglish.co.uk

Exercises, activities, games to help improve your English online - developed by a Lake School teacher!

www.cup.cam.ac.uk/elt/dictionary

Brilliant resource - an online dictionary!

www.eslcafe.com

Idioms, grammar help, penpals and more. One of the best sites on the web for learners of English.

www.bbc.co.uk

A huge resource, this will keep you busy for ages!

www.egreetings.com

Send a virtual card to a friend - in English of course!

www.guardian.co.uk

This is the Guardian online newspaper. Keep up-to-date and practise your reading at the same time!

iteslj.org

A good selection of links to other sites for learners of English.

www.cheaptickets.com

Get the latest online deals. Oxford is only an hour from Heathrow, and the Lake School is in the centre of Oxford.

www.ruthvilmi.net/hut/LangHelp/Writing/

This really helps with all kinds of writing: academic, business, emails.

www.literacynet.org/cnnsf

Easier versions of topical news stories from the CNN website.

www.thisdayinmusic.com

Check out what happened in the world of music on your birthday.

www.lyricfind.com

If you like pop music, but you can't understand all the words of a song in English, visit this site and search their database.

www.googlism.com

Find out what people think of you: it's silly but fun. Do it!

Language course partners and directories
Mitsuba Associates

www.mitsuba.co.uk/school/OX1.html

If you are Japanese and would like to be advised about your study abroad programme at Lake School, in your own language, our partners, Mitsuba Associates, will be more than happy to help.

www.deutschakademie.com/learn-german-courses/index.htm

Learn German and experience Vienna

www.gotoed.com

GotoEd - English School Guide, Directory of English language schools in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Browse by region or course.

www.hyperstudy.com

Study Abroad Enquiry Service - Hyperstudy.com - use our free college admissions, Study Abroad, Language Schools, Internships and ESL enquiry service. Get fast and direct responses from over 200 Universities, Language Schools and Colleges.

www.language-course-directory.com

Language Course Directory - English language schools + courses in England, Ireland, Scotland + Malta

www.learn4good.com

Learn4good is a complete guide to Schools, Colleges, Jobs, Hostels & Travel worldwide.

www.language-course-directory.de

Language Course Directory - Sprachschulen, Sprachkurse + Englischkurse in England, Irland, Schottland + Malta

www.cervantes.to

Learn Spanish in Spain. Spanish language immersion courses in Spain with Cervantes Spanish school. Study Spanish abroad programs in Spain.

For teachers of English

www.onestopenglish.com

A great online companion for teachers of English.

www.english-to-go.com

Don't know what to teach today? These are instant lessons on topical news stories from Reuters.

www.oup.com/elt/global/teachersclub/

Free lessons and teaching tips as well as info on the latest teaching materials.

www.biography.com

There are over 25,000 famous people included on this web site and it's continuously updated so it's a great source of material for teachers.

www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

Free photocopiable resources - lessons on the latest news

If you would like to suggest a site or you find a missing link, please tell us.