Commencez par télécharger ces 7 applis sur le site spécialisé LearnEnglish du British Council. Vous y trouverez des exercices de langue, des règles de grammaire et vocabulaire, des jeux interactifs, des activités, même des chansons et des histoires à partager librement avec vos enfants.
Maintenant c’est à vous. Good luck.
Website or app: Website and mobile app
Price: First lesson free, $7 – $13 USD per month
Babbel lets you practice new vocabulary and grammar through interactive quizzes, and is somewhat similar to Duolingo below. However, Babbel allows learners a little more flexibility in choosing what they want to focus on each time they log on. You can choose listening and speaking, reading and writing, grammar or even listen to very detailed lessons on pronunciation.
One feature are the dialogue and dictation exercises. With the travel dialogues, you can quickly learn essential vocabulary for an upcoming trip. In the dictation exercises, turn on your microphone to practice speaking, and Babbel will help you learn to pronounce new words better!
Website or app: Website and mobile app
Price: Free
Duolingo helps you learn new vocabulary and grammar through interactive games and quizzes both online and on their easy-to-use mobile app. Duolingo separates each lesson by category (food vocabulary, family vocabulary, the verb “to be,” etc.) and — on the desktop version at least — includes helpful tips and notes in case you need more explanation.
There is a strong emphasis on pronunciation since you will listen to new vocabulary and then right away practice saying those words. Duolingo also lets you set goals and shows your progress as you use the programme. You also have to complete lessons to “unlock” new lessons. All of this is great for lazy language learners who need a little extra motivation!
Probably the best-established and oldest commercial website plus app for learners of English. I suspect that this might be a perfect solution for the school if it agrees to pay your subscription for a year of lessons and coaching. Included in the package is access to living tutors via your phone so you can practice at least once a week with a real person.
The BBC always has high standards, so it’s no surprise that they have held these high standards with their “BBC Learning English” website. Unfortunately, this also means that their lessons are better for people with some previous experience in English, not beginners.
This website is designed for intermediate and advanced English learners to study English by learning BBC style videos and radio broadcasts. These focus on topics like stories in the news, the latest English words and phrases, and even a series of videos that focus on English pronunciation in incredible detail.
Although there is no interactive speaking feature, each of their podcasts and videos include post-listening activities for you to check understanding. Overall, this is a great resource for listening skills, videos, quizzes, vocabulary practice, idioms, crosswords, and much more... all with a British accent.
Website or app: Website and mobile app
Price: Free
Although we’re including this on a list of resources for adult learners, the British Council actually has three separate sections on their website for different ages: kids, adults and teens. Each section features a huge variety of interactive lessons, videos, games and podcasts to learn just about any skill. This means that no matter what level you are at or what topic interests you, you’ll always find something on British Council.
After you are finished listening or watching, each video and podcast has an exercise for you to complete so you can make sure you understood everything. Also, there are discussion boards under many of their activities so you can talk about what you learned with other students. The mobile app version of their lessons lets you learn on the go!
Here are some more websites; some focus on listening, some on vocabulary, others on grammar or a range of activities to practise your english. Happy learning!
Test your english and get advice on the best course for you from Cambridge English (Cambridge University Press).
Easy World of English
easyworldofenglish.com
An attractive, user-friendly website including grammar, pronunciation, reading and listening practice and an interactive picture dictionary.For younger learners.
Many Things
manythings.org
This website includes matching quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other computer-assisted language learning activities. The site also includes a special page on pronunciation, including practice with minimal pairs. Not the fanciest or most beautiful website, but with lots to see and use and no advertising.
Dave's ESL Cafe
eslcafe.com
A forum for both ESL teachers and students around the world. Includes quizzes, grammar explanations, and discussion forums for students. For teachers, includes classroom ideas on all subjects as well as discussion forums.
The California Distance Learning Project
cdlponline.org
Read and listen to a news stories on topics including working, housing, money and health, then work on activities based on the stories including matching pairs, vocabulary, and quiz questions. Some stories also include videos.
Activities for ESL Students
a4esl.org
Grammar and vocabulary practice for all levels, including many bilingual quizzes for beginners. Also includes a link for teachers, with conversation questions, games, and many other ideas to put to use in the classroom.
ABCYa
abcya.com
This is a website for kids, but who says adults can't use it, too? The site includes educational games organized by grade level, from 1st to 5th, and is particularly good for spelling and phonics. There are games to practice vowels, uppercase and lowercase letters, Dolch sight words, synonyms and antonyms and more.
TV 411
tv411.org
This site includes videos with native speakers explaining key reading concepts like critical reading, summarizing and scanning, and key life skills like signing a lease and reading a medicine label. Following each video is a comprehension quiz. Click on the blue tabs across the top lead for lessons on reading, writing, vocabulary and finance.
GCF Learn Free
gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife
A well-designed site with interactive tutorials for everything from operating an ATM machine to reading food labels. If you click on the main page icon and then click on reading, the site has resources for English language learners as well, including stories to listen to and read along, and picture dictionaries.
Language Guide
languageguide.org/english
This is an online picture dictionary, with everything from the alphabet to parts of the body to farm animals.
Oxford University Press
elt.oup.com/learning_resources
This site from Oxford University Press has activities to practice spelling, grammar, pronunciation, and listening. A bit difficult to navigate, so more suitable for advanced learners and savvy internet users.
And don't forget YouTube. Whatever you'd like to learn — an explanation of a grammar term, idioms, a set of vocabulary — enter it in the search field and an array of videos are sure to come up. I hope some of these sites prove useful. Enjoy! And please let me know if you find any other sites that you have found interesting.
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