WEBSITES THAT MAY HELP WITH YOUR STUDIES

DETERMINE YOUR LEVEL

Use the level test on the Exam English Homepage to determine your level. Thanks are due to Ecem Baykus for introducing me to this site
https://www.examenglish.com/
CONVERT TEXTS TO SPEECH
Use the following site to convert any text to speech: https://ttsreader.com/
PRONUNCIATION
Forvo is a wonderful pronunciation dictionary you will find useful: https://forvo.com/ Thanks Ali Eren
SHORT STORIES AND NOVELS

·         Classic short stories http://classicshorts.com/

·         Page by page books  http://pagebypagebooks.com/

·         American literature  http://americanliterature.com/

·         Free e-books by Project Gutenberg  http://www.gutenberg.org/

·         Stack room  http://www.beststackroom.com/
       English E-Books http://english-e-books.net/elementary/  (Thank you Ali Eren)

AUDIO BOOKS: UNSIMPLIFIED

·         Loyal Books http://www.loyalbooks.com/  

·         Audio Books http://www.audiobooks.org/

·        Short stories advanced: http://www.theguardian.com/books/series/short-stories-podcast

·       Short stories,  advanced http://tunein.com/audio-books/Eleven-Classic-Short-Stories-p413014/

      Short stories, advanced  http://www.thestoryplayer.com/tag/listen-to-short-stories/  

       Audio books: Crime http://theproproom.blogspot.com.tr/2015/11/audio-books-unsimplified-crime.html

      Audio books http://www.openculture.com/freeaudiobooks  

      AUDIO BOOKS: SIMPLIFIED

·         Short Stories: http://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Listening.Short.Stories/ESL.Listening.Short.Stories.html

       Learning English through story: http://theproproom.blogspot.com.tr/2015/10/learn-english-through-story-listen-and.html

DOCUMENTARIES

·         Top documentary films  http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/  

·         Films for action http://www.filmsforaction.org/

·         BBC documentaries with English subtitles  https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bbc+documentary+english+subtitles+hd&oq=bbc+documentary+english+subtitles+hd&gs_l=youtube.3...0.0.0.6835.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1ac..11.youtube

·         BBC History cold case https://www.google.com.tr/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=BBC+history+cold+case+documentaries

·         Documentary Heaven http://documentaryheaven.com/
      Crime Investigation Australia
https://www.google.com.tr/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Crime+Investigation+Australia&tbm=vid
      Forensic investigators https://www.google.com.tr/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=forensic+investigators&tbm=vid

LISTENING PLUS QUESTIONS

·         The British Council http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice  

·         Randall’s ESL cyber listening lab http://esl-lab.com/   

·         Lyrics training http://lyricstraining.com/

·         ESL lounge  http://www.esl-lounge.com/premium/listening.php

·         Listening comprehension and note taking http://www.uefap.com/listen/exercise/exlis.htm
     Voscreen http://www.voscreen.com/ 
     Listen A Minute https://listenaminute.com/  (Suggested by Fırat)

LISTEN AND READ

·         Slow English http://slowenglish.info/

·         Buzzle   http://www.buzzle.com/  

·         VOA learning English http://learningenglish.voanews.com/
     Quick and Dirty tips http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/mental-health/how-to-tell-if-someone-is-lying 
     LISTEN, TAKE NOTES AND SUMMARIZE 

      Famous speeches delivered by President Barrack Obama http://www.americanrhetoric.com/barackobamaspeeches.htm

       Speeches http://www.americanrhetoric.com/  
     Educational videos to base writing on https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse/playlists 
     LISTEN TO POETRY

·         Poetry out loud http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems-and-performance/listen-to-poetry

·         Poetry foundation http://www.poetryfoundation.org/features/audiolanding

·         Listen to poetry https://www.englishclub.com/listening/poetry.htm

      LISTEN TO REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES
      ·         Story Corps https://storycorps.org/  
      FUN WITH LISTENING

·         Jokes in levels http://www.jokesinlevels.com/  

LISTEN TO ACADEMIC LECTURES

·         TED talks  http://www.ted.com/talks
      Ted ed originals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpy9Qp7NAaw&list=PLJicmE8fK0EiEzttYMD1zYkT-SmNf323z

·         The Royal Society of Arts https://www.thersa.org/discover/videos/

·         BBC Radio podcasts http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrtpm/episodes/downloads
      TRT World http://www.trtworld.com/  (Suggested by Yahya Doğan)
     LISTENING PLUS GRAMMAR

·         Learning English with Jennifer https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0A0C8CFFE9712B76

·         Learning American English online https://www.youtube.com/user/learnamericanenglish/videos

·         James ESL English lessons https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwA7Aepp7nRUJNa8roQ-6Bw

·         Check the ribbon on the right in the third link for more video lessons on engVid
      Fun with grammar  http://theproproom.blogspot.com.tr/2015/10/fun-with-grammar-watch-listen-and-learn.html
      READING MATERIAL WITH VOCABULARY LISTS
      SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/us-army-developing-high-tech-underwear (Suggested by: Müge Uysal, my assistant)
      Free reading passages and tools https://www.commonlit.org/  
      Breaking News English https://breakingnewsenglish.com/  

FREE COURCES

·         Memrise http://www.memrise.com/courses/english/english/
     ESSAY TOPICS
        ·         Debatepedia: writing topics and points http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Welcome_to_Debatepedia%21

·         The learning network

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/301-prompts-for-argumentative-writing/
  WRITING TOPICS WITH PROMPTS
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/learning/over-1000-writing-prompts-for-students.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_ln_20180412&nl=learning-network&nl_art=0&nlid=78300720emc%3Dedit_ln_20180412&ref=headline&te=1
     ·  Suggest a topic
http://www.procon.org/view.background-resource.php?resourceID=001465
     ·         Argumentative essay topics with points https://www.procon.org/
  MATERIAL FOR GRAPH WRITING
Pew Research Center http://www.pewresearch.org/
BEGINNER AND PRE INT READING PLUS QUESTIONS AND GRAMMAR

·         National geographic life http://www.ngllife.com/content/reading-texts-word

Test center http://www.ngllife.com/content/test-centre; Student zone: http://www.ngllife.com/student-zone

·         English Online:  http://www.english-online.at/  Explore the options on the site

·         VOA Learn English http://learningenglish.voanews.com/p/5610.html

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and explore

·         ESL lounge http://www.esl-lounge.com/level1breadwrite.php  Explore the site; there is lots you can do

       Breaking News English http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/  

·         BBC Learning English http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/   

·         CNN Student News http://edition.cnn.com/studentnews

·          Easy reading for ESL beginners http://www.rong-chang.com/ne/

·        English for intermediate learners http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/

·         University of Victoria study zone http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/index.htm

·         Teach Ya English for free  http://www.teachya.com/

READ MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS

·         News in levels  http://www.newsinlevels.com/

·         Times in plain English http://www.thetimesinplainenglish.com/wp/
       Research Digest  https://digest.bps.org.uk/

·         AEON http://aeon.co/magazine/science/  

·         Wired  http://www.wired.com/

·         Scientific American  http://www.scientificamerican.com/

·         Nature  http://www.nature.com/  

·         Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/

·         The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/international

·         The Daily Telegraph  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

·         The Wall Street Journal http://www.wsj.com/europe

·         The Atlantic  http://www.theatlantic.com/world/

·         The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/  

·         Huffington Post  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

·         BBC  http://www.bbc.com/news
       CNN http://edition.cnn.com/
 
      VOCABULARY TESTS

·         VS Test Your Word Knowledge http://my.vocabularysize.com/  (This site enables teachers to prepare vocabulary tests and students to learn and practice through vocabulary games)

        Learner’s Vocabulary Quiz http://learnersdictionary.com/quiz/vocabulary-start 
      How words are used: Fraze.It, https://fraze.it/   
     SUMMARY WRITING

·         How to write a summary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGWO1ldEhtQ

·         Summary writing: Learn how to write a summary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwEl-MiZH0E

      NOTE MAKING

·         Note making https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKi0UlrHsk

        Note making: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9jgHocI5Zw
      CHECK WORD USE AND COLLOCATIONS

      Online Collocation Dictionary http://www.freecollocation.com/ 

ONLINE COLLEGE COURSES

·         Coursera https://www.coursera.org/

·         EdX  https://www.edx.org/home

·         Future Learn  Join 5,744,331 people learning together at Future Learn. Try high quality online education – enjoy free online courses from top universities and specialist organisations.

https://www.futurelearn.com/

·         Udacity https://www.udacity.com/