Resources to help you learn English

In the article “How to Learn English Words” a very lively discussion arose in which readers cited a number of links to interesting resources. Now they are all gathered in one place.

Podcasts

BBC Learning English A resource containing a wealth of material that will help anyone who learns the language.

English as Second Language A large number of specially selected podcasts. To listen to them, a special technique is used.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer All podcasts from the BBC.

The Bob and Rob Show

www.businessenglishpod.com Podcasts for Learning Business English.

Voice of America

CBC

englishpod.com

Specialized Resources

Livemocha Contains a lot of everything.

Kwiz.Me A special resource for learning the most common words.

www.italki.com Global Language Network.

LingQ

palabea

wordz A site that helps expand vocabulary.

rapidsteps.com

www.englishtips.org

Useful programs

LearnWords A tutorial for learning a foreign language (words, phrases, grammar).

BX Language acquisition A program designed to memorize the pronunciation and spelling of foreign words.

Anki Paper Card Replacement Program.

Lingvo Tutor A program that helps you learn a large number of foreign words.

Other

http://www.alleng.ru/texts/mybook/TOP2500.htm List of the most used words.

www.audiobooksforfree.com A huge number of free audio books in English.

webcast.berkeley.edu Webcasts in English.