Know more words with Knoword!

Knoword is an excellent vocabulary game that's good for intermediate to advanced learners of English.  When you begin, you will see the first letter of a  word and you will also see its randomly generated dictionary definition.  You must fill in the rest of the word to  gain more points and an added time bonus. You will start off with one minute before the game ends, and every word is an opportunity to extend your time. If you're ever stuck on a word, just hit the skip button and a new word will be shown. I have enjoyed playing this game and I think this is also good in indirectly improving one's typing skills because you have to think fast in guessing the word and you have to type it fast too.

Learning Resources Bank

From Oxford University Press comes a great website for English Language learners (ELLs) ; it's called Learning Resources Bank (formerly Student Sites). It's a big website with a lot more sites inside, where all sorts of learners can practice on a lot of worksheets, games and interactive quizzes. It's one of my favorite websites for ELLs because of the variety of resources you can access in this amazing website.

Watch videos at SnagFilms

Watching videos can also be a fun way to learn English. Now to learn English and learn about social issues as well, is an even greater skill. Here is a video from SnagFilms for intermediate learners of English. It's a great video to watch and learn about the Friendship Cup at the Lindenwood University in Missouri, USA.

Watch more free documentaries

Describing pictures

Describing pictures is one thing you need to learn when studying English. Here is a fun video about describing pictures. Have fun watching !

3 Amazing Things About Knowble

Knowble Articles is a free site for people learning a number of languages, including English. But first there is a forty question test to evaluate your present level in English. Next, you’re given a variety of articles to read that are aligned with the test results. Words that they figure are new to you are shown in bold, and you can get an audio recording of it as well as a translation of the word into your native language. In addition, on the side of the article there is a short related cloze, or gap-fill.


Knowble Articles promo movie from Knowble Articles on Vimeo.



Knowble Articles Instruction movie short from Knowble Articles on Vimeo.

TED Talks - Evelyn Glennie shows how to listen

Another great video from TED Talks about listening.



Word cloud of the TED Talk video. 

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TED Talks - Julian Treasure : 5 ways to listen better

Listening is a very important skill in learning English. From the TED website, is a nice video about listening by Julian Treasure. 



Now here is a word cloud which shows the words used by Julian Treasure in this TED video. Cool, isn't it?

Word Cloud made with ABCYA