Reading
Practice
Newspapers Daily Texan
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/
Austin American-Statesman
http://www.statesman.com/
New York Times ( you have to register, but it's free)
http://www.nytimes.com/
You have to register to view this site, but registration is free.
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
Wall Street Journal
If you have a UT EID, you can view this site for free. Go to http://www.lib.utexas.edu/news/ and select Wall Street Journal Factiva (UT Austin Users). You will need to input your UT EID and password.
UT Library News Page
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/news/
This site has hundreds of links to news and newspaper sites from Texas, the U.S, and the world as well as specialized sites listing links to sports news, political news, and the weather
News for Learners of English
Voice of America Special English
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/
Low Intermediate. News articles modified for English learners. Site has audio and transcripts.
BBC for English Learners
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
Intermediate. British English. Recent news articles modified for English learners.
Learning Resources (Western Pacific LINCS)
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/
Intermediate. News Stories from CNN and CBS. Site has audio, video, transcript, abridged story, outline, exercises, and links for further information.
California Distance Learning Project
http://www.cdlponline.org/
Low Intermediate. News stories with audio, transcript, abridged story, exercises, and links for further information.
English Club
http://www.englishclub.com/listening/news.htm
Intermediate-Advanced. Short, up-to-date news stories with audio, transcript, and explanation of some vocabulary. No exercises. Text and audio best for higher levels.
Other Activities for Reading Students English Club Reading
http://www.englishclub.com/reading
Has proverbs, short stories, excerpts from famous literature, and a reading test for students.
English Club Jokes
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-jokes
Many jokes, divided according to English level.
English Club Games
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/index.htm
Word games for various levels, including Hangman and crossword puzzles.
The English Zone
http://engli s h -zo n e .com/
Has readings for all levels. Many of them require buying a membership, but some are free.
On-line Dictionaries and Thesaurus Cambridge
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
This site has good definitions for English learners. It does not pronounce the word.
Word Central
www.wordcentral.com
Easy definitions. Some words are pronounced.
Merriam-Webster
http://www.m-w.com/
This site has difficult definitions, but you can hear the word pronounced.
Thesaurus.com
http://thesaurus.reference.com/
This site has a thesaurus and other useful resources.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
http://pewebdic2.cw.idm.fr/
Easy definitions. Many words pronounced. Includes British and American English.
Encyclopedias Columbia Encyclopedia
http://www.bartleby.com/65/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
Additional Reference Sources Library Spot
http://www.libraryspot.com/
Links to many reference sources, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and telephone directories.
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