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A collection of awesome study resources for learners of English.

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A curated collection of English learning resources

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Listening / Podcasts

  • All Ears English

    Learn advanced conversational American English

  • ESL Podcasts

    Ideal for those looking to improve English speaking and listening skills

  • Culips Podcast

    Focuses on conversational English for everyday use by native speakers

  • Luke's English Podcast

    Hosted by a qualified language teacher and stand-up comedian, providing an engaging podcast series

  • A Way with Words

    Explores language through history, culture, and family on a public radio program

  • This American Life

    A popular podcast featuring journalism, comedy routines, and essays

  • 6 Minute English

    Teaches useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC

  • CNN 10

    A 10-minute digital news show explaining global news to a worldwide audience

  • English Learning for Curious Minds

    Features episodes on history, politics, and unusual stories, complete with transcripts and vocabulary aids

Listening / Tech Podcasts

Listening / Interview Podcasts

  • Lex Fridman Podcast

    Conversations about the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power

  • Joe Rogan Experience

    Official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan featuring moments from episodes

  • The Tim Ferriss Show

    Deconstructing world-class performers to extract actionable tactics, tools, and routines

  • The Knowledge Project

    Interviews with world-class doers and thinkers, packed with lessons and insights for better decision-making

Listening / Live Radio Stations

Listening / Sites

  • Spotlight

    Spotlight is a daily 15 minute radio program for learning English

  • ESL Lab

    Different levels of conversations

  • EngVid

    Free English Video Lessons

Speaking

  • Tandem

    Language exchange app connecting users with native speakers for text, voice, and video chats

  • HelloTalk

    App that links you with native speakers for language exchange through text and voice messages. Focuses on building conversational skills

  • Reddit's r/Language_Exchange

    Reddit community where users can find language exchange partners to practice speaking with

  • Discord Language Learning Servers

    Communities on Discord where you can join voice chats for real-time language speaking practice

  • Elsa Speak

    AI-driven app that helps improve pronunciation by offering detailed feedback on speaking

  • TalkEnglish

    Site with speaking exercises and conversation topics to improve fluency through practice

  • Rachel's English

    YouTube channel focusing on pronunciation and clear speaking in American English

Watching / YouTube

Watching / Live TV Channels

  • ABC7 Eyewitness News

    TV station licensed to Los Angeles, California

  • ABC News

    ABC news TV channel

  • Bloomberg

    Bloomberg business TV channel in New York

  • CBS News

    CBS news is the news division of American TV and radio network CBS

  • KTLA 5

    TV station located in Los Angeles, California, United States

Watching / TV Talk Shows

Watching / Tech Shows

  • Marques Brownlee MKBHD

    A channel offering in-depth tech reviews and discussions, presented in clear, understandable English, focusing on consumer electronics and emerging technology trends

  • Linus Tech Tips

    A channel that provides tech reviews, build guides, and technology discussions, using straightforward language accessible to a wide audience

  • Unbox Therapy

    A channel showcasing unboxing and reviews of the latest gadgets, using conversational and clear English, making it approachable for a wide audience

  • TechLinked

    A channel offering bite-sized tech news and updates, presented with humor and clarity, making it easy to follow for learners of English

  • Bloomberg Technology

    Bloomberg Technology focuses on the topics of technology, innovation and business

  • BBC Click

    BBC Click is the BBC's flagship technology programme

  • Sky News Swipe

    Sky News`s tech show

Reading / News

Reading / Books

  • Harry Potter Series

    Harry Potter is a great choice for English learners because the series features a gradual increase in complexity from one book to another, allowing readers to develop their language skills progressively

  • Pride and Prejudice

    Although the vocabulary can be challenging, this classic novel offers rich insights into English literature and culture, making it a rewarding read for advanced learners

  • Animal Farm

    A short allegorical novella that uses simple language to convey complex themes about power and society

Writing

Grammar

Vocabulary / Word lists

  • Ogden's Basic English

    850 simplified Language Basic English Words by Charles K. Ogden. It was released in 1930. With just 850 words everything may be said for all the purposes of everyday existence. is based on these 850 basic English words

  • Book: Verbal Advantage by Charles Harrington Elster

    This book for advanced levels and will help you learn more words. It's highly recommended book which not just informative but also interesting and fun to read

Vocabulary / Flashcards

  • Anki

    Anki is a program which makes remembering things easy. Because it's a lot more efficient than traditional study methods, you can either greatly decrease your time spent studying, or greatly increase the amount you learn

  • Memrise

    Flashcard platform to build vocabulary with user created lists of words

  • Quizlet

    Simple tools that let you study words

Vocabulary / Online Dictionaries

  • Forvo

    Find out how any english word is pronounced in different countries

  • Dictionary

    The world's leading digital dictionary. It provides defenitions, spellings, audio pronunciations, example sentences and word origins

  • Thesaurus.com

    The world's largest online thesaurus by Dictionary.com

  • Oxford Dictionaries

    Dictionaries with meanings, definitions, pronunciations and pictures

  • Linguee

    Dictionary with many examples of usage and pronunciation

  • ReversoContext

    Translate word in context

Tools

  • Play Phrase

    Tools allows to search and play specific soundbites from movies

  • Lyrics Training

    LyricsTraining is the new way to learn english and other languages through music and the lyrics of your favourite songs

  • Grammarly

    Grammarly makes you a better writer by finding and correcting up to 10 times more mistakes than your word processor

  • Test your vocab

    Measure your vocabulary sizes

  • YouGlish

    Improve your pronunciation

  • Visuwords

    To visualize words and its related lexicon

Exercises and Tests

  • ETS

    English tests

  • Duolingo

    Free language-learning platform that includes a language-learning site and app, as well as a digital language proficiency assessment exam

  • LingoRank

    Test and improve your english listening skills with TED talks

Online Classes

  • Preply

    Connects students with tutors for personalized lessons. Great for finding skilled tutors and tailoring learning to individual needs

  • iTalki

    A popular platform for finding one-on-one language tutors

  • Verbling

    A well-known resource for connecting with one-on-one language teachers

  • Lingoda

    Offers group and private classes with native-speaking teachers, a fixed monthly fee, and an easy-to-use scheduling system

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