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A collection of awesome study resources for learners of English.

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Awesome English / Listening / Podcasts

All Ears English Learn advanced conversational american english
ESL Podcasts Anyone who wants to improve their english speaking and listening skills
Culips Podcast Learn conversational english for everyday use by native english speakers
Luke’s English Podcast Luke is qualified english language teacher and stand-up comedian who provides engaging and entertaining podcast series
A Way with Words Public radio program about language examined through history, culture, and family
This American Life One of the most popular podcast. Most of the stories are journalism, with an occasional comedy routine or essay
6 Minute English Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC
CNN 10 A 10-minute digital news show that explains global news to a global audience
English Learning for Curious Minds A podcasts with episodes on history, politics, and unusual stories. Transcripts, subtitles and vocabulary available

Awesome English / Listening / Tech Podcasts

MageTalk This is a great show with the latest news around Magento ecosystem, community and eCommerce
Talk Python To Me A podcast on Python and related technologies
The PHP Roundtable The PHP Roundtable is a podcast of web developers discussing PHP, JavaScript, community, open source
Google Cloud Platform Podcast The Google Cloud Platform Podcast, coming to you every week. Discussing everything from on Google Cloud Platform from App Engine to Big Query

Awesome English / Listening / Interview Podcasts

Lex Fridman Podcast Conversations about the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power
Joe Rogan Experience The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan. Follow The Joe Rogan Clips show page for some of the best moments from the episodes
The Tim Ferriss Show The Tim Ferriss Show is often the #1 business podcast. Each episode, I deconstruct world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, sports, business, art, etc.) to extract the tactics, tools, and routines you can use
The Knowledge Project The Knowledge Project Podcast unlocks your potential. We interview world-class doers and thinkers so you can better analyze problems, seize opportunities, and master decision-making. Every episode is packed with lessons and insights that never expire

Awesome English / Listening / Live Radio Stations

NPR National american radio with transcripts
Fox News Talk News New York radio station
WNYC Public radio stations located in New York City
BBC London News and talks radio station from London
LBC - London Broadcasting Company Independent news/talk radio station in London
WBAP 820AM - Dallas, Texas News/talk radio station in Dallas, Texas
KRLA 870AM - Los Angeles, California News/talk radio station in Los Angeles, California
KTRH 740AM - Houston, Texas News/talk radio station in Houston, Texas
KJCE 1370AM - Austin, Texas News/talk radio station in Austin, Texas
KRLD 1080AM - Dallas, Texas News/talk radio station in Dallas, Texas
KGO 810AM - San Francisco, California News/talk radio station in San Francisco, California
WOR 710AM - New York, New York News/talk radio station in New York, New York
Bloomberg Radio Financial markets news radio
KOA 850AM - Denver, Colorado News/talk radio station in Denver, Colorado
WBBM 780AM - Chicago, Illinois News/talk radio station in Chicago, Illinois
KMOX 1120AM - St. Louis, Missouri News/talk radio station in St. Louis, Missouri

Awesome English / 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

Awesome English / Watching / YouTube

Rachel's English Most popular american english pronunciation videos
Learn English with Ronnie Funny english videos with Ronnie
BBC English Grammar Short videos by BBC
BBC English HowTo Useful english phrases that you can use immediately
Anglo-Link Useful grammar lessons
Daily Dictation Daily dictation for students who want to improve their listening comprehension skills
Learn English with Let's Talk On this channel different experts will tell you how to expertise in the different consequences in daily life and in which situation what type of phrases you should use
Learn English With TV Series A truly enjoyable and effortless method to enhance listening comprehension and grasp native speakers through TV shows, movies, and talk shows
RealLife English Videos discussing various learning methods and the mindset required to embark on your English learning journey

Awesome English / 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

Awesome English / Watching / TV Talk Shows

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Very popular american late-night talk show with famous people
The Wendy Williams Show American syndicated infotainment talk show hosted by Wendy Williams
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC
Late Night with Seth Meyers American late-night talk show hosted by Seth Meyers on NBC
The Late Late Show with James Corden American late-night talk show hosted by James Corden on CBS
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert American late-night talk show by Stephen Colbert on CBS
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah American late-night talk show by Trevor Noah on Comedy Central

Awesome English / Watching / Tech Shows

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
FRANCE 24 Tech24 Tech24 explores the digital revolution and check out the latest technological trends

Awesome English / Grammar

Book: English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy The world's best selling grammar book for learners of English
Ego4u Grammar and tests

Awesome English / Learn more words / 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

Awesome English / Learn more words / 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

Awesome English / Learn more words / 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

Awesome English / Speaking / Language Exchange Sites

iTalki Get 1-on-1 online lessons with native language teachers
Verbling Verbling allows you to free practice english speaking skill by Google Hangout

Awesome English / Speaking / Speaking Lessons

Talk English Learn english speaking

Awesome English / Speaking / Pronunciation

The Sound of English Learn how to speak clear English with a neutral British accent. Very helpful resource to improve your pronunciation

Awesome English / Online Classes / Private Classes

iTalki One of the most popular resource where you can find a teacher 1 on 1
Verbling One of the most popular resource where you can find a teacher 1 on 1

Awesome English / Online Classes / Group Classes

Lingoda They have group and private classes, fixed monthly payment and really convenient interface where you can schedule your classes. All teachers are native speakers

Awesome English / Reading

Breaking News English Breaking news listen, read and write
Short Stories Short stories for every day reading
Reading Room Newspapers, magazines, books and libraries
Reading Comprehension Exercises 3 Levels of texts with exercises
IMDB scripts internet movie script database
Today I Found Out Daily interesting fact articles from various authors
Newsy Short news with transcriptions
Engoo Daily news for english learners

Awesome English / Exercises and Tests

ETS English tests
Ego4u Grammar and 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

Awesome English / 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
Quizlet Simple tools that let you study words
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
Write & Improve FREE tool that helps every learner to improve their English writing

Awesome English / Answers

How can I improve my English listening abilities?
How can I learn to speak English well in non-English environment?
How can I make tangible improvements to my spoken English in one month?
Are English speaking courses helpful?

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