Explore the English Blog and answer to these questions. Work in pairs.
1. Do you like the photo on the blog header? Do you know where that is?
2. There are links to how many monolingual English dictionaries? Which ones? Under which section on the blog?
3. What is Fraze It?
4. What is Mashpedia?
5. How does the Online Pronunciation Dictionary work? What’s it called? Why is better than just clicking on the pronunciation for a particular word?
6. Which 2 encyclopedias might be really useful for learners of English?
7. What is Word Hippo?
8. What is Lingohack? Under which section on the blog can you find this link?
9. What is the name of the game that will help you improve your listening skills through film clips?
10. Which resource allows you to improve your listening skills (and vocabulary) thanks to TED Talks?
11. Explore En.News. What is it? How can it be useful for you?
12. Where can you find digital graded readers you can also listen to and work on a glossary?
13. Explore the activities on Apps4EFL. Which one do you like best?
14. Where can you find a video to know how to correctly produce the phonetic symbols and the sounds they represent?
15. Try searching for ‘gladiator’ on Kidy. Compare with your findings on Google.
16. If you are asked to create a digital mind map, where can you find links to suitable apps?
17. Explore VOA Learning English. What is it? Which are its most interesting sections.
18. What might ‘tags’ be useful for?
19. You’ll find articles for you, under which category?
20. What are the movie theaters you can go to watch a movie in English with subtitles?
21. Name 1 British newspaper and 1 American newspaper.