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1. www.englishpractice.com : This site offers weekly lessons, a weekly e-mail with highlights of the site's activities and lessons arranged by course or by level.  Gives British and American usages. E-mail lessons are available.

2. www.nll.co.uk  : Net Learn Languages. Work one-on-one with an instructor or with a multi-national group of up to six students. Sign up for regular lesson times.  Communicate with the instructor in real time. You need to enroll.

3. www.study.ru/lessons/index.shtml : On-line English lessons.  There may be a minor problem for some students - the instructions and explanations are in Russian, although the exercises are in English.

4. www.englishlearner.com : English lessons via e-mail.  Free lessons, three levels, every week.  Lessons include Vocabulary, Grammar, Reading Comprehension and more. Answers to lesson exercises are sent by email 4 days after the lessons. You must sign up to take part.

5. www.churchillhouse.com : Free on-line lessons.  Several levels.  You answer the questions online and receive a score.  Free downloads. Ask Dr. Grammar any questions you have about English and he will email an answer.  Seems to be good stuff.

6. www.englishpage.com : Advanced lessons.  Some good lessons - usage, grammar, vocabulary.  Answer on line, learn results right away.  Good explanations and examples.  One lesson I looked at was not complete.  There is a large list of lessons on specific grammar topics.

7. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/ : A comprehensive set of English materials from Purdue University.

8. http://eslus.com/eslcenter.htm : This site offers instructional materials on all aspects of the English language and at a variety of levels.

9. http://esl.about.com/cs/intermediate : English lessons that can be done on-line - answers marked and results given.  The site seems to be overrun by pop-up ads so be prepared.

10. http://www.english-portal.com/  This site offers a wide variety of topics and materials and uses on-line question and answer activities.  Lesson topics include vocabulary, grammar, games, business English, conversation situations, etc.  Some of the simpler and easier activities are free on the site, but for more serious work, you need to pay a monthly subscription fee.

11. www.talkenglish.com :  This interactive site gives you the chance to listen to spoken English on your computer.  Lessons are broken down into small, easy to learn pieces covering grammar and practical topics.  You also can send in a recording of your speech for an evaluation and have questions answered via e-mail.

12. http://www.lsse.ac.uk  This site is from the Leicester Square School of English in London, England.  Much of the school deals with on-site English classes and courses, but there is a neat English placement test that you can take on-line.  

13. The website www.verbs-online.com is about learning the English, (as well as French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Portuguese) verbs.  You can conjugate verbs on the page for free.  I tried an exercise on the site and it worked well.  I typed in the answers and at the end of the exercise my work was evaluated and a grade was given. 

14. http://www.openenglishworld.com  "Free Online Activities to Learn English at Open English World" 
Open English World provides free activities to help improve your English.  The Weekly Idiom will help to improve your spoken English.  Business Jargon will improve your business English conversation.  Talk English will help you speak English fluently in daily life. The Forum is a place to meet students, ask questions, and discuss activities.

15. http://www.learn-english-today.com : This site has many free lessons and activities, is easy to use, and can be a valuable resource to people wanting to learn or improve their English at several levels.

16. http://www.UpEnglishUp.com  :  This site offers on-line English materials as well as tutors to work with students on a more personal basis.  The site has much to offer.

17. www.english-daily.com  Learn English online with English Daily - Your Free Resources to Better English. Learn English online - free exercises, idioms, common abbreviations, slang, proverbs and much more.

18. www.english-portal.com  English Portal - The Better Way to English. Learn English online at English Portal. We offer a collection of thousands of vocabulary and grammar exercises, articles, games, business English. With our learning statistics you can track your English improvement daily. Design your training plan yourself - it's easy and fun!

19. www.polite-english.com   Learn English online with Polite English - Your Free Resources to Better English. Welcome to polite-english.com, a free survival guide for all who would like to perfect their spoken English language. Here we provide the simplest and most frequently used expressions. By mastering them, you should not be at a loss for words. Practice these common English expressions and you will feel more confident in your private and business dealings.

20. http://www.learnenglishguide.com/. Learn English guide, all about how to learn English and how to speak English.

21.  http://www.superteacherworksheets.com   Printable practice worksheets for math, grammar, spelling, handwriting, and more!  Some lessons are downloadable PDF files and other lessons can be printed directly from the screen.  From Basic levels  upward.

22. www.globalenglish.com  This site  provides many flexible programs and gives direct feedback to those either looking to improve their skills, or hoping to gain the right experience to be able to teach English abroad. There is a tuition fee for the courses offered.

23.  English Gateway:  http://www.englishgateway.com .  Online vocabulary lessons (with audio) for intermediate and advanced ESL learners. Exercises on idioms, phrasal verbs and collocations. Teacher blog and worksheets.

24.   Learn English Easily:     http://www.learnenglish-a-z.com   You too can learn English easily from A to Z hassle free and find all fast ways to make the maximum difference in the minimum time.  Note: I added this site to my list before checking it out.  When I did go to the site, I found out it was merely a referral site, with links to many legitimate sources of English instruction, and some links not very relevant.  "Learn English Easily" offers no lessons or instruction on its own, other than a sort-of informative narrative about how to learn English on your own and why it is important in today's world to learn English.  This narrative is mainly used to connect the links to actual instructional sites. 

25. http://www.lessoncorner.com/puzzles  Lesson Corner's Puzzle Makers allow teachers to find or create their own free custom word search, scramble or crossword puzzles.  

26. For articles and spelling activities (as well as much more for teachers and learners of English) , The English Language Garden at www.elgweb.net
has a lot to offer.  You can answer questions, see the correct answers, and see your final score.

27.  www.speakenglish.co.uk  . This site offers an extensive collection of useful English phrases covering most aspects of one's daily life as well as useful, practical vocabulary words.  However, these phrases and vocabulary words are not given in context or used in sentences, so a learner would need to have prior knowledge of them or would have to use a dictionary.  There are plans to add an audio version of the words and phrases to the site, which will help greatly.  This site also give you access to similar sites in many different languages, set up in a similar fashion. 

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