MEDIOGRAPHY B2.

0.WEBLIOGRAPHY
https://www.flare.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/education-en/learning_links/

1.WEB PAGES

https://victoriassecretenglishblog.wordpress.com/

https://www,cristinacabal.com/

www.isabelperez.com

www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish

www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9xz (6-minute vocabulary)

learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/

www.a4esl.com

www.breakingnewsenglish.com

www.grupovaughan.com

www.multimedia-english.com

www.eslabout.com

www.saberingles.com.ar

www.manythings.org

www.gramaticainglesamanas.com

www.perfectenglishgrammar.com

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www.myenglishpages.com

www.telephoneteacher.com (pay per tuition)

www.workaway.info (volunteer work abroad)

www.wwoof.net (work on organic farms abroad)

www.engvid.com (free online multi-level grammar lessons)

http://tu-ingles.com

www.eoipiedralavesvenus.wordpress.com/2012/04/18/cloze-tests/

www.english-grammar.at (cloze tests)

www.elblogdeidiomas.com

www.duolingo.com

www.cuadernodeingles.com

http://www.english-4u.de/

www.englisclub.com/

www.madridingles.net
www.thoughtco.com
www.learn-english-today.com
www.esldesk.com
www.guidegrammar.org

a) Listening pages

www.esl-lab.com (thorough multilevel exercises)

www.voanews.com (US radio)

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https://www.podomatic.com/ (podcasts)

www.lyricstraining.com (songs)

www.lyricsgaps.com

www.elllo.org

www.inglespodcast.com

www.listenandwrite.com

https://www.cristinacabal.com/?page_id=7721

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening-intermediate.php

https://virtuaule.com/index.php?
option=com_content&view=category&id=153&Itemid=1175
https://english.lingolia.com/en/listening/

b )Speaking pages
www.film-english.com/
www.iteslj.org/questions/
www.esldiscussions.com/
www.onlinetefltraining.com/50-fce-speaking-questions-for-part-1-the-interview/
www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-speaking-questions.html
www.eslgold,cm/speaking/topics_conversation.html
www.warmupfollowups.blogspot.com.es/

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 c) Video pages

Most DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) channels have films and programmes that
you can watch in the original version. Just press the “audio” key of your remote control
and change the language).

http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/thats-english/

www.videojug.com (tutorials)

www.ted.com (ideas)

www.cnn.com/studentnews

www.filmon.com

www.ororo.tv (pay per view)

http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page (practical information)

(You Tube) “English with Lucy”

“Amigos ingleses”
“LES Learning English” (biographies and documentaries with transcripts)

d) Pronunciation pages

www.speechace.com (It corrects your pronunciation)

www.playphrase.me.com (Sentences with actors)

www.tophonetics.com (It pronounces sentences with different accents and with

phonetic transcription)

Marcus Carter (YouTube channel)

www.uvigo.es/gl/serial/1432.html

www.tandemexchamge.com/

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 www.scrabbin.com/

www.allphonetics.blogspot.com

www.foniks.org

www.forvo.com (multilingual pronunciation page)

http://busyteacher.org/14864-10-coolest-pronunciation-tools-esl.html (apps)

e) Special vocabulary pages

https://es.youglish.com/ (English words in context)

www.cvc.cervantes.es/lengua/refranero/listado.aspx (multilingual proverbs)

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/English_proverbs (proverbs)

www.urbandictionary.com/ (slang)

www.english.stackexchange.com (curiosities about English)

www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/ (word lists by theme)

www.myvocabulary.com/word-list/

www.dictionary.com/

www.sinfaltas.com (curiosities about language)

www.idiomsite.com

www.vocabulix.com

f) Writing pages

www.yourwritingguru.com

www.custom-wrtiting.org/blog/writing-tips/28708.html

www.esl.com/writing.html

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www.englishclub.com/writing/

www.antimoon.com/other/carefulwriting.htm

www.writethinking.co/uk/

www.learnenglish.britishcoucil.org/en/writing

https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/
written-production (commented exam samples from the Council of Europe)

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/textanalysis/
(online correction)

https://textinspector.com/workflow
(online correction)

g) Newspapers and Magazines

- British newspapers and magazines: www.wrx.zen.co.uk/alltnews.htm

- American newspapers:

http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/Top50/Top50-CurrentUS.htm

- Spain in English: www.thinkspain.com

-The world’s newspapers (front page): www.kiosko.net

2.REFERENCE BOOKS
Aspectos de la gramática inglesa. Clauses & Conjunctions. Las oraciones inglesas y
sus conjunciones. José Merino. Anglo-Didáctica.

Advanced Grammar in Use With Answers and CD-ROM.C.U.P. By Martin Hewings.

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Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts. Richard A. Spears. National Text-
book Co.

Destination B2. Grammar and Vocabulary with Answer Key. MacMillan, by Malcom
Mann. Steve Taylore-Knowles.

Destination C1 & C2. Grammar and Vocabulary with Answer Key.

MacMillan, by Malcom Mann & Steve Taylore-Knowles.

Dictionary of Clichés. Betty Kirkpatrick. Bloomsbury.

English Grammar in Use. With Answers and CD-ROM. Raymond Murphy. C.U.P.

English Oral Practice for Professional Purposes. With Answers and CD-ROM. Mª Luz
Arroyo & Noa Talaván. UNED/Netiblo. Fundación Ramón Areces.

English Pronunciation in Use. With Audio CD. Mark Hancock. C. U.P.

English Vocabulary in Use. Advanced. With Answers and CD-ROM.C.U. P. By Mi-

chael McCarthy & Felicity O´Dell.

English Vocabulary in Use. Upper Intermediate.With Answers and CD-ROM.C.U. P.

By Michael McCarthy & Felicity O´Dell.

ESL Miscellany. Brattleboro, VT: Pro Lingua Associates.

Everyday Letters for Busy People.Hundred of Samples You Can Adapt at a Moment’s
Notice.By Debra Hart and Regina McAlaney.Career Press.

CAE Examination Papers. With Answers. C.U.P.

CAE Testbuilder. Tests that Teach. With Answers and CD-ROM. MacMillan. By Mark
Harrison.

Graded Multiple Choice English Tests. Stanley Publishing. App on webpage.

Grammarway 4. With Answers. Jenny Dooley& Virginia Evans.Express Publishing.

Gramática Inglesa (9ª ed.). Francisco Sánchez Benedito. Pearson Longman.

Gramática Inglesa (9ª ed.) Ejercicios. Francisco Sánchez Benedito. Pearson Longman.

Gramática Inglesa para Estudiantes Españoles (7ª edición revisada y ampliada). Ma-
nuel Mañas González.

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Gramática inglesa para hispanohablantes. Rubén Chacón & Inmaculada Sierra. C.U.P.

La cocina de la escritura. Daniel Cassany. Anagrama.

Longman Dictionary of American English. New York: Addison Wesley.

New Headway Upper Intermediate Pronunciation Course. O.U. P. Bill Bowler & Sarah
Cunningham.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English. With CD-ROM.

Oxford English Grammar Course. With CD-ROM. Advanced. Michael Swan and Cath-
erine Walker

Pathways to Literature. Virginia Evans & Jenny Dooley. Express Publishing. (Multi-
media approach).

Practical English Usage. New Edition. O.U.P. By Michael Swan.

Prepara tu B2 con Vaughan.Vaughan Systems.

Real Listening and Speaking 4. With Answers.CD-ROM. C.U.P. Miles Craven.

Select Readings Upper Intermediate. With CD-ROM. O.U.P. Linda Lee & Erik Gunder-
sen.

Skills for Success 4. Listening and Speaking. With Online Practice. O.U.P. Robert
Freire & Tamara Jones.

Successful Writing Upper Intermediate. Express Publishing. By Virginia Evans.

Teach Yourself English Pronunciation. An Interactive Course for Spanish Speakers.

UNED/Netbiblo. Eva Estebas Vilaplana.

Vocabulary Organizer. Pete Sharma & Barney Barrett. Collins.

Write Right.John Eastman and Victor Pina. Rditorial Aguaclara.

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 3. AUDIOBOOKS-GRADED READERS & SPEAK UP

Check out graded readers from Oxford, Cambridge, Pearson, Macmillan, Collins and
other publishers. You could also have a look at:
https://es1lib.org/ (e-library)
www.lectorvirtual.com (free books in English)
www.eflclassics.com (audiobooks)
https://www.eligradedreaders.com/en/free-eli-readers/english-elt.html and at
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/english-readers/and at:
www.audible.com (one-month trial for free).
You could also consider Spotify and using apps like English Audiobooks , Libri Vox
and EWA.

Speak Up is a monthly periodical for learners of English with a movie and a vocabulary
booklet for the film.

See more resources at:

https://madread.educa.madrid.org/

https://madreadclublectura.educa.madrid.org/#!/

4. EXAM SAMPLES

https://www.educa2.madrid.org/web/eoicoslada/modelos-de-pruebas-de-certificacion

https://sites.google.com/site/eoivillaverde/modelos-examen-otras-comunidades

https://englishexplained.es/modelos-de-examenes-de-escuela-oficial-de-idiomas-ingles

http://aprobarmiexamendelaeoi.com (showcase of books - up to B2 in English)

www.mmpublication.com →Student’s Area (Online Placement Test)

5. REVERSE TRANSLATION

Bilingual Phrases 2000 Frases Bilingües.Levels/Niveles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Editorial Stanley.
Translation Booklet by Richard Vaughan. Sixth edition with downloadable MP3 audio.
Vaughan Systems, 2020 (a multi-level speaking book).

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6. LANGUAGE EXCHANGE

www.conversationexchange.com

www.verbling.com

www.inmadrid.com

www.talkingp2p.org

https://madridbabel.weebly.com/(organizes activities in bars)

www.meetup.com/cities/es/madrid

www.multilinkual.com

https://www.italki.com/home (pay per conversation)

www.meetup.com

www.cafelingua.es

La tienda de las lanas (Richard Morley) : English Speaking Group ( information on

Facebook).

Chat & Pint.

7. TRANSLATION

www.oxforddictionaries.com

www.linguee.es/ (variety in context)

www.wordreference.com/es (forums)

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www.proz.com (translators’ page)

http://diccionario.reverso.net/

http://tradukka.com/translate

www.deepl.com

8. APPS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH

VERBS & GRAMMAR: Verbos Ingleses, Color Verbs, Full English Grammar Test,
English Grammar in Use and Test, English Grammar Test, Learn English Grammar
(British Council).
CLOZE TESTS: English Word Filling, Fill Blank, English Exercises.
LISTENING: Oxford English Listening, Learn English Listening, Resources for Learning
English, Learn English-Audio &Video (British Council).,Learn English Podcasts (British
Council).
SPEAKING :Speak and Improve.
WRITING: Write and Improve.
VOCABULARY: Vocabulary Builder,Johnny Grammar’s Word Challenge,
Phrasalstein.,The Phrasal Verbs Machine.
GENERAL: Quizlet, FluentU, Rosetta Stone, Mind Snacks, Memrise, Busuu, Duolingo,
Babbel, Lingualy, Fun Easy Learn English, English Monstruous, Practical English Usage
Windows 8 & Android & iOS.

9.ENGLISH WITH HUMOUR

https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4960939/0/aprender-ingles-con-humor-o-cuando-
un-libro-te-desatasca-el-idioma-de-kim-kardashian-shakespeare-esta-ya-visto/?
utm_source=whatsapp.com&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_campaign=mobile_
web

10. OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH IN

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 Where to find new and second-hand books

- On the Internet, many books can be downloaded at www.archive.org and

www.gutenberg.org .

- www.wdl.org. The World Digital Library.

- https://english-e-reader.net/

Cinema

-Have a look at the “Versión Original Subtitulada” section in the daily papers. Cine
Ideal (c/ Doctor Cortezo, 6; www.yelmocines.es) usually has a good variety of films in
English. Also have a look at www.cinesrenoir.com to check discounts for cardholders.
- Films in English are also played at Cines Manoteras (www.cinesa.es/Cines/Manoteras)
and at Cines Verdi (c/ Bravo Murillo, 28 ; www.cines-verdi.com/madrid/ Murillo, 28 ) ,
Cines Golem (www.golem.es) at c/ Martín de los Heros, 14 and Pequeño Cine-Estudio
(www.pcineestudio.es) at c/ Magallanes, 1.
-Don’t forget Filmoteca Española at Cine Doré, located at c/ Santa Isabel, 3. Please,
consult : (www.guiadelocio.com/madrid/cine/madrid/filmoteca)

British and American Food

You can get British products at https://livinginlondonshop.es/pages/contacto

Living in London. American foods can be ordered at Taste of America
http://www.tasteofamerica.es. To savour flavours of New Orleans cuisine you may visit
https://trikkicuisine.com/reservas-restaurante-trikki-nueva-orleans-madrid.

Plugin Gadgets

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Please, be aware of the fact that with internet-to-tv streaming devices such as
Chromecast or Fire TV Stick you can watch world media on your television screen.

www.parlanchinglish.com (speaking club)

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