Linguapress
An extensive collection of open-access free teaching and learning resources for EFL / ESOL
Linguapress.com is a portal for teachers and learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) and English as a second language (ESL) or English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). The main aim of this website is to offer a range of free online resources for teachers and students; with over 350 web pages, freely accessible to all.
Linguapress.com graded reading resources are ideally suited for students and classes preparing for national or international English language qualifications, notably IELTS, TOEFL, and the Cambridge First Certificate and Advanced English tests.
💥 Lesson plans / worksheets accompanying reading resources match the requirements of most current testing systems, and cover reading and writing skills. Interactive exercises include a variety of multiple choice questions, cloze (gap fill) exercises, creative writing and word-formation exercises.
They also include a wide range of grammar-based exercises and oral and written creative exercises designed to develop the learner's English language skills, as well as test them.
💥 Teaching content index pages allow teachers (or students) to quickly find intermediate or advanced reading resources illustrating specific grammar points and accompanied by specific types of exercise / classroom activity as needed..💥 Interactive exercises are suitable for using in class using a projector or connected whiteboard, or can be done by students on their own device.
💥 Audio / podcast recordings of many texts allow students to develop their listening skills and to listen to texts is often as they want outside the classroom.
💥 Vocabulary guides accompany each text.
In addition to over 150 culturally relevant graded reading texts in advanced and intermediate English, Linguapress.com also offers free access for all to
- (a) Word games in English. Thematic crosswords in graded English, and other puzzles;
- (b) A substantial but clearly explained English grammar, covering all the main points of the English language, its grammar and syntax ; and finally;
- (c) Resources for English teachers - a mixed bag of pages on teaching methods and ideas, the background to English, and other useful topics.
