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READING AND WRITING

Useful websites to improve reading and writing English

READING

English Teaching/Learning Materials
An extensive set of reading activities from S. Kathleen and Kenji Kitao.

Impact On-line
A hypertext news reader for intermediate and advanced learners of English. A bit dated but very nice articles with an extensive hypertext glossary.

Internet Public Library
A well-maintained library with interesting and varied sections for young kids and teenagers.

Soon Online Magazine
A kind of online Readers Digest with stories from around the world in simplified English to help with reading.

WRITING

The Cyrano Server
Answer a few questions and this page will create a love letter for you.

Dave's ESL Cafe Graffiti Wall
A chance to get your writing read by a world audience!

The Electric Postcard
Choose a postcard from the rack, write your message and send it to a friend or teacher. Great fun!

Guide to Writing and Grammar
A well-organised site with very nice design. It covers every aspect of writing, from sentence through paragraph to essay level. It features an excellent and very comprehensive online grammar clinic with archive questions from all over the world. Highly recommended.

Purdue On-Line Writing Lab Web Server Home Page
A whole range of tools and expert advice to help students improve their writing skills online. Includes a reference section with over 130 downloadable worksheets giving advice about all aspects of writing.

Writing DEN
Excellent site with graphics, sound and a wide variety of writing topics along with teachers notes, writing tips and a word of the day feature.

www.geocities.com
Get a free home page and do your own web publishing.

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