Useful Links

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Reading
IELTS reading help
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/teach/ielts/academic_reading/index.cfm

Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com/

Prospect Magazine (UK publication)
http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/

The Economist
http://www.economist.com/

The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/

The Times (UK)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/




Writing IELTS writing help
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/teach/ielts/academic_writing/index.cfm

Combining sentences to form paragraphs
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/combining_skills.htm

Punctuation Review
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/marks.htm

Paragraph development and topic sentences
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/paragraphs.htm







Listening/Speaking
IELTS listening help
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/teach/ielts/listening/index.cfm

IELTS speaking help
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/teach/ielts/speaking/index.cfm

Australian Radio
http://broadcast-live.com/australia.html
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/audio.htm

British Radio
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/index.shtml?logo (BBC radio 4)
http://broadcast-live.com/britain.html (choose a station)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/ (Learn English online. Transcripts included.)

Canadian Radio
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/radio/ (radio guide)
http://www.cbc.ca/listen/index.html (choose a station)

USA Radio
http://www1.voanews.com/Webcasts/index.cfm (select English)
http://www.npr.org/audiohelp/progstream.html

Talking Bible
www.talkingbible.com/ (World English Bible audio + text)