Helpful Resources & Links

ONLINE DICTIONARIES

English dictionaries and thesaurus:

Oxford Advanced Dictionary   -       Merriam-Webster      -   The Free Dictionary Online by Farlex

English > French:

WordReference

Pronunciation dictionary: 

Talking Dictionary of English Pronunciation 

GRAMMAR, STRUCTURES & WRITING SKILLS

- Improve your grammar with

- English grammar online (Cambridge.org)

AUDIO & VIDEO RESOURCES

SHORT NEWS REPORTS

- Listen to topical news reports on NPR (National Public Radio). The transcripts of the audio clips are usually available.

- Watch short videos from the BBC

LONGER FORMATS

Watch Ted Talks presentations

DEBATES & OPINIONS

- The Guardian's  5-minute video debates  : watch and listen short debates on topical issues. pay attention to the structures and vocabulary used to express one's opinion, agree/disagree etc.  (Note that it's no longer updated. )

- The Guardian's opinion weekly videos 'Thought provoking opinion videos from independent thinkers'.

- Opinion Videos from The New York Times 

FOR THOSE WHO STRUGGLE 

-  6-minute English from the BBC Learning English website

WRITTEN PRESS

- The Guardian (UK)

- BBC News (UK)

- The New York Times (USA)