1. BBC - Archive - George Orwell
A collection of 19 written documents from the BBC Archive about the writer George Orwell and the BBC.
A very good resource for GCSE English research and revision.
2. DocTranslator
DocTranslator is a free online service which translates standard and common office documents to 50 different languages, keeping and preserving the original layout.
Supported file formats: Word: doc, docx; Excel: xls, xlsx; Powerpoint; ppt, pptx; Text xml, txt.
3. eType
eType is your online multi-language dictionary with translations and word substitutes to virtually any language in the world.
eType is your writing guide that auto-completes your words as you type them, enabling you to type faster and boost your level of confidence in your writing.
eType prevents you from making spelling mistakes before they happen and helps you select the best word choice possible - even if you are not writing in your native language.
4. Leading Meetings
A website for both Practitioners and Learners of business English.
How to lead a meeting more effectively in the second in a series on the topic of meetings. If you're in charge, you should learn how to deal with three problems in particular.
5. Lightning Bug
Lightning Bug is the writing companion for young authors. Helping you to write a story from beginning to the end.
6. LitCharts
LitCharts are the faster, downloadable alternative to SparkNotes literature guides.
LitCharts is now available as an iPhone app on iTunes.
7. Poems Out Loud
Launched on April 1, 2009, Poems Out Loud is a place for poetry.
The site features columns and recorded readings by well-known and award-winning poets as well as general poetry news and ephemera.
The name of the site was inspired by the anthology edited by Robert Pinsky called Essential Pleasures: A New Anthology of Poems to Read Aloud.
8. Reading for Pleasure
Adult literacy. Reading for Pleasure is a NIACE project which aims to promote reading for pleasure in a range of settings.
9. Shmoop: Study Guides and Teacher Resources
Shmoop (Official Honoree of Webby Awards - 2009) is a new learning and teaching resource, lovingly made by experts and educators from Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley, and other top universities.
Shmoop offers more than 370 smart, fun learning, plain-spoken study guides, teacher resources and e-books for Literature, Poetry, Shakespeare, Bestsellers, US History, Civics, Biography, Music and AP Exam Prep.
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10. Times Spelling Bee
Times Spelling Bee - get a taste for the Spelling Bee Championship and practise your spelling with our interactive games.
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11. Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
The Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies is one of 24 Subject Centres funded by the Higher Education Academy.
The primary aim is to support learning and teaching of Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies across UK Higher Education.
12. Visual Dictionary Online
From the image to the word and its definition, the Visual Dictionary Online is an all-in-one reference.
13. Visuwords - online graphical dictionary and thesaurus
Look up words in the Visuwords online graphical dictionary and thesaurus to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts.
Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate.
14. WordAhead Vocabulary Videos
The smart and efficient way to build a strong SAT, ACT and GRE vocabulary. Vote on vocabulary videos. Come up with ideas for new vocab videos. Upload your own vocab flix!
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