Welcome to the Learning Zone

This section is only available in English.

Learning can be fun both inside and outside the classroom. The more you supplement your course with other activities in English, the faster you learn. On this page you will find an enormous range of English language resources.

Your feedback is always welcome. If you find other websites which you think we should add to this page, or if any of the links no longer work, please let us know by email: info@englishworks.ch.

Choose from the following categories

Supplement your English Course with on-line activities
Specialized Dictionaries
News in English
Audio, Video and Podcasts
Business reading
Other Sites

Supplement your English Course

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English File
A wide range of activities at each level: Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate
Need help with pronuncuation? See the pronunciation section or try the 50:50 Game (Elementary or Pre-Intermediate) or Stress Monsters (Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, or Intermediate)
New Headway
Beginners, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate and Advanced.

Cutting Edge
Quizzes
Market Leader
Activities for ESL Students
Grammar & Vocabulary Exercises, Quizzes and more

Specialized Dictionaries

News in English

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BBC News
Version for English Students
Voice of America
Special English for learners (Read, Listen and Learn)
BBC World News
News and current affairs from the UK
SwissInfo
Swiss and International News in English
The Daily Mail
News and more from this UK newspaper
The Guardian
News and more from this UK newspaper
The Washington Post
News, Finance and Economics (requires registration (free)).
CNN News
News and current affairs from the US
USA Today
US newspaper
Time magazine
The famous American magazine
Google News
Yahoo
Real time news in English
The Australian
National Australian on-line newspaper
The Daily Telegraph
Conservative UK Newspaper
The Sydney Morning Herald
Popular Australian Newspaper
The Times and Sunday Times
Possibly the most famous newspaper in the world - since 1785

Audio, Video and Podcasts

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BBC Radio
BBC radio programmes are available for 7 days broadcast. There is a wide range of radio Drama and Audio Books, Science Programmes, News and Current Affairs and much more.
The World Service programmes are directed at an international audience.
See also the Learning English Section.
BBC Podcasts
Extensive range of podcasts covering Science, News and Current Affairs, and more.
Canadian Broadcasting Corproation
Wide range of podcasts including the weekly Dispatches and the Science program Quirks and Quarks
Australian Broadcasting Corproation - Podcasts

CNN Audio, Video and Podcasts
Plenty of choice with both aodio and video

Business reading

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CNN Financial
The New York Times - Business
The Financial Times
Financial News from London
The Economist
Current Affairs magazine published in London
Wall Street Journal
News with a financial focus
Forbes
American Magazine focused on finance.
The Startup Journal
The Wall Street Journal - Centre for Entrepreneurs

Other Sites

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