READING
INTRODUCTION
Please, choose a link from a list of websites below and click on
it. By clicking on the website links, you will open new
windows.
LINKS
INTRODUCTION TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Online
Culture Lessons by Paul Sparks.
ADULT
LEARNING ACTIVITIES. California distance learning project,
where you can read and listen to short essays about America.
ANTIMOON.COM -
LEARN ENGLISH EFFECTIVELY. Articles on how to learn English
effectively, based on the experiences of successful learners.
E-BOOKSTER. A tool for helping people learn English as a second
language.
CNNSF
LEARNING RESOURCES. A selected news story is published each
week with video, audio, full text, abridged text, and story
outline for educational use.
HOLIDAYS IN THE U.S. Description of all the holidays
from January to December.
THE QUOTATIONS PAGE. The largest and oldest
Quotations Page on the Web with about 30 categories such as Great
Leaders, Sarcasm, and Wisdom.
KEY TO COLLEGE SUCCESS. About 10 pages of sincere
advice about how to be successful in college. You must read it if
you are preparing to study in the States.
A WORD A DAY. Definitions and example sentences are
provided. You can also click to hear its pronunciation. The word
is usually difficult.
ONLINE CHILDREN'S STORIES. Many stories from
well-known children's books. They are easy and interesting to
read.
PUBLIC DOMAIN BOOKS. Hundreds of books you
can free download or open to read.
ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS. Biographical information, text of nearly 1,000 poems, audio renditions, discussion groups, events, and more...
READING MATERIALS SEARCH. Searching reading
materials by subject, type, and level.
READER'S DIGEST. The official website of Reader's Digest, one of the most popular general interest family magazines in the United States.
EAST OF THE WEB. The site contains a huge collection of short fiction stories.
CNN. CNN.com International delivers breaking news from across the globe and information on the latest top stories, business, sports, and entertainment headlines.
Follow the news as it happens through special reports, videos, audio, photo galleries plus interactive maps and timelines.
PROJECT GUTENBERG. Project Gutenberg offers thousands of free ebooks to download to your PC, Kindle, iPad, iPhone, Android, or other portable devices.
FREE EBOOKS. Enjoy unlimited reading at Free-eBooks.net. Discover great fiction, from romance to mystery, or non-fiction, from business information to self-improvement.
THE ENGLISH
LEARNER MOVIE GUIDE. A detailed synopsis of 100 popular movies
with an extensive glossary of vocabulary and various cultural
references.