Far West English Consulting Ltd.: Useful Reading Activities

Reading & Writing Activities

Here is a list of useful listening websites recommended by our users and customers. If you have a recommended site, please send us a message with your suggestion.

General

Far West's Recommended TED Talks
TED Talks are a great way to practice listening. Check out Far West's recommended TED Talks and our guide to using TED.

English Zone
This page has lots of grammar exercises and PDFs to help your reading and writing.

The California Distance Learning Project
The California Distance Learning Project - Used by many Americans

English Club
This site will give you lots of good advice about reading English articles and gives some examples.

News

Literacy Net's News Topics
This site will help you to read lots of current news stories.

Business

About.com - Business English
Lots of advice for business people learning English, with great reading, writing, and vocabulary exercises.

ESL Flow
Visual PDF worksheets for business students.

Resume Templates
Great for helping to preapre your resume.

Sample Business Documents
Lots of sample business letters and other business documents to help your reading and writing.

Students

About.com - Grad School English
Lots of good advice about writing admission letters, statement of purpose, and general essays for university.

The University of Wisconsin's writing Handbook
This has lots of real-world English writing advice. Useful for anyone.

Gallau's English Advice
This site will give you a university approach to English reading. Good for students planning to travel overseas.

Other

Daily Blog Tips - Blog Writing
Writing advice for bloggers and other online writing.


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