Question

Are you learning English and do you need help with grammar? Do you want to learn new vocabulary or slang (俚语)? Well, you can find help online with these top 5 free English as a Second Language websites.

1. Dave’s ESL Cafe

This is a complete website that can help you learn and practice English. You can read many stories and do a lot of exercises to test yourself. You can also post questions and answers onto the help center.

2. About.com

You can get free English courses from About.com and you’ll get regular e-mails that will help you learn English.

3. The Classroom by Voice of America

You can watch videos and listen to news stories to improve your listening and vocabulary skills. You can also hear English words and their meanings.

4. Heinle’s Newbury House Dictionary of American English

Do you need to find the definition of a word? Use this online dictionary to find simple and clear definitions, as well as example sentences and idioms (习语). You can also find different cultural facts.

5. Personal English Portal (门户网站) on YouTube

You can watch this series of videos on YouTube to develop your listening skills. You can also do a search for “learn English” on YouTube to find other videos. This is a good way to practice English and have fun.

(   )1. If you want to do English exercises and test yourself, you can go to 　　　　.

     A. About.com 

      B. YouTube

       C. Dave’s ESL Cafe      

       D. the Classroom by Voice of America 

(   )2. You can 　　　　 at the help center on the website Dave’s ESL Cafe.

       A. watch videos and pictures    

       B. listen to news and music        

       C. watch movies and matches

       D. read questions and answers 

(   )3. About.com often sends e-mails to its visitors to help them 　　　　.

     A. get relaxed             B. have fun   

       C. become famous      D. learn English

(   )4. The underlined word “definition” means “　　　　” in Chinese.

    A. 来源                  B. 释义       

       C. 意图                D. 背景

(   )5. From Heinle’s Newbury House Dictionary of American English, you can find 　　　　.

     A. cultural information  

       B. online libraries

     C. interesting news

       D. many storybooks

Answer 1

1C   2D  3D   4B   5A