S.O.S. English

Here is a little bit of advice to help you improve your level of English. Please send me a message if you see that a link doesn't work.

This page is a work in progress, if you have any suggestions, they are welcome!

ENGLISH CONVERSATION CLASSES AT THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS 8

"Keep calm and parler anglais": https://www.univ-paris8.fr/Ateliers-de-conversation-en-anglais-4468

ENGLISH MOOC

Il s'agit d'un MOOC de remise à niveau en anglais, niveau A2. Accessible en ligne et gratuitement:

https://www.fun-mooc.fr/fr/cours/langlais-pour-tous-spice-up-your-english/

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EVERY DAY ENGLISH ROUTINE

1) Listen to the news in English:

• • BBC World Service live: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bbc_world_service

  • BBC World Service podcasts: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts

2) Podcast your favourite American talk shows (you can also find extracts of these shows on YouTube):

• • HBO - "Real Time with Bill Maher": http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/real-time-with-bill-maher-49758

  • CBS - "The Late Show with David Letterman": http://www.cbs.com/shows/late_late_show/

  • CBS - "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert": http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/

  • HBO - "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver": http://www.hbo.com/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver

  • Comedy Central - "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah": http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/shows/thedailyshow

  • Comedy Central - "The Colbert Report": http://www.cc.com/shows/the-colbert-report

  • Comedy Central - "The Daily Show with John Stewart": http://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart

  • NBC - "Tonight Show with Jay Leno": http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno/videos/100528

  • Oprah Winfrey: http://podgallery.org/producer/oprah-winfrey/

3) Watch films and DVDs in English with English subtitles only

4) Watch the best English-speaking news channels on your Freebox (you can find the equivalent on other boxes), especially when there are important events happening in the USA or in England (elections, important events, sports events, etc.):

• • Euronews (English) - Channel 81 on your Freebox

  • Bloomberg - Channel 83

  • CNN International - Channel 84

  • Al Jazeera International - Channel 85

  • BBC World News - Channel 86

  • SKY News International - Channel 87

  • I24 News - Channel 88

  • CNBC - Channel 89

  • France 24 (English) - Channel 96

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CONVERSATION HELP

1) Join a speaking English conversation exchange club (free) or class (paying):

• http://ads.fusac.fr/ad-category/learning/conversation-exchange/

• http://ads.fusac.fr/ad-category/learning/learning-languages/

• http://paris.fr.craigslist.fr/lss/

2) Have fun online with an avatar that talks to you:

• • ALICE: http://alice.pandorabots.com (free)

  • DAVE: http://www.alicebot.org/dave.html ($9,99/month)

3) Practice your accent! Copy-paste a text, select an accent (USA, English, Scottish, etc.), then click to listen to how it is pronounced:

• http://www.acapela-group.com

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GRAMMAR HELP

There are many useful websites with English grammar lessons. The most simple thing is to Google the type of grammar question you're looking for. Example: Google "present perfect exercises" or "present perfect lesson".

Some famous English grammar websites (many offer free online exercises):

• http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/index.html

• ww.englishmaven.org

• http://englishgrammar101.com

• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar

• http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/inhalt_grammar.htm

• THE GRAMMAR AQUARIUM: http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoEnglish/freeexercises.htm

• ANGLAIS FACILE: www.anglaisfacile.com

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VOCABULARY HELP / GENERAL ENGLISH LEARNING WEBSITES

Evaluate your level of vocabulary: http://testyourvocab.com and http://www.english-online.org.uk/course.htm

Some general English learning websites:

• http://www.english-online.org.uk

• http://www.talkenglish.com

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FIND A SUMMER JOB IN ENGLAND (and an apartment)

1) Your best friend in London, Le Centre Charles Péguy:

https://www.centrecharlespeguy.com/ (many resources on their website)

The French Centre / Centre Charles Peguy

c/o L’espace @EPFL

8-9 Soho Square

W1D 3QD

LONDON

Tel France (9h-18h): 01 78 90 38 05

Tel UK (9h-18h): +44 (0)207 014 5230

info@centrecharlespeguy.co.uk

L’inscription (£60) vous donne accès aux services du Centre Charles Péguy. Vous pouvez théoriquement vous présenter au Centre sans rdv. Le Centre est soutenu par le Ministère des Affaires Etrangères français.

2) Your 2nd best friend in London, Gumtree (jobs, house shares, apartments, etc):

http://www.gumtree.com

3) To help you find a job:

• http://www.jobs-ete-europe.com (partnership with the French CIDJ)

  • Language jobs, au pair jobs: http://www.eurojob.fr and http://www.euro-practice.com

• Pôle Emploi International: http://www.pole-emploi-international.fr

TRAVELLING TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE:

Have you thought about VOLUNTEER WORK (missions de bénévolat à l'étranger)?

• http://www.do-it.org.uk

• http://www.volunteering.org.uk

• http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org

• http://www.nabuur.com

• http://www.gumtree.com/london/london-voluntary-work_1584_1.html

• http://paris.fr.craigslist.fr/vol/

• Des annonces sont aussi publiées tous les lundis, dans le journal gratuit Metro à Londres.

ALSO CHECK THE "STUDYING ABROAD" SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE!

https://sites.google.com/site/dianelanglume/paris-8-classes/legal-english-classes/studying-abroad