Websites that help students evaluate websites and conduct effective searches
Students also don’t always know how to effectively use search engines. That’s not the topic of this lessons, but there are numerous websites dealing with this, e.g.,www.search-faq.comhas useful information on how to find information, people, data, text, pictures, sounds, etc. on the Internet.
Bogus websites
These are most suitable for high intermediate to advanced students and can serve as a real eye opener!
Public transportation information
Sites and portals for Newspapers and Magazines
Links for a variety of newspapers and other media, including weblogs
Arts & Letters Daily
Links for UK newspapers
English language media online
Newspapers online
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian
Newspapers from around the world
Creating a cartoon:
www.gnomz.com
(Contributed by Dr. Cath Ross-White, EF New York)
Movie critiques:
www.rogerebert.com
The Chicago Sun Times movie critic recommends and condemns movies here.
www.mrqe.com
Disclaimer: These are ideas for websites to use in the classroom. All sites were active and working as of February 2006, but do check them beforehand. EF is not responsible for the contents on any of these websites. Websites should be quoted as any other outside reference source with a title, author and publication/download date. It’s always a good idea to preview any sites you plan use in your clas
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