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Links
Useful sites for
academic vocabulary:
| Vocabulary
in EAP |
Designed by Andy Gillett,
this site includes many texts, with academic words highlighted,
as well as academic vocabulary exercises.
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| The
Compleat Lexical Tutor |
Designed by Tom Cobb,
this site enables you to do many different activities, including
listening to the pronunciation of academic words and reading definitions
of academic words.
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Hong
Kong Polytechnic University
crossword
1
crossword
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Practise your
academic vocabulary by trying these crosswords. |
Useful sites for
general texts:
| BBC |
Look
under Browse and follow the links to a topic that interests
you: news, science, history, business etc.
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| New
Scientist |
This
site has interesting articles related to science and technology.
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| Economist |
This
site has articles which analyse world business and current affairs,
including international news, world politics, business, finance, science
and technology, as well as articles on current cultural trends. |
| HowStuffWorks |
This
is a very interesting site for anyone interested in understanding
how the world around us works, and especially for science and engineering
students. |
| Wikipedia |
This
online encyclopedia has articles about a vast range of subjects. |
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