The BBC is possibly one of the richest sources of high-quality, free English learning material on the Internet.  Their Learning English site has so many sections I really can’t talk about all of them here (although I will say Words in the News is a very good place to start).  Skillswise has excellent sections on spelling, reading, and writing.  Their Video Nation site has interviews with real people and a short quiz afterwards to see if you...

Have you ever looked up a word in the dictionary and then had to look up three or four more words in order to understand the definition?  This is why these publishers have written learners’ dictionaries.  • Macmillan • Cambridge • Oxford • Longman • All of the definitions are carefully written using clear, simple language so they can be easily understood by people whose first language isn’t English.  Each dictionary has a unique style with...