Wednesday, June 15, 2011

English Online - The Olympic Games

News English Lessons | ESL Lesson Plans | Olympic Gold Medal
http://goo.gl/eRKrJ

BBC World Service | Learning English | Olympics 2008
http://goo.gl/dASUo
"Do you want 'to play ball' and become an English language 'heavyweight'? We've got lots of ways to help you practise your language skills and become an English language sporting champion. On this special Olympics 2008 site you'll discover the history of the Games and improve your general and sports knowledge. You can learn the English name of every sport in this year's (Beijing 2008) competition, as well as some of the key vocabulary of nine top Olympic sports. And after you've done the work, there are lots of fun interactive quizzes to take to see how much you've learned. You can compete against your friends too in the 'Can you win?' 60 second challenge. But remember, there can be only one winner!"

BBC World Service | Learning English | Olympics | Olympics 2008
Sports' names >> quiz
http://goo.gl/Fcp5r

Learning English - Crossword - Winter Olympics
http://goo.gl/X2HP7

BBC Learning English | Words in the News | Olympic torch controversy
http://goo.gl/CFCaU

BBC - Learning English Blog: London Olympics 2012
http://goo.gl/UofJK

Breaking News English ESL Lesson Plan on 2012 Olympics
http://goo.gl/12Kzm

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Sports online

Football

If you are interested in football, try BBC World Service, Learning English, Vocabulary Football

http://goo.gl/qr8jW

QUIZZES AND GAMES

Tennis

How well do you know tennis? What's "deuce" and what's "ground stroke"? Why is Wimbledon so important? Find out at BBC World Service, Learning English, Wimbledon

http://goo.gl/TNz4U

  • The language you need to understand tennis: The rules, the shots, the faults, tennis words in the news
  • Audio programmes for you to listen to, including the history of Wimbledon

Also, try BBC World Service, Learning English, Vocabulary Tennis

http://goo.gl/kQmEd

QUIZZ

Extreme sports

If you are interested in extreme sports, try BBC Learning English, Extreme sports

http://goo.gl/LKZvd