Dictionaries etc.

Dictionaries:

You know it already: Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary – try the online dictionary

Surf to the Cambridge International Dictionary of English which is targeted at learners of English. The definitions are clear and simple. You can search for words in the dictionary of idioms and for phrasal verbs, too.

Visit Merriam-Webster, which is not only an important dictionary with a thesaurus option, it also offers a selection of extremely difficult word games, puzzles, and definition dilemmas.

You might give the Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus a try. It is easy to handle and offers simple definitions.

One of the very best German-English online dictionaries at the moment: www.dict.cc

Of course, leo is still online as well and quite useful: LEO.

Grammar

If you need an easy online-grammar, test this one, perhaps it can help you.

Various web-sites to work on your grammar: Hamburg-list

Really good to learn about details of grammar: http://www.blogs.english4today.com/

A lot of really good exercises, good for individual training: http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/

Worth testing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

You want to improve your English? A lot of very useful programmes are offered by BBC, either as podcast or as a normal aufio-file, mostly with script, etc.: >>yes, please, that’s what I want

Always good to know what’s going on in the world:

• a must: BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/
• another must: SPIEGEL NEWS IN ENGLISH: http://www.spiegel.de/international/

Zu wenig Akademiker >>mehr [Spiegel 18-09-2007]

Kommaregeln:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/grammatik/kommasetzung.htm

and

http://www.kwiznet.com/p/takeQuiz.php?ChapterID=2295&CurriculumID=16

Encyclopedia:

Of course, it’s super & really helpful: Wikipedia

Abitur 2009:

The information of the Ministry in Hanover |pdf-file|

…and on englischlehrer.de with links >>more

Course-photos |here they are|