Shopping: recommended English learning books
Here are links to buying a few books that I like. If you're shopping for something else, please try the shopping web sites in my new directory or ESL ad, an easy to navigate directory of Amazon.com products.
Music and movies for free online ESL classes
| Study English listening to American folk music! ESL go does not charge for the Iron Lady and Boy in Ohio online classes, but you will need to listen to the songs written by Phil Ochs, an American folk singer.
The songs are available on What's That I Hear?: The Songs of Phil Ochs. This album consists of two CDs and future classes offered by ESLgo.com will make use of songs on this alblum.
You can try to find it in your local music store or you can purchase it from Amazon.com: | Study English watching Hollywood action movies! ESL go does not charge for the Raiders or Raiders 2 online classes, but you will need to watch parts of
Raiders of the Lost Ark, a famous action movie starring Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. As of April 23, 2003, this movie
is available as a video but not as a DVD. You can try to find it in your local movie store or you can purchase it from Amazon.com: |
Study English vocabulary
| Vocabulary for standardized testsThis book will help you learn English vocabulary for taking standardized tests such as the SAT or GRE. If your main goal is to use English to communicate and not to score well on a test, the other vocabulary books will be better for you.
| Basic ESL vocabulary This is the easiest of the self-study vocabulary books. The focus is on how to use the words to write or speak in English.
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| Intermediate ESL vocabulary Like Basic Vocabulary in Use, this book helps you understand how to use English words when speaking or writing. These words are a little more difficult than those in Basic Vocabulary, but not as difficult as those in the other books.
| Upper Intermediate vocabulary Like Vocabulary in Use: Intermediate, this book helps you understand how to use English words when speaking or writing. These words are a little more difficult than those in the intermediate book, but not as difficult as those in the advanced books.
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| Advanced English vocabulary Like the other Vocabulary in Use books, this book helps you understand how to use English words when speaking or writing. These words are more difficult than those in all the other books.
| Business vocabularyLike other Vocabulary in Use books, this book helps you understand how to use English words when speaking or writing. These words are likely to help you discuss business topics. |
Learn English grammar
| Basic grammar Essential English Grammar in Use consists of elementary grammar exercises. If you don't have much experience studying English grammar, this is the book to start studying with.
You don't have to finish the entire book; think of it as a grammar dictionary. For example when you're not sure if you should use past simple or present perfect in a certain situation, look it up.
| Intermediate grammar English Grammar in Use will help you practice grammar that's a bit more difficult than Essential English Grammar in Use.
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