A List of Useful Blogs to Help with Learning English

Jan 20, 2017

At the Islington Centre for English, we know the difficulties of learning English and how daunting the UK can be without being fluent. While we provide a very wide range of accessible, informative and engaging courses to suit students of all abilities, we would also recommend using a few blogs during your spare time to reinforce your knowledge.

These are all fun, interesting and worthwhile sites for you to work on, either casually or for more serious revision. Each has its own features that make it so successful, and may also share other characteristics. So, let's take a look at some useful blogs for your English studies, in no particular order.

Espresso English

The Espresso English site is a witty and interesting tool for US English (so be careful not to mix up your UK 'colours' with US 'colors' etc.), and the blog is fun and useful. Frequently updated with lists, articles, lessons and E-book downloads, it is a popular blog for a very good reason. 

Pearson English

The Pearson blog not only teaches about the usual grammar and spelling, it offers very interesting insight into why English is important, as well as its function in the global business world. The slightly more formal tone of Pearson may seem scary, but stick with it. 

RealLife English

RealLife English's blog offers fantastic podcasts for you to stream or download - making a change from the usual online lessons and scribbled notes! With RealLife, you can listen when you're on the go, and take advantages of fun and accessible learning ideas such as Learn English With TV, which allows you to learn English from classic TV series such as Friends. 

English With a Twist

This award-winning blog allows you to learn English for the business world, learning the language of deal making, diplomacy and general vocabulary skills. A more advanced level of English might be required here, but the teaching and writing are excellent, and many can benefit from it. 

MyEnglishTeacher.eu

This one hasn't been updated for a while, but is a valuable source of well-written educational blog posts on learning English, dealing with everything from popular idioms to make you sound as though English is your native tongue, to formal and informal email phrases for that all important job application. 

Rolls Off The Tongue

For an interesting, fun approach - though not one that offers any formal English training - this blog is excellent. It teaches you why various English jokes are funny - allowing you to think and consider the deeper meaning behind words and why they matter. A very funny, very useful blog, but perhaps better for more casual use. 

ESL Hip-Hop

You will no doubt have heard English spoken through Hip-Hop music on TV and the radio, but this clever, immersive site allows you to actually learn English through Hip-Hop. There are huge amounts of lessons in grammar and vocabulary, and the site is particularly well formatted and well written. 



Tags:
Category:

Add Pingback

Please add a comment

You must be logged in to leave a reply. Login »

Category List


Tag List

Christmas in London (3)
ICE (5)
english school london (13)
saga (1)
Idiom (3)
Learn english online (12)
free english grammar (2)
CEFR level (1)
Learn English (15)
defining relative clauses (1)
Cool as a cucumber (1)
Journalist Course London (1)
Historic moment (1)
New language (7)
Journalism classes London (1)
Reading in English (1)
World Naked Bike Ride (1)
Vocabulary (11)
FCE (4)
London Summer (7)
London markets (4)
Journalism Course London (1)
CAE (3)
ILEC (1)
study english (1)
english courses london (1)
Basic English mistakes (1)
Tweed (1)
Fun (1)
the shard (1)
Sport Journalism Course (1)
New blog (1)
Journalism evening course London (1)
study tips (9)
grammar (1)
london events (1)
Attractions in London (1)
spelling (1)
Places to see in London (4)
english grammar tips (1)
Things to do in London (6)
Relaxing London (4)
english study tips (1)
Things to see in London (4)
English tips (4)
Barney Ronay (1)
narrative voice (2)
reading tips (1)
New vocabulary (4)
silent disco (1)
writing a mini-saga (1)
study english onlline (1)
English grammar (4)
Field day (1)
english as a foreign language (3)
Improve your vocabulary (5)
english school (2)
Social programme (1)
Listening in English (2)
english grammar help (1)
Adjective (2)
Somewhere to visit London (1)
english grammar online (1)
making predictions (1)
English food (3)
Hello from Ally (1)
Students (2)
Victoria park (1)
past modal verbs (1)
grammar tips (1)
IELTS (2)
past modals (1)
Free english lessons (10)
Vocabulary notebook (8)
Peaceful London (2)
London Marathon (1)
english course london (12)
Islington Centre for English (6)
Cycling (1)
english review (1)
Tourist tips (5)
Events in London (1)
Learn English London (1)
London (5)
things to do london (1)
music festivals uk (1)
writing a mini saga (1)
Shopping in London (4)
Winter in London (6)
Where to visit London (3)
Covent Garden (1)
student study tips (1)
future tenses english (1)
Cambridge Exam Preparation (1)
Somewhere to visit (9)
English vocabulary (3)
English (1)
the people's tower (1)
future tenses efl (1)
Francais (2)
Learning tips (10)
Halloween (2)
efl (4)
Recording vocabulary (3)
Beautiful London (8)
Somewhere to go London (3)
pronuciation (3)
Journalism Masterclass (1)
mini-saga (1)
Business English (1)
exams (1)
Insider info London (14)
music festival London (1)
CEFR (1)
Polite questions (1)
english school online (1)

Tag Cloud

grammarVictoria parkLondon MarathonImprove your vocabularyHalloweenLondonfuture tenses englishStudentsSomewhere to visit LondonNew languagesagaReading in Englishwriting a mini sagaHello from AllySomewhere to go Londongrammar tipspast modalsenglish school londonVocabulary notebookstudent study tipsVocabularyFunLearn english onlinestudy english onllinestudy tipsenglish schoolpast modal verbsCAEWinter in LondonIELTSstudy englishenglish grammar helpmaking predictionseflAttractions in LondonListening in EnglishIslington Centre for EnglishBusiness Englishenglish school onlinedefining relative clausesJournalism classes LondonCyclingLearning tipsspellingTweedRelaxing LondonWhere to visit LondonIdiomPeaceful LondonPlaces to see in Londonenglish course londonPolite questionspronuciationSomewhere to visitILECEnglish vocabularyField daythe shardBasic English mistakesFree english lessonssilent discoLondon Summernarrative voiceEnglish grammarThings to do in Londonthe people's towerfree english grammarTourist tipsCEFR levelThings to see in LondonLearn Englishmini-sagaWorld Naked Bike RideJournalism evening course LondonCovent Gardenlondon eventsJournalist Course LondonICEenglish grammar tipsBarney RonaySport Journalism CourseHistoric momentwriting a mini-sagaBeautiful LondonCEFRexamsthings to do londonChristmas in Londonfuture tenses eflreading tipsenglish as a foreign languageenglish study tipsmusic festivals ukenglish reviewJournalism Course LondonJournalism MasterclassNew blogLondon marketsShopping in LondonFrancaisLearn English LondonRecording vocabularyCool as a cucumberenglish courses londonInsider info LondonEnglishNew vocabularyFCEAdjectivemusic festival Londonenglish grammar onlineSocial programmeEnglish tipsCambridge Exam PreparationEvents in LondonEnglish food


Archive

We use cookies to enable essential services and functionality on our site and to collect data on how visitors interact with our site, products and services. By clicking accept, you agree to our use of these tools for advertising, analytics and support.