English Links

Online material that might be of use to teachers of English Language & Literature.

Writing A Biography
Hints for producing a biography. A site suitable for senior school students.

The English Server
A website dedicated to literature, poetry, race, multimedia etc. A useful resource for teachers or those interested in the application of the English language.

Grammar Guide
An online grammar guide for those who want to know their modal auxiliary verbs from their compound nouns.

New York Times Book Reviews
Search the book reviews of the New York Times for the full text of articles back to 1980. Although you need to register to use this site, subscription is free.

The Word Detective
The Word Detective on the Web is the online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language. The site's first page is very long and you may wish to jump straight to the current column or the index of previous words

Rhyme Zone
Enter a word and find matching words that rhyme, sound similar, or have similar consonants. You can also find definitions and the use of the word in quotations.

Information Please
Make a rapid search of the online almanacs, dictionary, encyclopaedia and biographies. Great to find quick references for words, terminology and simple phrases.

Children's Literature
Enter a children's book title and/or an author to find resources, activities, and lessons to support literature based teaching. This site was established by the University of Calgary Faculty of Education.

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2 November, 2001