This document provides a list of online resources for English language learners to use for monthly autonomous homework assignments. It recommends free websites that offer exercises in grammar, vocabulary, listening, and other skills needed for the Batxillerat level. Students are instructed to choose exercises, complete them, and hand in a printed copy each month. The document also gives general tips for finding additional English learning materials through search engines.

1. IES JAUME BALMES
ENGLISH – 2nd BATXILLERAT
2011/2012

2. Coursebook:
Viewpoints 2 Student’s Book (Catalan) Burlington Books
Viewpoints 2 Workbook + web materials

3. Compulsory Readers:
•. MARY SHELLEY: Frankenstein. Burlington Readers Original
Series, 2 Batxillerat. Editorial Burlington Books.
•OSCAR WILDE: Oscar Wilde Short Stories. Burlington Readers
Original Series, 2 Batxillerat. Editorial Burlington Books.

4. http://www.burlingtonbooks.com/Spain/

8. WORKBOOK LISTENINGS
EXTRA
LISTENINGS
(download and unzip)

11. 1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term

12. 3. PRINT. (Choose
black and white or
control + Print Screen
and paste onto Word)
1. LISTEN AND ANSWER 2. CHECK

15. As you know, you must hand in Internet exercises once a month. In fact, if you
work well, you will discover that English teachers are becoming almost obsolete
and that you don’t need them at all. There are lots of English learning materials
These are different exercises online – you can choose grammar and vocabulary, but do not miss the chance to
practise your listening and reading skills. There are chats for learners of English
(‘Monthly autonomous homework’). as well.
You have a list of webs to practise You can try these out, but remember to hand in a printed copy of the exercise
you choose! And remember, use only FREE materials, do not buy anything!
grammar, vocabulary or listening. As you know, the easiest way to find something on the web is with
Choose what you need and hand in http://www.google.com, a search engine. You can type in ESL exercises free, or
whatever you are looking for, for example, ‘infinitives and gerunds’. You’ll be
your exercises once a month. surprised at the results. This may be time consuming, however.
This is compulsory. Here are some websites that may be interesting for Batxillerat students:
http://www.autoenglish.org . This is good to practise everything on your
syllabus. It has grammar exercises with links to explanations. If you go to ‘Free
online courses’ (intermediate) it can help you plan your exercises.
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar. Lots of topics to work on.
http://english.baladre.org Choose batxillerat exercises.
http://agendaweb.org Exercises on vocabulary, grammar, verbs, listening. Links
to lots of other sites. Really useful for what you have to do.
http://learn-english-today.com: very useful practice for batxillerat.
http://englisch-hilfen.de/en A German website (careful with the spelling!) with lots
of materials.
http://englishpage.com Another classical site. Good tutorials and exercises.
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/OMFIRST/presentacion1.htm
A FREE First Certificate course online, with vocabulary, grammar, excellent
reading and listening comprehension. Registration is free. You can also
subscribe to a newsletter. Try the intermediate course as well!
http://www.isabelperez.com/grammar.htm Lots of exercises and links to choose
from.
http://www.englishtown.com/master/hp Scroll down the page and subscribe to
‘Recibe gratis lecciones de inglés, por e-mail, a diario’. Don’t buy anything!