Duolingo: learn a language for free and translate the web

Imagine a good free program to learn a language. Imagine that this good program is free because when you are using it you are working for them: they use the answers of your exercises to translate the web. That's Duolingo, one of the best web pages to learn a language. You can use Duolingo in your browser or in your smartphone, because there are versions for iPhone and Android. So let's recommend Duolingo to our students!

In this TED talk the founder of Duolingo, a mathematician from Guatemala called Luis von Ahn, tells us about how he invented Duolingo and Captcha:

Learn American English Slang and Idioms with American Anthony

What you learn in textbooks is very useful information. But there’s a problem. Most textbooks don’t teach “slang” English.

If you want to communicate with native English speakers, watch TV in English, work and travel overseas then you need to speak and understand “real” spoken English.

http://www.americananthony.com

BBC LEARNING

This is a very useful link for those of you who want to improve your English. It has a lot of resources for both learners and teachers. BBC Learning

The importance of learning a second language

Hello again English Breakfast team! I know you are having your meetings twice a week in the usual place and that you have new member which make part of our "select group" of English learners.
I want to share an hillarious video that explain in a very convincing way, why it is important to learn, at least, a second language. I'm even thinking of using it in the future...
Kindest regards,
Ana

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English Video Lessons

Hey everybody. I'm posting hear an amazing website of english video lessons made by native teachers for free. Hope you enjoy them and could be useful now that summer is comming. Regards, Ana

The Show With No Name

The Show With No Name is one of the programs of the famous Vaughan Radio.  It's a variety show with a lot of energy.  I recommend it if your level of English is intermediate or advanced.  Pay attention to the totally native expressions!

Here you can listen to the last program:

Learning English through multimedia

Hello englishbreakfast team,

I recommend you this website to learn English through videos, featured games.
http://lingual.net/


Enjoy it!