Christmas as we know it today is a Victorian invention of the 1860s. Probably the most celebrated holiday in the world, our modern Christmas is a product of hundreds of years of both secular and religious traditions from around the globe. Watch this video to discover the origins of Christmas traditions from around the world, like the Yule log, caroling and how Christmas is celebrated “Down Under.” And click here to see all of History.com's Christmas resources.
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Online daily crossword - English Crossword Puzzles Levels 1 & 2
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Resources for teachers and learners - Australia Plus - Learn English
Video courses for a range of levels - BBC Learning English
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Contains a lot of resources not on new site - British Council - LearnEnglish
On a par with the BBC - EnglishCentral
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Everything for students of English - Espresso English
Free 10-minute English lessons - Lyrics Training
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Multi-source online video news - Road to Grammar
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Grammar, vocabulary, songs and business English - VOA News Learning English: The Classroom
Audio & video at 3 levels
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Cambridge Dictionaries Online Blog - Arnold Zwicky's list of blogs & resources
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Impressive collection of resources - Delta Development Blog
A blog for ELT teachers led by leading experts in the field. - Dialect Blog | Accents and Dialects of English
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"When one teaches, two learn“. - EFLBlogs
EFL/ESL Teacher Blog Directory - English Blog
English life and culture. - English Trackers
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Learning English through film - FluentU English Learning Blog
English learning tips and content - Free ESL Materials
Big list of blogs - Idiomic.com
Explore the world of idioms with Iddy - ThoughtCo
Resources for ESL learners and teachers - Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day
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Blog in 5 languages - Macmillan Dictionary Blog
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Author and linguist - Top Language Blogs
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English Learning Podcasts
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Interviews and language lessons - A Way with Words
Hour-long shows about the English language - All Ears English
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Useful language for everyday situations - BBC Radio - 6 Minute Grammar
Weekly grammar lessons - BBC Radio - 6 Minute Vocabulary
Ways to develop your vocabulary knowledge and skills - Better at English
Transcripts available - Business English Pod
Free weekly MP3 podcast ESL lessons - Business Spotlight Podcast
For German speakers - Culips
Podcast from Montreal - Deep English
Learn English with interesting stories - ESLPod
Over 1,000 podcasts! - Grammar Girl
Short, friendly tips to improve your writing - Grammar Grater
Weekly podcast about English words, grammar and usage - Happy English Podcast
Over 400 podcasts! - LearnEnglish Elementary Podcasts
From The British Council - Luke's English Podcast
Winner of Macmillan Dictionary Love English Award - Podcasts in English
One of my favourites - LearnEnglish Professionals Podcasts
From The British Council - Real English Conversations Podcast
Unscripted conversations - The Allusionist
Fortnightly podcast about language and etymology - BBC Radio - The English We Speak
Everyday phrases and slang - The Business - Podcasts
Interviews about working life in the UK
For Teachers
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Free printable worksheets - Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom
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Create interactive video lessons - ELT Connect
Free resources and networking platform - ELTjam
Blog for ELT professionals - English Current
ESL Lesson Plans, Tests, & Ideas - ESL Conversation Questions
An excellent resource - ESL Printable Grammar and Vocabulary Worksheets For Kids
Colourful! - ESL Resources by Michelle Henry
French English teacher's site - Flashcard Maker
Super useful! - FlipQuiz
Create online gameshow-style quizzes - Gapfill Printable Exercise Generator
Brilliant! - ISL Collective
50 000+ Free ESL, EFL worksheets - iSLCollective
Free ESL worksheets made by teachers for teachers - LearnClick
Create Online Quizzes and Gap-Filling Exercises - Lesson Plans Digger
Free English Lesson Plans and Teaching Tips - Off2Class
Lessons for one-to-one teaching - Quia
Top quiz/activity maker - Random Idea English: Teacher tools
Activity generators - Sentence Shuffle
Create online activities - Songs and Activities for English Language Learners
Song-based activities and lesson plans - Teacher Training Videos
Using screencasts as a teaching tool - Teachers Pay Teachers
Free and paid teaching resources - TeachingEnglish
British Council/BBC joint venture - Teachit ELT
ELT resources online - TEFL.net
Online resources for teachers of English - TEFL.net
Lesson plans & worksheets - tefltecher
"Putting a bit of tech into teach!"
Blogroll
- Political Cartoon Gallery
Cartoons for sale - The Cartoon Bank
Over 30,000 cartoons! - Christian Adams
Editorial cartoonist for The Telegraph - The Connexion
Newspaper for English-speakers in France - Kaltoons
The Economist’s editorial cartoonist's official site - Kipper Williams Cartoons
Guardian cartoonist - Banx
FT cartoonist's website - Patrick Blower Cartoons
Livedraw cartoonist - The Local
France's News in English - Morten Morland
Political cartoonist for The Times - Schrankartoons
Cartoonist Peter Schrank's website - Globe Cartoon
Website of editorial cartoonist Patrick Chappatte - Paul Thomas
Cartoonist for the Daily Express - Christian Adams
Editorial cartoonist for The Telegraph - Belltoons
The Steve Bell Cartoons Website - Andy Davey
Editorial cartoonist for The Sun - Tabloid Watch
Blog about bad journalism - Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoonists Index
Tons of topical cartoons - The Connexion
France's English-language newspaper - The Bloghorn
UK Professional Cartoonists' Organisation - This French Life
Interesting nuggets of information about France.
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