English on the Run! is a useful website where students can learn English online for free. There are quick lessons on reading, writing, and English grammar, along with classroom-ready activities for teachers. The authors of the site are Ana Clara Sanchez and Gabriel Obando, from the University of Nariño at Pasto, Colombia.
Features:
- Review of key reading techniques (skimming, scanning, using context) and important points to remember when writing in English (the paragraph, how to write a paragraph, transitional signals, punctuation rules, capitalization rules, the essay)
- Lessons on essential English grammar points: the present simple tense, the present progressive tense, the past simple tense, the present perfect tense, the future tenses, conditionals, reported speech
- Ready-made activities for teachers to use in class, complete with lesson plans and links to supporting Web resources
- Essays written by students of the University of Nariño at Pasto, providing useful cultural information about Pasto
- Guide to using email and searching the Web
- Links to other useful English learning websites
Site URL: http://www.geocities.com/gob72/englishontherun.html
