Resources - Keep Talking

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dictionary.cambridge.org
Great online monolingual/bilingual dictionary with British and American English audio files
dictionary.reverso.net/italian-english
The famous Collins English-Italian/Italian-English dictionary
usingenglish.com/reference/idioms
Comprehensive list of English idioms and much else beside
etymonline.com
If you’re interested in the origin of words

britishcouncil.org/learnenglish
A wonderful site with lots of information, exercises, games, tests, etc. for young learners, adults and professionals.
bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish
Everything for the language learner

bbc.co.uk/radio
For plenty of authentic listening, live or in daily podcast form
guardian.co.uk/audio
Several daily podcasts on a variety of topics in the news
britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-podcasts.htm
Large selection of regularly updated podcasts, including material for elementary learners
lyricstraining.com
Great site where you can practise listening to songs and completing the lyrics.
ted.com
Wonderful site where you can watch some fascinating talks from excellent speakers on a wide variety of topics, from technology to design, from entertainment to medicine, and from business to global issues

bbc.co.uk
One of the world’s great websites and not only for news
economist.com
A great weekly news magazine, and not only economics. The free version gives you access to a limited number of articles (+ audio) per month.
guardian.co.uk
A really intelligent and beautifully designed newspaper site
iht.com
The American angle – the international version of the famous US daily Herald Tribune. It’s behind a paywall but doesn’t cost much.
newscientist.com
What’s going on in the world of science
thelocal.it
The Local gives the latest news on Italy and the Italians in English. There are also editions for several other European countries.

amazon.it
Amazon? What a surprise! Amazon.it has loads of English language books for your Kindle.