Online Resources

Study English online and improve your general English level with these websites.

• The British Council: An excellent all-round resource
• The BBC: Learn English with the BBC
• Dave’s ESL Café: Hang out and practise English
• 5 Minute English: Short activities to improve all your skills
• Many Things: Interesting things for English students
• English Page: Easy-to-use tutorials and practice exercises on grammar and vocabulary.

We offer a great range of General English courses at Celtica in Cardiff. These courses can help improve your all-round ability in English.

Learn English online and improve your listening skills with these websites.

• Esl Lab: Listening quizzes on lots of different topics
• BBC 6 Minute English Podcasts: Short podcasts from the BBC
• TED Talks: Thousands of talks with interactive transcripts
• Radio Podcasts: Improve your listening skills with these interesting podcasts
• Lyrics Training: Improve your listening skills by listening to songs

Study English online and improve your reading skills with these websites.

• News in Levels: News stories graded for your level
• ESL Reading Lessons: Reading comprehension exercises from Beginner to Intermediate level
• The British Council: Reading exercises from the British Council

We have a great selection of graded readers which our students at Celtica can borrow.

Improve your English vocabulary and learn English online with these websites.

• English Flash Games: Vocabulary wordlists and games
• Five Minute English: Phrasal verbs and idioms
• Cambridge Dictionary: A reliable English dictionary, with ‘Word of the Day’ and a great blog focused on idioms, phrases and phrasal verbs.

Studying English online can be fun with these useful pronunciation websites.

• Interactive Phonemic Chart: Learn the phonemic alphabet and sound more like a native speaker
• Five Minute English Pronunciation: Help with intonation and connected speech
• Howjsay: A talking dictionary giving natural pronunciation of words and phrases
• Fonetiks: An online guide to phonemes in different accents and lots of pronunciation tips

We run regular pronunciation workshops at Celtica to help our students with their pronunciation.

Improve your English grammar and study English online with this useful website.

• Talk English: Basic grammar points with quizzes.

We have a language doctor available at Celtica to help our students with their grammar problems.

Study English Online and improve your writing skills with these useful websites.

• ESL Writing: Writing guides, ideas, common mistakes, academic wordlists
• The British Council: A series of lessons on writing emails and writing for a specific purpose

Some useful websites to help you improve your Business English skills.

• 925 English: Business-themed podcasts and video lessons
• Business English Site: Lots of specialised business vocabulary
• British Council: Reading and listening on business topics with vocabulary and grammar focus

Business English classes are available at Celtica.

Learn English online and prepare for the Cambridge First and Advanced Certificates with these useful websites.

• Flo-Joe
• Cambridge English: Useful Information about the B2 First
• Cambridge English: Useful Information about the C1 Advanced
• Exam English

Cambridge Exam Preparation classes are available at Celtica for the FCE and CAE exams.

Prepare for the IELTS test online using these useful websites.

• Road to IELTS from the British Council
• IELTS Simon
• IELTS Buddy
• English Exam
• For information about the IELTS exam, visit Cambridge English.

IELTS Preparation classes are available at Celtica.

Have fun learning English online!

• ESL Games
• Games to Learn English

At Celtica, we believe that studying in the UK should also be about fun. We have a good range of social activities so that our students can make new friends and have fun.