English material | English courses at Spracheninstitut Babel.
Fortunately, finding enough websites and online material for learning English is no longer a problem these days. To help you sort through the plethora of options and information available to you on the internet, here is an overview of websites that have proven helpful to our learners in our work over the past 15 years.
Placement tests
On this website you will find several tests to assess your foreign language skills. You can choose between English, Business English, Spanish, German as a foreign language and other languages:
English learning material
Here you will find links to some websites with explanations and free exercises on English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and much more. We especially recommend “Duolingo”, which you can use to improve your basic English skills. In addition, the sites “Spotlight” and “Business Spotlight” are very good support for learners of English. These are the websites for the corresponding magazines. You can get them in any well-stocked magazine shop or online.
Polish learning material
Compared to English, the range of websites and online learning material for Polish is much smaller. Nevertheless, with the help of the following websites, you will have a sufficiently large selection to support you in your learning:
http://www.goethe-verlag.com/Polish
Spanish learning material
https://www.duolingo.com/Spanisch
https://www.practicaespanol.com
Italian learning material
https://www.duolingo.com/Italienisch
http://www.goethe-verlag.com/Italienisch
https://www.italienisch-lehrbuch.de
Russian learning material
https://en.duolingo.com/Russisch
https://www.goethe-verlag.com/Russisch
https://www.russlandjournal.de
German as a Foreign Language learning material
https://en.duolingo.com/German
https://www.deutsch-lernen.com
https://www.studying-in-germany.org
Always keep YouTube in mind too! There you will find many great learning videos for all languages!
If you prefer listening to audio books, LibriVox is the right place for you. Audiobooks in many languages and free of charge!
Classification of foreign language skills
You may have heard of the different levels such as A1, B2 or C1. This is an official classification of foreign language skills. “A” means “beginner”, “B” stands for “intermediate” and “C” for “advanced” or “native speaker level”. A detailed explanation of the skills required for each level can be found here:
Gemeinsamer Europäischer Referenzrahmen für Sprachen (GER)
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