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English resources for (professional) Nutritionists

This page conveys a selection of ENGLISH FOR NUTRITIONISTS homepages on issues like Learning English Courses, Style, Grammar, Spelling, Pronunciation, Fluency, Idioms, reading, writing, listening, speaking, Testing and exam help
US English, US versus UK English, Australian English / Aboriginal English , Kiwi English / Maori English , Texts, Legal English, Business English, Chemistry English, Medical English, Taxation English,
Linguistics, Newspapers in UK, Literature, Translation sites, and Dictionaries.

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Language Skills

Reading English

Online articles http://www.crossref.org
Research, articles, reports, journals, database
http://www.flair-flow.com/related.html
Background information and publications http://www.sciencedirect.com
BBC QED
BBC WORLD SERVICE - learning English/ Science and Technology You can listen to radio reports and interviews, too!
BBC WORLD SERVICE - learning English/ Everyday Science - ideal for beginners' level science students
Consult files listed with EuroCALL on the UK.

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Writing English

Writing a report on nutrition www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/students.html
Surf to an extensive annotated list on writing and editing tools collected as part of an investigation in On-line Writing Labs.
State of Michigan website:a wealth of online resources for scientific and technical writing
University of Ohio Science & Technology projects page: wonderful links to sites for developing reading, writing and listening comprehension skills.
Online forum and chat communities Smartgroups Scientists at MMFFNN have their own chat environment at this link: http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ssmmffnn You may communicate on a variety of scientific (and non-scientific!) issues from anywhere, home or university! Enter to register.
www.multicity.com
www.coolboard.com
www.ezboard.com
Consult files listed with EuroCALL on the UK.

Style
English Grammar and style Guide - by Jack Lynch.
Grammar and Style Notes - By Jack Lynch. Various notes and e guides for different words/parts of speech in English.
Keith Ivey's English Usage Page - Essays and discussions on English usage.
The Curmudgeon's Stylebook - By Bill Walsh. Very interesting English usage and style guide.
World Wide Words - "Articles on Aspects of English". Essays on English usage, phrases, words, etc. Also includes "Turns of Phrase" - a weekly new word and definition (with archives), and "Usage Notes" on the proper use of English.
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Writers' Resources On The Web
WriteNet - sponsors of NetPals. Dedicated to helping ESL/EFL students improve their English. Email for information.

Spelling
History of the Alphabet - Written by Grade 6 Students at Champlain School. Brief histories of some of the letters of the English alphabet.
Little Explorers - by Enchanted Learning Software. Click on an English letter and see words that begin with that letter (click on a word for an activity).
Misspellings - An ad hoc study of commonly misspelled words found in Usenet newsgroup messages.
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Listening English

Listening skills in Chemistry  http://claweb.cla.unipd.it/inglese/ssmmffnn/scienze/exercises/element2.htm
BBC Language Education: Learning Languages online
CNN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - http://www.cnn.com/TECH/
CNN Special report: Visions of the 21st Century: http://www.time.com/time/reports/v21/tech/index.html

Consult files listed with EuroCALL on the UK.

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Speaking English

EXCHANGE - Forum for non-native English speakers to submit essays about their own life/culture to practice their English.
Fluency Through Fables - by the Comenius Group - teaching English through the use of fables.
Homograph List - By Mark Brader. Large list (but not as much detail) of homographs in English.

The Homograph Page - List of over 30 homographs (heteronyms) - words with the same spelling but different pronunciation/definitions.
The Tongue Twister Database - Dozens of English tongue twisters collected by C.T. Staley.
Tongue Twisters - Collection of English tongue twisters from Santheep Singh.
Prunciation assistant in Hong Kong
The Hong King Virtual Language Laboratory: an amazing online language resource
Science Image: Useful for Science discussions:
Science quizzes: a wide range of science quizzes for your pleasure
Quia: A host of interactive Javascripted games and puzzles, subdivided according to subject
Consult files listed with EuroCALL on the UK.

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