Useful Websites (thanks to Oxford U. Press)

Oxford English Dictionary

http://dictionary.oed.com/

Rhyming dictionary and thesaurus

http://www.rhymezone.com/

Newspapers and magazines:

Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/

International Herald Tribune

http://www.iht.com/

Newsweek

http://www.newsweek.com/

The Economist

http://www.economist.com/

The Student Standard

http://student.thestandard.com.hk/student/index.asp

Time

http://www.time.com/time/

English learning blogs and websites

BBC Learning English

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

siu82english

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/siu82english

Stay tuned to Ms Mo

http://www.claudiamo.com/content/pages/staytuned.php

Wilson's Language Blog

http://wilson_comix.mysinablog.com/index.php

Free e-book:

Project Gutenberg

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

Genres and text types

Genre and text type checklists

http://www.sac.sa.edu.au/Library/Library/Topics/Literacy/literacy.htm

Steps in the Writing Process

Courtesy of Crystal at ESL Experience