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  • If you wish to improve your English as fast as possible, you should listen or read about topics that you are really interested in. This will help to keep you motivated to understand the new vocabulary and ideas. The below link is to different news websites, with various audio stories and videos as well as readings. Use these topics to start a conversation (in real life or in the forum) !

    What are you interested in? Click on the news link to find the topic you want.

      • an independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public (also in "Feeds from News Sites" block).
    • Links to topics in various news websites, e.g. top stories, health, science, sport. Find something to share with your classmates!

    • Use the world map to find newspapers in English and many other languages

      • PLOS Onean international, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication on MANY subject areas
      • an easy-to-use "search by Subject Area" tool allows you to find what you want quickly
    • For more academic reading / research, also look in the How To Research box - you will find helpful tutorials and other journal databases to use.