For everyone who is tired of monotonous cramming and incomprehensible grammar tasks there are free websites to learn of English language. They are targeted at different users and built in different formats. We hope you find something for yourself.

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1. "Inglex" - online school with a free library of materials for self-study language. The blog authors write articles on business, conversational and travel English. There are rubrics of different formats - from analysis of times to collections of series by levels of knowledge.

In addition to expert articles, there are many other materials:

• weekly newsletter with news analysis in English, tests, selections of words and resources;
• free webinars from leading teachers of the school;
• social networks with relevant materials;
• author's test to determine the level of English;
• free books, organizer and planner for self-study.

2.Engblog - for 10 years, the authors of the blog have written a lot of articles on various topics in English. Read grammar materials, learn thematic collections of words, take tests and use tips to prepare for international exams. You can study articles by individual authors if you like this or that style of presentation.

3. Duolingo is another service to explore foreign languages from scratch, writes AIN.ua. The project is supported financially by Google Capital, Ashton Kutcher and other good investors. The program is built in the form of a "tree of achievements": in order to move to a new level, you must first score a certain number of points that are given for correct answers. There are apps for iOS and Android.

4. LearnEnglish - materials for learning English are collected here in different formats: lessons, games, chatting, etc. The site is available in English.

5. Situational English - offers to learn English through situations. The site contains about 150 articles, which, depending on the context, offer ready-made expressions and reactions. The materials are available in Russian.

6. Real-english.com - site with lessons, articles and videos. Also available in Russian.

7. Eslpod.com - Users are encouraged to work with podcasts, all available on iTunes for free. It is also possible to work with printouts of podcasts and dictionaries.

8. Learn American English online - all material is divided into levels and highlighted in a certain color for convenience. And teacher Paul explains grammar in video format.

9. Learnathome is a Russian service, convenient in that a lesson plan is formed for the student every day, which can be completed in 30 minutes. Before starting, the user is advised to go through quick test, which will determine the level of knowledge of the language. If the test is skipped, the service will install the program for the elementary level.

10. Ororo.tv is a service for learning English while watching movies and popular TV shows. The video player has a built-in translator, in which you need to select the Russian language.

11. Film-english - a language learning site with the help of short films was created by English teacher Kieran Donahue - the winner of a number of prestigious educational awards in the UK.

12. TuneintoEnglish - the site offers to learn English through music. Here you can write down lyrics from dictation, sing karaoke, find exercises for the lyrics and guess which song it is about from the diagrams.

13. FreeRice - replenishment simulator vocabulary English with grammar exercises and tests. The service is supported by the World Food Program of the United Nations, so the lessons are built in the form of a game - for each correct answer you get some rice to feed the hungry.

14. Memrise - the site is available in English. During the training, the user is offered to choose a meme for better memorization of the word or create their own associative image. Then you need to perform exercises to choose the correct answer and the perception of the word by ear. The service is also available for iOS and Android.

15. Myspelling is a useful site for those who want to improve their spelling in English. The user is prompted to listen to the word, then write it.

16. ManyThings - the site is aimed at those who are preparing for tests or exams in English. There are sections for practicing pronunciation (American, English), idioms, slang and more.

17. ExamEnglish suitable for those what is being prepared for international exam in English (IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, etc.).

18. Babeleo - here you can read books in the original with professional translation before your eyes. The books are available for review free of charge, however, in order to gain access to full versions you need to subscribe.

19. Begin-English - English for beginners. Large selection of various teaching materials, which were collected on a volunteer basis by students and graduate students of Moscow State University.

20. List-English - a selection and classification of materials for learning English: online dictionaries, schools, forums, translators, tutors, tests, school textbooks, video courses, games, YouTube channels, podcasts and much more. New users are encouraged to download a 10-step plan that will make learning easier for them.

21. Englishtips.org - All English textbooks are collected here and available to download or read online.

In this article, you will learn about interesting and useful services, simulators, schools and sites for selecting a Skype tutor to learn English. With their help, you can learn English or any foreign language quickly, simply and not expensively!

Lingualeo

The LinguaLeo educational platform allows you to learn and practice English using game mechanics. During the entire training you will be accompanied by the lion cub Leo, who aims to motivate you to keep practicing and come back every day for new tasks.

Service on initial stage conducts a short survey to determine language skills and learning objectives. Based on the test results, you will receive an individual training program. All tasks for the current day are located on the first tab of the site.

Chapter "Materials" offers more than 250,000 audio, video and text materials with which you can practice reading and listening skills, as well as build your vocabulary. Each movie, cartoon or lecture contains clickable subtitles. An unfamiliar word can be immediately translated and added to your dictionary.

The study and repetition of words takes place in the section "Workout". The service offers more than 10 various kinds training: word-translation, sprint, crossword, brainstorm and others.

Next section "Grammar". All the basic grammar rules of the English language are provided here, each of which is trained on thousands of examples.

Chapter "Courses" help prepare for the exam and other exams, improve English for travel or for business communication. Each online intensive is aimed at a comprehensive study of a particular topic.

LinguaLeo allows you to use all materials for free, take basic training and grammar courses on your computer and on your phone using a mobile application.

To open access to all workouts and courses and speed up the learning process, a paid subscription is provided. You can register in LinguaLeo using the link below, the service gives new users a discount of up to 20%.

Puzzle English

The service has three sections. The first one is called Puzzle English, second - Puzzle Movies and third - Teacher method.

In the first section you will be able to familiarize yourself with the grammar of the language, learn and repeat new words with the help of game tasks and workouts. The main tasks are "Video" and "Audio puzzles" (due to which the service got its name).

After playing a short fragment, you will have to collect the phrase you heard using the words suggested to you.

In addition to these trainings, the service has educational games that are aimed at improving language skills. For example, you can compete with other users in general erudition by answering questions in English.

Puzzle English will help you learn grammar with the help of videos and exercises for them. The catalog contains over 600 lessons sorted by category and difficulty.

In the process of performing various exercises and tasks, you can save words to your personal dictionary. The peculiarity of the functionality is that each word is provided with voice acting, translation and a short video example of use.

Next section "Puzzle Movies" contains movies, series and TV shows with English and Russian subtitles. Part of the presented content is accompanied by video comments of teachers to interesting phrases, a separate set of words for the series, and exercises and tests right during the viewing.

Third section "Teacher Method" designed for beginners. It contains programs with detailed video tutorials with a teacher and a set of reinforcing exercises.

Puzzle English will help you develop your language flexibility and begin to understand the language more deeply. A variety of exercises and games allows you to keep interest and continue daily activities.

Free functionality is limited, to access all the features of the service you need to purchase a subscription. Puzzle English regularly arranges promotions, so we advise you to take advantage of one of them for significant savings.

skyeng

The service offers remote learning of English with a teacher via Skype. It is convenient and affordable especially for residents of small towns.

SkyEng provides free trial lesson, where you will learn how online learning works, get acquainted with the learning platform and see if this format suits you.

After the trial lesson, the tutor will select one of 2,000 certified teachers based on your current language skills and learning requirements.

You choose an English course according to your goals and interests. Training takes place with a personal teacher at a convenient time for you on your own VimBox platform.

The platform automates the process of self-training. The service provides the function of automatic verification of completed tasks, personal selection of exercises and interactive materials. There are also regular free conversation clubs and pronunciation consultations from native speakers.

For each of the students, grammar analysis, learning new words using a mobile application and a browser extension, watching movies and TV shows in the original with subtitles are available.

You can sign up for a free introductory lesson using the link below.

EnglishDom

The service combines English via Skype, an online simulator and a conversation club.
Basic conditions are similar to SkyEng. Training takes place remotely with a personal teacher, you choose a convenient time for classes, and the first introductory lesson is absolutely free.
The learning process is based on a digital textbook and modern methods. You prepare in advance for the theory and go through interactive exercises, and in the lesson you consolidate the material you have learned.

In addition, EnglishDom offers online courses. AT personal account You can choose the right program, learn grammar rules and word sets, and watch popular videos with English and Russian subtitles.
The third component of the service is conversation club. Here you can openly communicate with different people on topics of interest to you. The maximum number of participants is limited to 7 people. Each videoconference is moderated by a teacher.

Here you learn to speak confidently and easily with strangers and openly express your opinion.

You can sign up for a trial lesson or register for online courses by following the link to the site.

English

The site provides an opportunity to learn English with a personal teacher via Skype. At a free introductory lesson, you can get acquainted with the service and the tutor, make a personal schedule.

Ingleks has basic and specialized areas of study. The service will help you improve your English level for work or travel, as well as prepare for exams and interviews. It is possible to draw up an individual program and communicate with a native speaker.

The functionality of the service is weaker than SkyEng and EnglishDom, but there are lower prices and a different set of teachers and educational courses. Follow the link below to take a free introductory lesson and make your own impression of the site.

If the possibilities of the proposed sites are not enough for you, then I suggest paying attention to the following western projects.

• is an online service for learning English and 11 other foreign languages. Learning takes place through the sequential passage of interactive lessons. Each lesson consists of detailed analysis dialogues and is aimed at studying typical conversational situations.

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Time to learn about the pitfalls of English grammar. Based on our experience, we have compiled a list of sites where it is cool to practice it.

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For newbies

• EnglishDom.Grammar

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  Pros: detailed and accessible grammar rules, several types of tasks for consolidation, interesting and popular videos with exercises. Convenient dictionary with ready-made sets and the ability to create your own collections. Absolutely all exercises are supported by English voice acting, and the selection of material is based on the interests of the student. The site is also suitable for more advanced users, because it is possible to choose the level of difficulty, and the list of grammar topics is quite large.
  Minuses: Not all grammar topics have video explanations.

  Pros: Russian-language site, which presents more than 75 grammar lessons with examples, explanations and tests. The site has great videos created by native speakers.
  Minuses: not the most convenient and outdated interface.

  Pros: This site is great for beginners. The theoretical part is written in a clear and simple language, you will not need to rack your brains when analyzing complex structures. All topics are well structured - from easy to more complex.
  Minuses: students with higher levels can be simply and bored.

For those who know

• britishcouncil

  learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar

  Pros: the same site from the British Council, where you can read the rules in English and practice grammar by selecting the desired category. There are many more on the site. useful information as well as games in English and preparation for exams.
  Minuses: the site is positioned as intended for all levels, but at the same time completely in English.

  Pros: An interesting and detailed grammar blog from the popular Grammarly service. You can find a lot of useful information on grammar, writing and modern slang.
  Minuses: there are no assignments to reinforce the rules.

  Pros: cool site from a whole team of teachers with video explanations and a fun way of presenting grammar rules. There are exercises for consolidation and breakdown by topic.
  Minuses: the site is completely in English, so some details will have to be clarified with the help of dictionaries.

  Pros: the site is conveniently divided into categories: tenses, nouns, verbs, prepositions and other grammar topics. You can also find video tutorials on the site and, if you do not have constant access to the Internet, tasks and rules can be downloaded to a computer or phone.
  Minuses: the site may seem difficult for beginners to learn English.

  Pros: here are the rules, examples and exercises, as well as the division into levels of difficulty. Distinctive feature of this resource - after each topic there is an example of using the rule not just in a sentence, but in a literary text.
  Minuses: quite complicated even for users with high level knowledge of the language.

For experts

• reddit

  www.reddit.com/r/grammar

  Pros: a very famous site with a separate section dedicated to grammar. It will be useful to everyone who already speaks English well and wants to understand its individual aspects and nuances, because on the site you can get an answer from the most qualified specialists.
  Minuses: there are no tasks for fixing the rules, the site is completely in English.

  Pros: The site also needs no introduction. Here you can learn about the grammar of English and about individual cases of using certain vocabulary.
  Minuses: The site only provides background information, without strengthening exercises.

  Pros: a site that is often used by many teachers. The nuances of grammar, the frequency of use of certain words, modern slang or the history of origin and pronunciation - this and even more can be found here.
  Minuses: there are also no tasks for reinforcing the rules, and it is worth looking through all the comments to make sure that the answer is correct.

We hope that the above resources will help you master the difficult English grammar.

Continue to study English comprehensively: words, grammar, writing and speaking practice, live communication. It is this approach that will help you master the language much faster than learning its individual aspects.

We wish you good luck with your studies and look forward to your comments!

Bonuses for Habr readers

Online courses

We give you access to the English course for self-study "Online Course" for a year.
To gain access, simply go to before September 1, 2017.

Individually via Skype

Time to learn about the pitfalls of English grammar. Based on our experience, we have compiled a list of sites where it is cool to practice it.

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For newbies

• EnglishDom.Grammar

  +

  Pros: detailed and accessible grammar rules, several types of tasks for consolidation, interesting and popular videos with exercises. Convenient dictionary with ready-made sets and the ability to create your own collections. Absolutely all exercises are supported by English voice acting, and the selection of material is based on the interests of the student. The site is also suitable for more advanced users, because it is possible to choose the level of difficulty, and the list of grammar topics is quite large.
  Minuses: Not all grammar topics have video explanations.

  Pros: Russian-language site, which presents more than 75 grammar lessons with examples, explanations and tests. The site has great videos created by native speakers.
  Minuses: not the most convenient and outdated interface.

  Pros: This site is great for beginners. The theoretical part is written in a clear and simple language, you will not need to rack your brains when analyzing complex structures. All topics are well structured - from easy to more complex.
  Minuses: students with higher levels can be simply and bored.

For those who know

• britishcouncil

  learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar

  Pros: the same site from the British Council, where you can read the rules in English and practice grammar by selecting the desired category. The site also has a lot of other useful information, as well as games in English and preparation for exams.
  Minuses: the site is positioned as intended for all levels, but at the same time completely in English.

  Pros: An interesting and detailed grammar blog from the popular Grammarly service. You can find a lot of useful information on grammar, writing and modern slang.
  Minuses: there are no assignments to reinforce the rules.

  Pros: cool site from a whole team of teachers with video explanations and a fun way of presenting grammar rules. There are exercises for consolidation and breakdown by topic.
  Minuses: the site is completely in English, so some details will have to be clarified with the help of dictionaries.

  Pros: the site is conveniently divided into categories: tenses, nouns, verbs, prepositions and other grammar topics. You can also find video tutorials on the site and, if you do not have constant access to the Internet, tasks and rules can be downloaded to a computer or phone.
  Minuses: the site may seem difficult for beginners to learn English.

  Pros: here are the rules, examples and exercises, as well as the division into levels of difficulty. A distinctive feature of this resource is that after each topic there is an example of using the rule not just in a sentence, but in a literary text.
  Minuses: difficult enough even for users with a high level of language proficiency.

For experts

• reddit

  www.reddit.com/r/grammar

  Pros: a very famous site with a separate section dedicated to grammar. It will be useful to everyone who already speaks English well and wants to understand its individual aspects and nuances, because on the site you can get an answer from the most qualified specialists.
  Minuses: there are no tasks for fixing the rules, the site is completely in English.

  Pros: The site also needs no introduction. Here you can learn about the grammar of English and about individual cases of using certain vocabulary.
  Minuses: the site provides only background information, no exercises to consolidate.

  Pros: a site that is often used by many teachers. The nuances of grammar, the frequency of use of certain words, modern slang or the history of origin and pronunciation - this and even more can be found here.
  Minuses: there are also no tasks for reinforcing the rules, and it is worth looking through all the comments to make sure that the answer is correct.

We hope that the above resources will help you master difficult English grammar.

Continue to study English comprehensively: words, grammar, writing and speaking practice, live communication. It is this approach that will help you master the language much faster than learning its individual aspects.

We wish you good luck with your studies and look forward to your comments!

Bonuses for Habr readers

Online courses

We give you access to the English course for self-study "Online Course" for a year.
To gain access, simply go to before September 1, 2017.

Individually via Skype

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English

• List-english.ru - a careful selection and classification of materials for learning English: online dictionaries, schools, forums, translators, tutors, tests, school textbooks, video courses, games, programs for Android, iPhone, YouTube channels, podcasts and much more . Everything is free.
• Englishtips.org - a sea of ​​textbooks and books for download. The search engine works well. Everything can be found.
• Britishcouncil.org - website of the British Council. Tests, grammar, games and more. Everything is in English, so it will be difficult for beginners to navigate, but it's worth a try.
• Bbc.co.uk - a variety of materials for learning a modern, living language.
• Real-english.com is a pretty advanced site with tutorials, articles and videos. Before you start learning, select "Russian language" on the main page.
• Eslpod.com is a good resource from California. Its main task is teaching English as a second language. Ability to download and work with a huge number of podcasts with printouts and dictionaries.
• Elllo.org is the "bomb" for educators and intermediate students. A bit difficult to navigate. But the bottom line is that there are podcasts from all over the world on a variety of topics. Live language with printouts and explanations (all in English). You can compare pronunciations from Canada, England, Australia, etc.

French

• Grammairefrancaise.net is a good site, lots of information with test questions, all in French.
• Studyfrench.ru - the best Russian-language site, will be especially useful at the first stage, since the grammar is explained in Russian, and all texts have translations.
• BBC.co.uk - BBC French video course. The resource is in English and all explanations are in English. So at the same time improve your skills in learning English.
• Laits.utexas.edu/fi - video, audio, grammar exercises, music library.
• Ikonet.com/fr - interactive: video, audio, assignments, tests and dictionaries.
• Polyglotclub.com - here you can find French learners of Russian and thus practice your skills together.
• Auberge.int.univ-lille3.fr - This site offers to practice spoken French and listening comprehension. The site will be of interest to those who plan to study in France. You will learn how to open a bank account, look for an apartment and much more. There are grammar exercises.

Spanish

• Hispanistas.ru - many books, audio, video, forum. Lots of useful and varied information.
• Rae.es- dictionary Spanish.
• Lingus.tv - video for different levels understanding. Mostly household dialogues are presented. In addition to the video, there is text and a Spanish-English translation of these dialogues.
• Recursosdidacticos.es - a collection of voiced texts. The texts are divided by genre (plays, stories, poetry, notes about culture/traditions, etc.). You can start with mas leidos (most read) or mas valorados (highest rated).
• Spanishgrammarguide.com is a simple and easy to understand Spanish online textbook. No need to download or buy anything. Suitable for those who already know how to read Spanish and know basic terms such as "noun", "adjective".
• Dirae.es is a very interesting dictionary. You enter, for example, the word azul in the search box. It gives you a dictionary entry with all the meanings of this word.
• Cvc.cervantes.es - texts from the Instituto Cervantes, which are divided into 3 levels. It is convenient that there are explanations (grammatical, lexical). For the most part, detectives are posted, so it's interesting to read.

Deutsch

• Travlang.com is a site in English with detailed thematic sections.
• German.about.com - grammar, exercises, training for the development of hearing and correct pronunciation.