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Learn English online: 129 curated resources + a 90-day roadmap

A community-curated library of free English learning resources, sorted by skill and format. Take a 3-minute test to find your CEFR level, then get a 90-day roadmap built around these exact resources.

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129free resources
11skill areas
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A1–C1CEFR levels

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🎧 Audio edition.cnn.com

CNN 10

Ten-minute digital news show explaining global news to a worldwide audience

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🎧 Audio engvid.com

EngVid

Provides free English video lessons on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and more

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🎧 Audio esl-lab.com

ESL Lab

Offers English listening comprehension exercises with conversations at various levels

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🎧 Audio numblr.io

Numblr

Focused listening practice for English numbers — hear dates, times, phone numbers, and money amounts in real-world contexts and type what you hear. Great for IELTS/TOEFL prep

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🎧 Audio smartless.com

SmartLess

Hosted by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes, featuring surprise guests and conversational interviews with a comedic tone that demonstrates natural banter and humor

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🎧 Audio podcasts.apple.com

The Ezra Klein Show

In-depth conversations about ideas with leading thinkers across politics, society, and culture; suited for advanced learners

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🎙️ Podcast wtfpod.com

WTF with Marc Maron

A pioneering interview podcast with over 1,000 episodes featuring deep, revealing conversations primarily with entertainers, comedians, and cultural figures

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📺 Video youtube.com

RealLife English

Videos discussing various learning methods and the mindset required to embark on your English learning journey

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🌐 Website elsaspeak.com

Elsa Speak

AI-driven app for improving pronunciation by offering detailed feedback on speaking

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🌐 Website hellotalk.com

HelloTalk

App that links you with native speakers for language exchange through text and voice messages. Focuses on building conversational skills

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🌐 Website talkenglish.com

TalkEnglish

Site with speaking exercises and conversation topics to improve fluency through practice

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🌐 Website tandem.net

Tandem

Language exchange app connecting users with native speakers for text, voice, and video chats

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🌐 Website goodreads.com

Animal Farm

Short allegorical novella using simple language to convey complex themes about power and society

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🌐 Website goodreads.com

Pride and Prejudice

Classic novel offering rich insights into English literature and culture; challenging vocabulary makes it suitable for advanced learners

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🌐 Website 750words.com

750 Words

Encourages daily private writing through gamification and statistics tracking

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🌐 Website forvo.com

Forvo

Native speaker pronunciations of words from different English-speaking regions

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🌐 Website kachika.app

KaChiKa

Snap a photo of any object to extract English vocabulary in real-life context, with FSRS-based flashcards

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🌐 Website wordorb.ai

Word Orb

162,253 English words with IPA pronunciation, etymology, part of speech, and 601,143 translations across 47 languages. Free anonymous tier, HTTPS, CORS enabled — also usable as a programmatic dictionary API

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🌐 Website duolingo.com

Duolingo

Gamified language learning platform with daily exercises and progress tracking

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🌐 Website lingorank.com

LingoRank

Improve listening comprehension through TED talks with interactive exercises

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🌐 Website thedailylesson.com

The Daily Lesson

365 daily 5-minute English lessons across 4 tracks (learn / grow / teach / trivia) with an AI teacher (Kelly). Runs a live vocabulary-retention pilot with Cohen's d measurement at /pilot. Free 7-day trial

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🌐 Website belikenative.com

BeLikeNative

L1-aware grammar and style checker that helps non-native speakers write natural English. Available as a Chrome extension

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🌐 Website gemini.google.com

Gemini by Google

Multimodal AI from Google, useful for conversation, text understanding, and generating diverse content

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🌐 Website grok.com

Grok AI

Conversational AI that can help with understanding current topics and generating text for language practice

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🌐 Website italki.com

iTalki

Find language exchange partners and professional teachers for one-on-one lessons

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🌐 Website lingoda.com

Lingoda

Live group classes with native speakers, flexible scheduling, and structured curriculum

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🌐 Website preply.com

Preply

Connect with professional tutors for personalized English lessons tailored to your needs

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🌐 Website verbling.com

Verbling

Book lessons with experienced teachers, featuring integrated video chat and lesson materials

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Resource list compiled from the open-source project awesome-english (CC0 licence). Clever Academy re-categorised it by skill and added the learning roadmap.

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