Friday, July 28, 2006
ESL Podcast
Do You Know These New Words? - AOL Research & Learn
Ask Yahoo! > Reference > Words & Wordplay
Activities for ESL/EFL Students (English Study)
National Geographic Search: Fiji
National Geographic Search: Cambodia
National Geographic Search: Ethiopia
The Archaeology Channel Video Guide
BBC - Schools - Dance Mat Typing - Home
: Scribble - A Creation Chamber Product :
Do You Know These New Words? - AOL Research & Learn
Ask Yahoo! > Reference > Words & Wordplay
Activities for ESL/EFL Students (English Study)
National Geographic Search: Fiji
National Geographic Search: Cambodia
National Geographic Search: Ethiopia
The Archaeology Channel Video Guide
BBC - Schools - Dance Mat Typing - Home
: Scribble - A Creation Chamber Product :
Friday, July 14, 2006
Thursday, July 13, 2006
VOA Special English, Business English, Learn English Forums and Chat Rooms
Here is a link to Voice of America. As I've mentioned before, they have an excellent site called "Special English" in which you can both hear and read along with articles at the same time. The person who is doing the reading is doing so much more slowly and distinctly than usual, so it will help you in your reading, your listening skills and also your pronunciation. Just choose one of these topics and click on it and you'll go to the next page. Under the title of the topic you'll see 3 possible ways to listen to it. Each of them has a little speaker icon (symbol) after the words. Choose the third one, where it says "Listen to American Mosaic" and click on that. A small window will appear called "Real Player" and in a few seconds you'll begin to hear the reader. Now, minimize (make it smaller) that window so that you can see the written article so that you can follow along.
VOA News - topics_summary
The only problem that you may have is that VOA only uses Real Player and not every computer uses that service. If you have your own computer you can get it for free by going to this site.
Rhapsody & RealPlayer — the best audio and video players — Real.com
Now, look to the right of the page for the yellow bar that says "Free Download" and click on that. NOTE; Do not click on either of the other yellow bars where it says Try Super Pass or 14 Day Free Trial as you'll be charged for those. Click on "Free Download." On the next page look to the right where it says "Basic Player." Under that click on where it says "Get Real Player Free" and just follow the directions.
Learn English and use English chat at English, baby!
Business English : Negotiations in English (EnglishClub.com)
Business English : Meetings in English (EnglishClub.com)
News From The Associated Press
USATODAY.com - How Americans see Americans
NPR : StoryCorps: Recording America
Listen - StoryCorps
VOA News - topics_summary
The only problem that you may have is that VOA only uses Real Player and not every computer uses that service. If you have your own computer you can get it for free by going to this site.
Rhapsody & RealPlayer — the best audio and video players — Real.com
Now, look to the right of the page for the yellow bar that says "Free Download" and click on that. NOTE; Do not click on either of the other yellow bars where it says Try Super Pass or 14 Day Free Trial as you'll be charged for those. Click on "Free Download." On the next page look to the right where it says "Basic Player." Under that click on where it says "Get Real Player Free" and just follow the directions.
Learn English and use English chat at English, baby!
Business English : Negotiations in English (EnglishClub.com)
Business English : Meetings in English (EnglishClub.com)
News From The Associated Press
USATODAY.com - How Americans see Americans
NPR : StoryCorps: Recording America
Listen - StoryCorps
20 Jobs
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