This is the funniest video on learning pronunciation ever! It comes from "The Pink Panther" film. Have fun!
This is a website for learners and teachers of English with lots of fun ideas and resources to improve your English. Make the best of it and let me know how it goes. Enjoy!
About Me
- Mike
- I'm a qualified English Teacher and Trainer with 15 years of experience in the field; I've studied, taught and trained teachers in the USA, Latin America and Europe. My degrees include the Cambridge DELTA diploma, a BA in psychology, an MA and a PhD Degree (University of Illinois, USA)in the Cultural Studies / language and identity field. I'm an official University of Cambridge Examiner and CB Test Administrator. This is my blog for students of English and teachers. Here, you can find resources from websites, study tips, and suggestions to improve your English. Mike
6/29/08
English for careers
If you want to have extra practice with English in commerce, nursing, technology or tourism, check this website with grammar, vocabulary and listening activities:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/oefc/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/oefc/
Interesting upper intermediate links
Here are more links to upper intermediate activities from New English File, in this case idioms and collocations:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/f_idioms/
Phrasal verbs:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/g_phrasal/
Check what you know!
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/h_check/
...and some games:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/j_games/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/f_idioms/
Phrasal verbs:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/g_phrasal/
Check what you know!
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/h_check/
...and some games:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/j_games/
Upper intermediate grammar, vocabulary and other activities
Upper-intermediate students: Check this website and do the grammar activities.
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/a_grammar/
Vocabulary activities, same level:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/b_vocabulary/
Colloquial English, same level:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/d_colloquial/
A mini grammar review:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/e_minigrammar/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/a_grammar/
Vocabulary activities, same level:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/b_vocabulary/
Colloquial English, same level:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/d_colloquial/
A mini grammar review:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/e_minigrammar/
6/21/08
For English Teachers
Visit the ELT Notebook, one of the best blogs for teachers of English, with activities, essays and suggestions to improve your teaching.
http://eltnotebook.blogspot.com/
Visit http://thedeltacourse.blogspot.com/ for information about the UCLES Diploma in English Language Teaching.
http://eltnotebook.blogspot.com/
Visit http://thedeltacourse.blogspot.com/ for information about the UCLES Diploma in English Language Teaching.
Listening activities, INTERMEDIATE
This website has 25 exercises:
http://esl.about.com/od/intermediatelistenin1/Listening_Skills_for_Intermediate_Level_English_Learners.htm
And you can do all the MEDIUM ones at:
http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://esl.about.com/od/intermediatelistenin1/Listening_Skills_for_Intermediate_Level_English_Learners.htm
And you can do all the MEDIUM ones at:
http://www.esl-lab.com/
Listening activities, ELEMENTARY
1) http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_survey.htm
2) http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_number1.htm
3) http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_number2.htm
4) http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_beg_number_quiz.htm
5) http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bltelltime.htm
And all the EASY ones at http://www.esl-lab.com/
2) http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_number1.htm
3) http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_number2.htm
4) http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_beg_number_quiz.htm
5) http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bltelltime.htm
And all the EASY ones at http://www.esl-lab.com/
More grammar work
You can also do all of these grammar activities:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/preintermediate/a_grammar/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/preintermediate/a_grammar/
Vocabulary
These are the vocabulary activities from your book.
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/preint/b_vocabulary/
Or you can do these units from another good book
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/preintermediate/b_vocabulary/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/preint/b_vocabulary/
Or you can do these units from another good book
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/preintermediate/b_vocabulary/
Grammar activities
These grammar activities are from your student's book (New English File). Each unit in your book corresponds to each unit in this website. Do them all!
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/
6/19/08
Reading resources
Dear Intermediate students: Here's a list of internet links with reading texts for you to read over the summer. Have fun.
1. http://www.eslreading.org/
2. Newspapers and magazines
The New York Times
USA Today
The Los Angeles Times
The Washington Post
News Central
Time
Newsweek
CNN.com
Discover
BBC News
The Guardian
Sunday Times
Sunday Mirror
News of The World
3. Techniques for reading better:
http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/speed1.html
1. http://www.eslreading.org/
2. Newspapers and magazines
The New York Times
USA Today
The Los Angeles Times
The Washington Post
News Central
Time
Newsweek
CNN.com
Discover
BBC News
The Guardian
Sunday Times
Sunday Mirror
News of The World
3. Techniques for reading better:
http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/speed1.html
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