Good morning (or whatever time of day it is wherever you are). Here's the current About Education ESL Newsletter. This one features listening. The internet is full of places to practice listening: movies, learning videos, audio books, online radio stations and podcasts. Here are just a few:
- Charles Kelly's Many Things site (free, many interesting things for English learners, not just listening)
- English Listening ($3/month subscription) I just found this so don't know enough about the site to recommend it. If interested, please check out the site thoroughly first. Let us know what you think about this resource.
What are your favorite listening sites? Please share them with us.
English as 2nd Language
This week's newsletter features two listening quizzes, as well as some suggestions on improving English fluency by learning from your mistakes. There's also a pointer to 18 stories that contain idioms and expressions in context with each idiom defined.
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| About ESL Listening Practice Quizzes |
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This week's newsletter features two listening quizzes, as well as some suggestions on improving English fluency by learning from your mistakes. There's also a pointer to 18 stories that contain idioms and expressions in context with each idiom defined.
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 | Kenneth Beare
English as 2nd Language Expert |
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| Idioms in Context Stories |
Try reading the story one time to understand the gist without using the idiom definitions. On your second reading, use the definitions to help you understand the text while learning new idioms.
After you understand the story, take the quiz at the end of each reading to test your knowledge. Teachers can print out these short stories and use in class in combination with teaching ideas provided at the end of this resource list. |
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| Suggestions on Improving Fluency |
| Here are some suggestions on how to Improve your fluency in English by making plenty of mistakes and paying attention to your partner's responses. |
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| Listening Quiz; Job Likes and Dislikes |
| Listening quiz on a man discussing what he likes and dislikes about his job with follow-up comprehension quiz for ESL classes and practice. The listening transcript is also provided at the end of the listening. |
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| Listening Quiz: Job Opportunity |
| Listening quiz with two women discussing a job opportunity for one of their friends with follow-up comprehension quiz for ESL classes and practice. This exercise also includes the transcript at the end of the quiz. |
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