English Text To Speech Text to Voice, also known as Text-to-Speech (TTS), is a method of speech synthesis that converts a written text to an audio from the text it reads. The Text-to-Speech engine has been implemented into various online translation and text-to-speech services such as ImTranslator extensions for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Microsoft Edge. ImTranslator Translation ImTranslator Dictionary ImTranslator Compare Online Translators ImTranslator Translate and Speak service This TTS reader service sounds like you are listening to a real person. The service gives you the opportunity to practice your listening and speaking skills or master a foreign language. If the voice is too fast for you, you can adjust the voice rate by using the Speed menu. The text can be replayed as many times as you wish. Use ImTranslator speech-enable service, and get your computer talking to you!
Newspapers in the United States Newspapers in the United States are an integral part of the culture of the United States, and have been published there since the 18th century. With few exceptions such as USA Today, US newspapers have been published for city or regional markets, though some major papers, such as the New York Times, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal are sold in most U.S. cities. The Times is often referred to as the United States' newspaper of record.[1] History[edit] Demographics[edit] All major metropolitan regions have newspapers, with some of them having multiple papers, though this has declined in modern times. Archives[edit] Many libraries provide microfilm archives of major US papers. Ownership[edit] Media conglomerates like Gannett Company, The McClatchy Company, Hearst Corporation and others, publish a large percentage of the nation's papers. Publication[edit] Most general-purpose newspapers are either printed one day a week, or are printed daily. See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
Top 10 Travel Apps My English Blog | English Lessons and Resources for Students and Teachers. Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1) 98 Flares Facebook 13 Twitter 15 Google+ 60 StumbleUpon 0 Pin It Share 10 10 98 Flares × Kayangan Lake, Coron islands, Palawan, Philippines Preachers Rock, Preikestolen, Norway Blue Caves – Zakynthos Island, Greece Skaftafeli – Iceland Golden Eye Hotel – St. Plitvice Lakes – Croatia Crystalline Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, China Devetashkata Cave – Bulgaria Four Seasons Hotel - Bora Bora Ice skating on Paterswoldse Meer, a lake just South of the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Marble Caves, Chile Chico, Chile YingXi Corridor of Stone Peaks, China The Gardens at Marqueyssac Ice Canyon – Greenland Coron Palawan, Philippines Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia Awapuhi Trail Kauai, Hawaii Valley of the Ten Peaks, Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada Multnomah Falls, Oregon Seljalandsfoss Waterfall on the South Coast of Iceland Petra – Jordan (at night) Madeira, Portugal Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Cartshed Cottages, Sharrington, near Holt, North Norfolk Hotel Reviews Sharrington, near Holt, North Norfolk A quartet of chic self-catering cottages (each sleeping 2-4), set near the watery beauty of North Norfolk's glorious coast Our stay at Cartshed Cottages coincided with a brief flurry of snow, and we soon found ourselves wishing for a blizzard to prevent us from leaving. Set just a few miles from the North Norfolk coast in the grounds of Jacobean manor Sharrington Hall, these 4 self-catering hideaways, all with 1 or 2 bedrooms and wonderfully evocative names like Seal, Samphire, Shell and Sky, are very relaxing, very stylish - and very spoiling. Owner Katie is an interior designer who, along with husband Steve, spent years lovingly renovating this row of traditional flint cartsheds before opening them to guests in mid 2012.
Learning with the News! 15 Resources, Web Tools, and Apps – American TESOL Institute One way to get students to enhance their English skills is by having them read or listen to current events. Several websites report the news at a level your language learners will be able to understand. These websites also have quizzes, writing activities, listening exercises, and games to accompany the articles. Your students will be able to make a real connection to the stories, which are happening now. To learn more about integrating technology to support English language learners, attend our free Friday webinars. Recommended Web Tools Other Resources Primary Resources has various lesson plans to encourage journalistic writing and news writing.Creating Newspapers in the Classroom is a ScoopIt of resources and examples of student newspapers. Check out the Teaching with Technology Certification course we offer online. Live TESOL webinars are presented every Friday at 4 PM EST or New York time with Shelly Terrell.
Mas (farmhouse) – Greenwich Village French American Restaurant Great waterways of the world - Adventure travel Traditionally, along with the sea, rivers and canals were the main means of transporting goods, so history and culture is ripe along the banks of the world's rivers. Using these ancient highways to explore a destination is a quieter and more relaxing affair than the usual transport of planes, trains and automobiles. Here are some of the finest waterways of the world to float down or up. Paddling The Wilderness Waterway, USA The Florida Everglades are a watery labyrinth designed by a god who clearly enjoyed a spot of canoeing. Felucca on The River Nile, Egypt Image by Jonah Bettio The classic of classics... a tiny felucca on the world's longest river, leaving behind the souqs of Aswan and cruising on the current towards Kom Ombo, Edfu or Esna. Rafting the Franklin River, Australia Though Tasmania's Franklin River isn't far from the city of Hobart, it remains among the world's most remote and pristine rafting waterways. Jetboating the Shotover River, New Zealand Image by Alex E.
ESL Reading--Resources and Exercises ESL/EFL Teaching/Learning ResourcesReading See also links for Concordancing and Vocabulary Text-to-Speech Programs See also Hypertext Builders < -- Tom Cobb/Chris Greaves show how to link your own text to the 1-million-word Brown corpus and the online WordNet dictionary using sound. Wire your own texts to TTS sound, Concordance + dictionary, Dictionary, or Reading-plus ... resources for every word in any text (shown on Call of the Wild or Boule de Suif pages - read the research). TextAloud MP3 < Reads text from email, web pages, reports and more, aloud on your PC. NaturalReader < -- reads (text-to-speech) in different accents and male or female (Text files, MS Word files, MS Internet Explorer Webpages, Adobe PDF files, Emails Speedreading Eyercize< -- for speedreading of Extensive Reading ESOL eBooks (include 3 classic Ghost Stories) Reading & Listening
Audio books mp3 : listen and download - read the text 2 sensitive ads are blocked on this site AUDIO BOOKS - MP3 text . Free audio books mp3 files to download for esl. Audiobooks :play audio, read or print text, download mp3 zip files. Listen and download classic audio books . Custom Search 100 - CLASSIC AUDIO BOOKS 2- text audiobooks 100 classic audiobooks + mp3 + text + download videobooks select your page -> page 01 / page 02 page 03 / page 04 page 05 / page 06 page 07 / page 08 page 09 icon listen to full stories / icon browse chapters / icon full version at internet archive page 02: audioboosk 14 -> 26 14- Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift web page read or print the text Download mp3 zip = 313 mb 15-Moby Dick, or, the whale Herman Melville web read or print the text download mp3 zip = 677 mb 16- Emma - Jane Austen web page read or print the text Download mp3 zip = 386 mb 17-Myths and Legends Greece and Rome web page read or print the text download mp3 zip = 313 mb 18- Dracula - Bram Stoker web page = internet archive browse audio books catalog: 1 -> 100
Audio for ESL/EFL: Listen and Read Along (Flash/MP3) YouTube Videos Science and Technology This is 4 minutes long and use the Teleprompter Player.' Words & Their Stories These are 5 minutes long and use the Teleprompter Player. American Stories The Tell-Tale Heart - Written by Edgar Allan Poe (Teleprompter) A Pair of Silk Stockings - Written by Kate Chopin (On YouTube.com)This is a playlist with 2 videos. (13:15) The Diamond Lens - Written by Fitz-James O'Brien (On YouTube.com)This is a playlist with 6 videos. (24 minutes) The Law of Life - Written by Jack London. President Obama Barack Obama's Weekly AddressesFor advanced students, we have a set of these. About "Listen and Read Along" These are all things that I adapted from material produced by the Voice of America (VOA). Some of these are in Flash, some are MP3 files played by a Flash player and some are hosted on YouTube.com.
6 Excellent Free Sites to Practise Reading Comprehension It’s been too long since I’ve written about improving reading skills. Last time I posted about sites to help you practise reading comprehension was in May last year. Way too long. The truth is that doing reading comprehension activities in class takes time, especially if we are talking about long texts with an amount of difficulty, and very often this is one of the tasks we give students as homework. On the other hand, I am one of those teachers who think reading aloud in class is a good exercise. Reading aloud fluently not only helps to improve the reading ability, but also oral expression.It gives students a chance to focus only on fluency, pronunciation and intonation as they don’t need to worry about grammatical accuracy.It gives teachers a nice opportunity to correct pronunciation mistakes.It helps students enhance comprehension as pauses should be made in the correct places.Reading aloud is especially good for students who don’t feel very confident speaking English in public. 1.
Confiture de Noël + étiquettes 27 novembre 2013 Confiture de Noël Millésime 2013 ! Les petits lutins travaillent dur chez moi. Ce week-end, ils ont confectionné la traditionnelle confiture de Noël :) La maison sentait trop bon !!! Comme d'habitude, plein de bonnes choses dans cette confiture : figues, dattes, pruneaux, écorces de citron, angélique confite, abricots, raisins et au centre, écorces d'oranges confites. Le tout est cuit dans un jus de coings où ont mariné toutes la nuit, des poires séchées : trop contente cette année j'ai trouvé de l'angélique confite ! Cuisson... Et après la déco des pots...maintenant dégustation !! Et si vous voulez aussi réaliser de la Confiture de Noël, la recette est ICI est mes étiquettes sont LA prêtes à imprimer. Bonne journée et à bientôt Psss, Psss : Assurez vous bien de récupérer 1,3 kg de jus de coings, sinon votre confiture sera béton !! 30 juin 2013 Occupée... Ma première fournée ayant déja disparu...j'ai recommencé ! A bientôt 28 avril 2013 Je déclare ouverte ... 23 novembre 2011 Aie !!!
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