Listen to English around the World. Click on any of the flags below to hear accents from some of the main English-speaking countries. Hear more English accents. One of the best ways of improving your English is to listen to radio news and discussion in English on your computer. Using the links below you can get instant access to English language radio news programmes wherever you are in the world, without a radio. Perfect for listening practice and improving your listening skills. Listen to the Bible in MP3 format Listen to film soundclips
Listen to News | EnglishClub Each Tuesday EnglishClub publishes a short audio news report in easy English from the previous week. With this resource you can practise your listening, reading, writing and even speaking. Preview the vocabulary and read the gapfill text. Play the news report and try to fill in the blanks. Answer the comprehension questions by writing full sentences. Study the news story each week and watch your English skills grow! dateline: 08 April 2014: EU Satellite System Will Monitor Earth’s Health dateline: 01 April 2014: Tigers Slaughtered For Entertainment Purposes dateline: 24 March 2014: Twitter Blocked In Turkey dateline: 18 March 2014: Baby Hatch Closes In China dateline: 11 March 2014: No Trace Of Malaysian Airliner dateline: 04 March 2014: Man Wakes Up In Body Bag dateline: 25 February 2014: Political Crisis In Ukraine dateline: 18 February 2014: Winter Storms Hit Japan dateline: 11 February 2014: Olympic Dogs Saved By Billionaire dateline: 28 January 2014: Mother Gives Birth On Sled
Best Young Adult Novels, Best Teen Fiction, Top 100 Teen Novels It's almost a cliche at this point to say that teen fiction isn't just for teens anymore. Just last year, the Association of American Publishers ranked Children's/Young Adult books as the single fastest-growing publishing category. Which is why we were only a little surprised to see the tremendous response that came in for this summer's Best-Ever Teen Fiction poll. A whopping 75,220 of you voted for your favorite young adult novels, blasting past the total for last year's science fiction and fantasy poll at, dare we say it, warp speed. And now, the final results are in. While it's no surprise to see Harry Potter and the Hunger Games trilogy on top, this year's list also highlights some writers we weren't as familiar with. Selecting a manageable voting roster from among the more than 1,200 nominations that came in from readers wasn't easy, and we were happy to be able to rely on such an experienced panel of judges. Summer, like youth, is fleeting.
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Podcasts in English ► Level 1 For elementary and pre-intermediate students ► Level 2 For intermediate students ► Level 3 For upper intermediate students and above ► For teachers Lesson plans, teachers' information worksheets, how to find a podcast and much more! ► Pie plus Our monthly magazine with news, videos, information worksheets and our monthly competition. ► Extras Extra worksheet activities to support the podcasts ► Freebies Free sample worksheets for each of the three levels ► Travelogues Follow the pie team on their travels and learn English along the way Podcasts in English are not just listening activities for efl and esl students to improve their conversation. Many thanks to partnersinrhyme for the jingle on our podcasts and Philip Halling for the banner photo. Our partner sites: hire essay writers online at EssayPro Check your IELTS writing online - Boost your IELTS Band Score with IELTS Writing Pro, the most advanced IELTS writing checker. Essaypro.app - best app that writes essays for you Did you know..?
Renaissance -- Exploration and Trade Tools developed in the Middle Ages for exploration continued to be used during the Renaissance. One of these was the astrolabe, a portable device used by sailors to help them find their way. By measuring the distance of the sun and stars above the horizon, the astrolabe helped determine latitude, an important tool in navigation. Another tool, the magnetic compass, which had been invented in the twelfth century, was improved upon during the Renaissance. Maps, too, became more reliable as Portuguese map makers, called cartographers, incorporated information provided by travelers and explorers into their work. The Beginning of Trade Although navigation was still an imprecise science, sailors were able to go farther than they had before. (For traders, sailing proved to be a better option than traveling by land, as the network of roads that crisscrossed Europe was poor, and the few good roads that did exist were frequented by thieves.)
MED Magazine by Jonathan Marks • Popular wisdom • Some facts and figures • Phrasal verbs in academic writing • Phrasal verbs in fiction • A word of warning • To recapitulate, or sum up • Further reading • Acknowledgement • Next in the series Widespread popular wisdom about phrasal verbs among learners and teachers is that they are: ... and perhaps even: Although there is some basis for at least the first four of these beliefs, the reality is more complicated. top Some facts and figures According to one source, the Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English, 'phrasal verbs' (verb + adverb, e.g. The proportions are similar to those for lexical verbs in general, except that the figure for academic writing is disproportionately low. However, individual phrasal verbs can have distributions that go against the grain of this generalisation. According to the same source, 'prepositional verbs' (verb + preposition, e.g. Phrasal verbs in academic writing Phrasal verbs in fiction A word of warning Further reading
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Lalli's World Home - Lalli's World EFL Search I remember my beginning days as an English teacher now 20+ years on. Dusty, cold, dirty rag, bucket and chalkboard in a cavernous top floor classroom in E. Europe. Yes, songs just brought us all together in the classroom. I've been off that bandwagon for awhile but with this post, would like to climb back on. To begin, find here my presentation on Using Song In The EFL Classroom. Get and download the "50 ways to use music and song in the English language classroom". Secondly, here are a few links to great resources right here on this community - free to all. - Song lyrics sheets -- all the videos with lyric sheets. - Karaoke in the classroom. Video examples + Kids Karaoke Videos - Song lyric ebook and songs! - Best blog posts about songs. - Best Kinetic typography on the web - a great example of using song. - Our Project Peace - an amazing project. - Literal version collection of great contextual music videos - Try our Music Wall. Teaching Recipes For Using Songs In Your Teaching 1. 2. 3.