Reading - Advanced. Page One. | esl-lounge Student Page 1 Job Descriptions Match the descriptions to the jobs. Exercise Number: 4R54 Multiple Choice Choose the best out of three or four possible answers to each question. The Air Base Multiple choice questions based on text about an historic air base. Siberian Winter Multiple choice questions based on text about winter in Siberia. Snake Bites Boy Multiple choice questions based on text about a boy bitten by a snake. New Fact Checking Website Arrives Multiple choice questions based on text about new fact checking website. True or False Each question needs to be answered either "True" or "False". Couple Sue TV Station True/false questions based on text about a couple that sues a TV company. Mother Fined for Son's Absence True/false questions based on text about a mother made to take responsibility for her son's poor school attendance. Prisoner Shot True/false questions based on text about an escaping prisoner who was shot. Who You Gonna Call?
7 Tips on How to Speak English Fluently Learning how to speak fluent, confident and natural English is an achievable goal. Every English learner is different, but there are a number of easy ways to improve in a reasonably short period of time. Learning English, but in a hurry? Try a lesson on Busuu today – it's fun, free and effective. 1. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes Your goal is to deliver a message, not speak perfect English, with the right grammar and vocabulary. 2. Practice makes perfect. 3. The more you hear, the easier it will be for you to speak better English. 4. Every time you talk to someone in English is an achievement. These first four tips help provide the best way to start speaking English with ease.
8 Best Netflix Shows for Learning English Easily Written by Helena M., a TEFL Certified English tutor who has taught 500+ online classes. Visit Helena’s profile here. Let’s be honest, everybody likes to spend way too much time watching shows on Netflix these days. It’s a fun way to relax and forget about everyday stress. However, it can also be a great way to acquire new English language skills. In fact, around 77% of English learners watch movies as one of their core language activities. Unlike reading a book, watching a TV series improves your active watching and listening skills. If you already like watching Netflix shows and you would also want to improve your English, why not do both? 8 best Netflix shows for learning English What kind of shows do you like to watch? Friends Another popular American sitcom is Friends. We recommend this series because the plots are not complex, and the dialogue is often slow and nicely paced. Difficulty level: easy The Great British Bake Off Difficulty level: easy The Crown The Big Bang Theory Suits Friends
English to French, Italian, German & Spanish Dictionary Step by Step: Using your Dictionary to Expand Topic Vocabulary | OUP These days, there might only be one topic of conversation in the news, on social media, and in our own chats to friends and family. Along with new ways of working, teaching and learning, we are even adopting a new lexicon to help us talk about it. My own personal “Health” topic vocabulary has grown to include such words and phrases as self-isolation, social distancing and herd immunity. Using topic vocabulary to enhance learning Collecting words together in topics has long been seen as a good way to help students learn vocabulary. Using Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Topics pages Large topic areas are subdivided into smaller ones, and once you open a word list you can filter on CEFR level. Here are a few activities that you might like to try: 1) A topic a week Choose your topic vocabulary and allocate words to learn each day by using the click-through feature to check meaning, pronunciation and usage in the dictionary. Food and drink > Cooking and eating > Taste and texture of food Like this:
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Listening Games for Kids - UNICEF Kid Power Young kids are developing quickly, especially in the first few years of their lives. As such, this is the best time to help them build up essential life skills. Of those skills, listening is one of the most important, and sometimes overlooked. Many parents will complain that their kids don’t listen, but you can work on this by having them play fun games! In this article, you’ll find six fun games that your kids will love, while helping them to improve their listening skills. 1. A classic game that has been played for generations, and for good reason! 2. This one is best played with a group of people. It can be fun to alternate who comes up with the first sentence and who is the last person that must say it out loud. 3. A great game to play at a party or in the classroom, this game is much more fun when there is a large number of players. 4. In this activity, kids learn to listen to other people’s ideas and to be creative with a group. 5. 6. So simple, yet so effective!
Learning English - Exercises, Grammar, Vocabulary, Tests, Games Symbole Commun Inspiré par le Dobble, cet outil génère des jeux tels que deux cartes tirées au hasard ont un et un seul symbole en commun. Vous pouvez jouer en ligne ou imprimer les jeux déjà proposés mais vous pouvez aussi créer vos propres jeux à partir d'une liste de mots ou d'un corpus d'images. Règle : Il faut au moins 13 images (formats jpeg, png ou gif) pour construire un jeu avec 4 symboles par carte. Pour n symboles par carte, il faut (n - 1)² + (n - 1) + 1 = N images. Pour 4 symboles par carte, il faut 3² + 3 + 1 = 13 images. Pour 6 symboles par carte, il faut 5² + 5 + 1 = 31 images. Forme des cartes imprimées :
12 Tips on How to Improve Your English Speaking Skills | FluentU English English is the world’s lingua franca , a common language that people with different native languages use to communicate with one another. In fact, 96 countries use English to varying degrees. That means the more fluent you are in English, the more interesting, exciting and insightful (thoughtful) conversations you’ll have. And, for the most part, you can boost your English speaking skills without having a classroom partner or taking stressful lessons. In this article, we’ll take you through 21 of the best ways to improve your English speaking skills. Contents Download: This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that you can take anywhere. 1. Before you learn things like improving your English pronunciation and accent, you’ll want to have a good grasp of the words and phrases used in daily conversations. After all, it’s easier to figure out which aspects of your pronunciation can be improved if you know which words you need to practice saying aloud. You can: 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
ESL Speaking Phrases Game This page only works with Google Chrome browser on a desktop computer. If you are having trouble with the recognition, try adjusting the volume level on your computer's built-in microphone. For this to work, you have to grant the browser permission to access your microphone. Please note: speaking grammatically incorrect phrases may be recognized and displayed as correct. To be clear, sentences spoken incorrectly are liable to be adjusted and displayed in the correct form without any notification to the user. This page will only work on Google's Chrome browser. Once you allow microphone access, you should see a title screen with a text pane and an audio input monitor. The primary aim of this page is to be a demonstration of voice recognition and how it can be used in ESL learning. At the title screen click on 'start' to begin. It is hoped that by using this game the player can slowly become able to say all the phrases correctly. Whenever the user speaks a phrase, feedback is given.