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Phonics Games
http://www.funfonix.com/games/
Phonics Games
Free initial sounds games and activities: short vowels and hard consonant practice exercises.
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123Listening
http://www.123listening.com
Teachers can download MP3 audio with matching printable worksheets, make your own custom listening comprehension exercises or print out free ready made materials.
Many different audio downloads and many different worksheets that can be combined to be very simple for young learners or more difficult for older students.
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123Listening
http://www.123listening.com/worksheetmakers/
123Listening.com offers free listening quiz worksheet makers, listening activity wizards, listen lesson plan materials and printable listening activities to use with free downloadable audio files and mp3 listening tracks available from the main page.
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Listen and Write
http://www.listen-and-write.com/
Listen and Write
Do the dictation yourself online ... and check your score.
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Forvo
http://forvo.com/
Forvo is the place where youŽll find millions of words pronounced in their original languages. Cool, isnŽt it? Be a part of this cultural phenomenon now!
Forvo is the place where youŽll find words pronounced in their original languages. Ever wondered how a word is pronounced? Ask for that word or name, and another user will pronounce it for you. You can also help others recording your pronunciations in your own language.
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Speaking Assessment Rubric
http://tinyurl.com/yjooez
Speaking Assessment Rubric
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Reverse Speech
http://www.reversespeech.com/home.htm
Reverse Speech .. literally
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American Accent-English Pronunciation Training
http://www.pronunciationworkshop.com
American Accent-English Pronunciation Training
A commercial website with CDs for sale .. but also a few free items.
This English Pronunciation-Accent Reduction Video Training Program is delivered via DVD or on-line by a certified Speech Pathologist.
Experience the difference with our FREE DEMO and see our many success stories. Free American Accent Tips and Free Idiom Book are also available.
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American English Pronunciation Patterns
http://www.pronunciationpatterns.com/download.html
American English Pronunciation Patterns
Pronunciation Patterns groups 4,000 English words by phonics and patterns to help you perfect your English pronunciation in one year.
It has many other features to help you improve your speaking fluency and reduce accent.
Professional 3.0 demo trial available
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Accent Master: English Pronunciation Made Easy
http://www.AccentMaster.com
Our interactive software can teach you proper English pronunciation.
Commercial software package
Also have a free newsletter with tips on how to improve your English pronunciation.
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Listening Online videos with exercises for students
http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/index.php?page=listening-video
Listening: Video online : Online videos with exercises for students
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Free resources from BT (UK) for improving communication
http://www.bteducation.org/resources/
Free resources from BT (UK) for improving communication .. speaking and listening
Helping children to develop into confident, competent speakers & listeners is one of the most fundamental aims of education and parenting.
The resources on this site are here to help young people, teachers and parents succeed at this vital task. They are all FREE, easy to use and are produced to high standards.
They range from DVDs and online activities to books and downloadable guides.
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Coco Nuts
http://www.free-english.com/english/ShowGame.aspx?GameID=35
Coco Nuts
Can you help Coco the Monkey? Only your listening skills can help Coco get a reward.
You will see two words that sound very similar. Then you will hear one of these words. Click on the correct word, and Coco will get a banana. But what if you make a mistake? What will happen then?
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Listening and Interactive Activities
http://www.englishlanguagespacestation.com/Listening.htm
Listening and Interactive Activities
Great listening Websites | Listening Games and Quizzes | Great Movie Websites with games, character information and games | Movies and TV |
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Speech Accent Archive
http://classweb.gmu.edu/accent/
Speech Accent Archive
This site examines the accented speech of speakers from many different language backgrounds reading the same sample paragraph. Currently, we have obtained 425 speech samples.
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Listen to Songs and then do the quiz
http://www.manythings.org/el/
Listen to Songs and then do the quiz .. listening practice.
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American English Pronunciation Practice
http://www.manythings.org/pp/
American English Pronunciation Practice
Online listening quizzes
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Storyline Online
http://www.bookpals.net/storyline/
Storyline Online
The Screen Actors Guild Foundation is proud to bring you Storyline Online, an on-line streaming video program featuring SAG members reading childrens books aloud. Hand-picked by BookPALS National Program Director Ellen Nathan, a former teacher and librarian, each of the books on this site offer an accompanying lesson plan and activity guide.
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California State Standards for Media Literacy
http://www1.medialiteracy.com/documents/CalifStateStandards.pdf
California State Standards for Media Literacy : Listening & Speaking
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Common Mistakes in English by Language Background
http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/phono.html
Common Mistakes in English by Language Background
Unless the teacher understands how the student is using his speech organs in producing a native language sound and what he should be doing to reproduce the foreign language sound acceptably, he cannot help the student beyond a certain stage of earnest but inaccurate imitation.
Can your teacher tell you how many phonemes there are in the English language and how to use your organs of articulation to produce these sounds?
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Voice of America : Pronunciation Guide
http://ibb7.ibb.gov/pronunciations/index.cfm
Voice of America : Pronunciation Guide
After your search is complete, you will be presented with the list of words that match your search. Entries with a icon have an sound file that will give you a "audio pronunciation" of the selected record. This audio file can be heard using any windows compatible audio player that can play back "Real Audio" files, but it should be noted that the files have been specifically optimized for the "Real Audio" player
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Introducing the grammar of talk
http://www.qca.org.uk/ages3-14/subjects/9431.html
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority guidance on teaching spoken English.
The guidance aims to support the teaching of the 'Speaking and listening' strand of the national curriculum for English by examining some of the grammatical features of spoken English and how they compare to those of written English.
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Sounds of English
http://www.soundsofenglish.org/
Sounds of English is a website designed for learners of English and their teachers.
Activities and exercises for English pronunciation and listening.
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Phonetics Flash Animation Project
http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Eacadtech/phonetics/
Phonetics Flash Animation Project
This site contains animated libraries of the phonetic sounds of Spanish and English. Available for each consonant and vowel is an animated articulatory diagram, a step-by-step description, and video-audio of the sound spoken in context. It is intended for students of phonetics, linguistics, and foreign language. There is also an interactive diagram of the articulatory anatomy.
This project was a collaborative effort of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Speech Pathology and Audiology, and Academic Technologies at The University of Iowa.
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The American's Guide to Speaking British
http://www.effingpot.com
The Very Best of British: The American's Guide to Speaking British
The seven sections on the left contain over 1000 words and expressions that differ in their usage between the US and the UK. This site started as a simple list to amuse our friends when we moved to the USA for 2 years - believe it or not, to a house in Tossa Lane!!!
Now, it's sold around 30,000 copies as a paperback book and has been reprinted four times!
Of course, you can read it all here for free.
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English Computerized Learning : Pronunciation Power
http://www.englishelearning.com/index.php?affiliateid=6
English Computerized Learning : Pronunciation Power
Pronunciation Power - CD Bundles... Access all four products online for as little as 44 cents per day...
Free Introductory Grammar and Vocabulary with Color Key (limited time offer). Pop-up windows must be enabled for this product.
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ESL Sound
http://www.eslsound.com/index.htm
ESL Sound
ESL students at any level: You will find some of the best materials on the Internet to learn English quickly by listening to English sounds.
ESL teachers and schools: You can use our website to teach English sounds to your students. Also, please feel free to publish your sound materials on our website
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Speaking
http://eleaston.com/speaking.html
Speaking | Styles of Communication | Teaching Communicative Competence | Improve your spoken English | Teaching Conversation | Teaching Speaking | Campfire Skits | Consonant Sounds | Vowel Sounds |
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English lessons to download and listen to off-line
http://www.engl.sh
English lessons you can download and listen to off-line
Free lessons. Listen to English as spoken in England. Click on a sentence to hear it spoken, then say it yourself. Repeat as often as you like. Improve your English reading, listening and speaking skills. Listen to the sound of spoken English and practise speaking at your own pace in your own time. The best way to improve your listening and speaking skills in English. Read! Click! Listen! Speak
http://www.speaking-english.com/
There are also Chinese and Japanese versions of this website
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English, as She is Spoke at McMurdo
http://penguincentral.com/MCMslang.html
English, as She is Spoke at McMurdo
McMurdo Station is the United States base in Antarctica
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Speaking & Listening worksheets
http://www.englishbanana.com/downloads.html
Speaking & Listening worksheets
Asking Questions | What's Your Favourite | The 80 Question Oral Quiz | Bingo - game cards |
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Listening Self Assessment
http://www.salessense.co.uk/self_assessment2.htm
You are free to use this tool to evaluate your listening skills and habits.
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English Listening exercises - CELT
http://www.marlodge.supanet.com/listen/
CELT, University of Stirling
EAL | ESL | Logic puzzles with sound clues | Crossword puzzles with sound clues | Stirling Treasure hunt with sound clues |
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Learning English with the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
Interactive Multimedia site which is an excellent source of listening exercises using the news, sport, music and other interests.
BBC | ESL | EAL | Listening | interviews | English by Radio | Music | News | Sport |
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Listening Games:
http://www.freeenglish.com/english/fegames/listening/
Do you find it hard to understand what people are saying? Practice your listening skills and improve your English.
Listen to the words and spell them correctly to help the Spelling Bee save her jars of honey.
Buggy Brunch | Coco Nuts | Spelling Bee |
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General Listening Quizzes
http://www.esl-lab.com/
As far as listening resources on the internet ... this must be in the top five!
General Listening Quizzes | Long Conversations with RealVideo | Short Listening Exercises |
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Listening Activities
http://grove.ufl.edu/~ktrickel/activity.html
Below are some thematic listening activities which incorporate native listening materials via RealAudio. Most activities include pre- and post- listening activities as well as vocabulary exercises.
Alien Abductions | Television Ratings System | The Death Penalty | Road Rage | Waste and Recycling | Human Cloning | Halloween Activity | Talking about Daily Routines |
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This is the Speaking and Listening link page
/pages/Learning/EnglishP/SpkLis/index.html
Links are described here.
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