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ES5001B - Web Resources

Online Web Resources - Listening and Speaking
Link Description

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
newsenglish/

news and activities for English learning

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
news/words/general/word2003.shtml

news archive with vocabulary learning

http://www.esl-lab.com/index.htm

listening extracts with varying length and difficulty

http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html
CNN news clips categorized under themes

1.  http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/plagiarism/
home.html
A short episode on software to detect plagiarism on the internet
2.  http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/divorce/
home.html

On the long-term effect of divorce

3.  http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/adopt/
home.html
On foster adoption
http://www.npr.org/ American Radio station with an extensive audio archive
http://freshair.npr.org/

interesting talk show with various guests

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/

interview clips with famous people

http://www.thislife.org

drama, stories archived all the way from year 95 to 2003

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/2966350.stm

listen to experts’ voice on the water issue

http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/

fascinating authentic speeches by important historical figures

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/

very interesting and unusual science stuff

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Online Web Resources -Online grammar and vocabulary learning resources
Link Description

http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/vocabulary.html

English for academic purposes

http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r21270/levels/
index.html

Graded vocabulary tests
Online Web Resources -Online pronunciation resources
Link

http://towerofenglish.com/pronunciation.html

http://pronunciation.englishclub.com/

http://www.soundsofEnglish.org/

Online Web Resources -Online resources for General English
Link
http://www.manythings.org

http://www.towerofenglish.com/reading.html

Online Web Resources -Online resources for making oral presentations
Link

http://www.auburn.edu/~burnsma/oralpres.html

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