A free website for studying English using movie
commercials. An excellent, fun site for practicing
listening comprehension by watching movie trailers. Each
trailer has a warm-up activity, cloze, quiz, script, and
more. More than 70 trailers to choose from. Highly
recommended.
News modules in either video or audio-only format
(RealPlayer). Each module consists of the recording, full
text of the story, and a set of activities which include
Vocabulary, Word Selection, Multiple Choice, Sequencing,
and Conclusions. You can even send in your own opinions
on the story. The home page has the current story, but
you can check the Story Archives for a complete list of
stories in many categories. Listen to the story about
"Dry Water" to find out how Egypt is planting a
forest in the desert. Highly recommended for advanced
ESL/EFL students.
This site has a wide variety of excellent listening
exercises. Listen to the audio and answer the questions
in an interactive quiz. Highly recommended.
Listen to the news in Special English from the Voice of
America. Special English uses a vocabulary of about 1,500
words and is spoken slowly and clearly. Good listening
practice. You will need the Real Audio RealPlayer.
Genetically Engineered Mustard
Plant Researchers at the University of Chicago
conclude that a type of genetically engineered
mustard plant is 20 times more likely to reproduce
than a plant that results from natural mutation.
Snow Melting on Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro Professor Lonnie
Thompson, of Ohio State University, talks about his
research.
