Archives for category: Listening

>Develop Your Marketing Vocabulary

May 13, 2009 //

>For people who want to use English within their profession, it is becoming increasingly important to be able to develop your English within specific work related topics. So in today’s activity we are going to look at how you can do that.

Today we will be looking at how you can develop you listening and vocabulary knowledge of marketing and particularly online marketing. We will be using a listening and script from the Double Click website as well as some web based tools to help you learn, record and remember new words.

Task:

Go to: http://www.doubleclick.com/nervecenter/ Here you will see an image of Carl Hendra. If you click on one of the topic areas on the left hand side menu you will hear her talking about those marketing topics.
As you listen you will see keywords on the right of the screen. Listen and try to understand what you can.
Once you have listened once download the tapescript and listen again. This time you can follow with the script as you listen.

To download the script you will need to click on ‘Download Transcript’ and then ‘Carla Hendra’

Once you have done this, copy the first section of the script and go to the VocabGrabber website.
Paste the text from the script into the field and click on ‘Grab Vocabulary’.

This will produce a ‘word cloud’ of the words in the text.

Now you can click on each of the words to get a definition of the word and some information about related words. You can also see examples of the words in use. If you want to be sure to remember these words you could use Wordie to create a word list. There are some instructions on how to do this in the List Your Favourite Words activity.
Lastly, listen through to Carla Hendra talking again without the script and see how much you remember. Write a summary of the main parts of the talk using FutureMe and send it to yourself so that you receive it in two weeks time along with the link to the DoubleClick website.

Then you can check your notes and listen again. This will help you to see how much you remember and refresh your memory of the vocabulary.

Hope you enjoy listening and learning more about marketing. Here you can find more Business English activities.

>Cambridge English 365 Student’s Book 2 (eBook+Audio)

May 12, 2009 //

>Title: Cambridge English 365 Student’s Book 2
Author(s): Steve Flinders, Bob Dignen and Simon Sweeney
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2004
Pages: 146
Size: 118 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: 44 kHz/128kbps
Language: British English

Communicating in English isn’t just about language. It’s about projecting yourself confidently, building rewarding relationships and ultimately achieving your goals. [+/-]

But the ‘soft’ skills needed to achieve all this don’t necessarily come naturally. That’s why, while most business English courses stick to basic language training, English365 goes one step further, helping students become the successful all-round communicators they need to be.

English365 is a three-level course in Business and general English. English365 is for and about professionals in a wide range of working environments, from traditional business contexts to the public and voluntary sectors. Reflecting this, the Student’s Books include specially-commissioned interviews with real working people from a variety of different backgrounds including a PA from Rolls Royce (Level 1), an editor for The Ecologist magazine (Level 2) and the Executive Director of the Japan Committee for UNICEF (Level 3). The Student’s Books provide a supportive learning environment with an emphasis on communicative language practice in targeted work and social contexts. Each of the 30 units provides at least 90 minutes’ classroom teaching material. They also include a grammar reference section and a full answer key and tapescript of the recordings.

Cambridge English 365
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Categories British English, Business, Cambridge, Exercises, Grammar, Listening, Multimedia, Tests

>Internet Talk Radio Archives

May 12, 2009 //

An invaluable collection of authentic listening materials consisting of 26 early radio programs is currently available for English learners to download for free from the website of Internet Talk Radio, the first radio station on the Internet. These programs were broadcast years ago in the early…

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Categories Listening

>Big Audio Lessons (eBook+Audio)

May 11, 2009 //

>Title: Big Audio Lessons
Author(s): Matt Purland
Publisher: English Banana.com
Date: 2006
Size: 101.20 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Language: British English

Audio Lesson #1 – Learn the English Alphabet (12 mins 57 secs)
Description: Listen to and repeat the English alphabet with [+/-]

some useful exercises for elementary students of English on our first ever podcast!
Level: Elementary

Audio Lesson #2 – The Car Thief (13 mins 30 secs)
Description: Listen to the story of “The Car Thief” and answer the questions that follow. Plus – test your general knowledge of the United Kingdom…
Level: Intermediate

Audio Lesson #3 – Can You Follow Instructions? (10 mins 36 secs)
Description: Listen to the instructions and try to follow them exactly. Plus – answers to last week’s quiz questions about the United Kingdom
Level: Intermediate

Audio Lesson #4 – A Very Big Family! (11 mins 10 secs)
Description: Join in with this fun role play about a man who has a very big family!
Level: Intermediate

Audio Lesson #5 – The Girl Who Got Bigger and Bigger (11 mins 40 secs)
Description: Listen to the story of the girl who just kept on growing until her foot was the size of her house! Then answer 10 comprehension questions.
Level: Elementary

Audio Lesson #6 – World Cup 2006 Quiz (18 mins 01 secs)
Description: Fantastic topical football quiz – listen and answer the questions!
Level: Intermediate

Audio Lesson #7 – Calling the British Library in London (17 mins 22 secs)
Description: Fun listening quiz for intermediate learners all about the British Library, testing numbers, addresses and more…!
Level: Intermediate

Audio Lesson #8 – My Cousin Jeffrey (6 mins 44 secs)
Description: Listen to my cousin Jeffrey talking about what he’s got in his home. Write down the things he doesn’t say and then put the whole list in alphabetical order. Practise general vocabulary about the home and furniture.
Level: Elementary

Audio Lesson #9 – She Makes Up Her Mind/Music Track (1 min 45 secs)
Description: A short music track produced by English Banana.com, entitled: “She Makes Up Her Mind”.
Level: All

Audio Lesson #10 – Match the Song Lyrics (4 min 40 secs)
Description: Listen to the lyrics and match them to the right places in the song.
Level: Advanced

Audio Lesson #11 – Learn Polish-English Vocabulary Sets (8 min 42 secs)
Description: Listen to five common vocabulary sets in both Polish and English and speak along! Learn: Greetings and Introductions, Common Words and Phrases 1 & 2, Food, and Drinks.
Level: Elementary

Categories Big, British English, Exercises, Listening, Multimedia, Vocabulary, Worksheets

>Effortless English Podcast (Audio)

May 10, 2009 //

>Title: Effortless English Podcast
Author(s): A.J. Hoge
Publisher: http://www.effortlessenglishclub.com
Size: 802 Mb
Format: MP3
Language: American English

The truth is – if you continue to use the same learning methods – you will never speak English well. You will always have problems with your speaking. [+/-]

However, there is a new way. When you use the Effortless English method, you improve easily. In fact, in six months you will have incredible speaking power – easily.

Native speakers will understand you easily. You will understand them. You will finally feel relaxed, happy, and confident when you speak English.

You need to change your learning method, and the first thing you must do is to use the Effortless English System!

When you get the best-selling Effortless English program, you download all of your lessons as MP3 files. You play the lessons on your computer, iPod, or any other device.

Learn English easily in the car, on the bus or train, while you cook, while you walk, while you shop….. Download the lessons today and you learn anytime, anywhere – effortlessly.

Each audio file contains exactly what you need to speak English easily and fast:

• Article
• Conversation
• Mini-Story
• Slang
• Video
• Vocabulary
• general
• podcasts

Effortless English Podcast
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Categories American English, Effortless English, Listening, Multimedia

>Effortless English: Business English Success Lessons (eBook+Audio)

May 10, 2009 //

>Title: Effortless English: Business English Success Lessons
Price: $120 but Free here
Author(s): A. J. Hoge
Publisher: http://www.effortlessenglishclub.com
Size: 604 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Language: American English

Does your poor English speaking limit your career? Do you lose opportunities because you can’t speak excellent English? [+/-]

What if your English speaking was excellent now? And what if you also had powerful new business skills?

What new opportunities would you have?

• Would you have a better job?
• Would you have your own international business?
• Would you be financially free?
• Would you have new international business contacts?

Do you feel bored with old English lessons? Do you feel bored with business and with business English? Don’t worry, you’re not alone – most students feel the same.

Most business English lessons, in fact, teach business terms that are very old and very formal. The problem is, modern businesspeople don’t speak that way.

If you are a new businessperson – I will help you. I will help you learn business English. And I will help you learn new business skills. I have made new business English lessons just for you. They are called “Business English Success”.

If you are a freelancer, you will love these lessons. If you are an entrepreneur, you will love them. If you hope to someday start your own business, you will love them. If you are an independent, creative businessperson, you will love them. If you are a marketer, or are interested in internet marketing, you will love them.

These are not old business English lessons. These are new business English lessons for the new business world.

8 complete lesson sets include English lessons plus:

• The new business secrets to improving in your job or career
• The number one secret to success in new business
• The “Effortless Success” audio-book, with text
• How to start your own small business
• How to market and grow your career or business online

I’m excited because these lessons teach both business English and new Business. You learn useful ideas to improve your job, career, or business. These lessons focus especially on freelancing, small business and internet business.

I’m excited because these lessons will improve your English AND your new business life.

Each Audio English Lesson Features:

• Vocabulary Lessons
• Listen & Answer Mini-Stories
• Point of View Story Lessons
• Audio Articles

Business English Success
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Categories American English, Business, eBooks, Effortless English, Listening, Multimedia, Speaking

>Effortless English: Flow English Lessons (eBook+Audio)

May 10, 2009 //

>Title: Effortless English: Flow English Lessons (AmE)Price: $97.00 but FREE here
Author(s): A. J. Hoge and Chris Moses
Publisher: http://www.flowenglish.com
Size: 990 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Language: American English

What Is The Best Way To Speak Excellent English?
Study grammar rules? No, the correct answer is, “Learn Core English Deeply”. That is the key to excellent speaking. What is “Core English?” [+/-]

“Core” means center, or middle. Core English is the most common English. It’s the most common words, phrases, idioms, and grammar that we use in conversations. To speak automatically, you must learn Core English very deeply.

Together, Flow English and Effortless English Lessons give you the perfect combination. You learn the most common idioms deeply. You learn 4-5 times faster than you did in school. You learn the past tense deeply. You speak even faster. Flow English gives you the most common spoken English. Effortless English builds more — giving you more advanced speaking and listening.

Flow English uses the same great system as Effortless English :-
• Vocabulary Lessons
• Text and Audio Stories
• Listen & Respond Stories
• Commentaries.

Imagine yourself in a coffee shop, talking with an American. You are relaxed and smiling because you are communicating easily. The words come out quickly. You feel no stress, no doubt, no worry. You are a strong and respected English speaker. Your friends are surprised because you are speaking English so well. You can do it.

Flow English
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Categories American English, eBooks, Effortless English, Listening, Multimedia, Pronunciation, Speaking, Vocabulary

>Effortless English: 7 Rules For Excellent English (eBook+Audio)

May 10, 2009 //

>Title: Effortless English: Learn The 7 Rules For Excellent English
Price: $150 but FREE here
Author(s): A.J Hoge
Publisher: http://www.effortlessenglishclub.com
Size: 24.99 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: 44kHz/128kbps
Language: American English

What if those same audio articles also came with a text version, so you can easily check your understanding by reading? [+/-]

My Text Learning Guides help you understand the Audio Articles. You can read all of the articles to understand them 100%.

Also, many guides have a side-by-side word (and phrase) list. You don’t need a dictionary. You don’t waste time. You find the meanings you need quickly and easily.

In the 7-Rule Lessons, you learn:
– 4-5 times faster.
– quickly, easily, and automatically — like a native speaker.
– correct English grammar, without studying grammar rules.

RULE 1: Study Phrases, Not Individual Words
Never study a single, individual word. Never. When you find a new word, always write down The Phrase it is in. Always. When you review, always review all of the phrase,.. not the word.

RULE 2: Don’t Study Grammar

RULE 3: The Most Important Rule- Listen First

RULE 4: Slow, Deep Learning Is Best
You must learn English deeply. Learn deeply, speak easily.

RULE 5: Use Point Of View Mini-Stories
I call these stories “Point Of View Mini-Stories”. They are the most powerful way to learn and use English grammar automatically. Use Point of View Stories for Automatic Grammar. You must learn grammar by listening to real English. The best way is to listen to the same story… told in different times (points of view): Past, Perfect, Present, Future.

RULE 6: Only Use Real English Lessons & Materials
You learn real English if you want to understand native speakers and speak easily. Use real magazines, audio articles, TV shows, movies, radio talk shows, and audio books. Learn Real English, Not Textbook English.

RULE 7: Listen and Answer, not Listen and Repeat. Use Listen & Answer Mini-Story Lessons

Categories American English, eBooks, Effortless English, Listening, Multimedia, Speaking

>Effortless English: New Method Learning English (eBook+Audio)

May 9, 2009 //

>Title: Effortless English: New Method Learning English
Price: $117 but FREE here
Author(s): A.J. Hoge
Publisher: http://www.effortlessenglishclub.com
Size: 1.62 Gb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: 44 khz/128 kbps
Language: American English

“How You Will Speak Excellent English In 6 Months Or Less”
“You Speak Automatic English”
You don’t have to memorize anything.
You don’t have to use boring grammar books.
You don’t have to study awful vocabulary lists

Grammar is not the key to speaking English easily, and fast. [+/-]

The best English learners are children, of course. Why? Because they don’t study grammar and they don’t learn from textbooks. They use our rules and tips. This “Effortless” method is very powerful. Very, very powerful!

When you use the Effortless Method, you learn excellent pronunciation. You learn vocabulary quickly and easily. You understand grammar automatically — without memorizing it. You don’t translate when you listen or speak. You speak English fast, and easily. You feel strong and relaxed when you speak English.

What you learn when you get the lessons:

The incredible way you Learn Vocabulary and Grammar Without Study: Listen & Answer Mini-Stories. Learn English automatically, with absolutely no “study” or memorizing.
The Deep Learning method that helps you use English automatically. Remember English words and grammar forever – and use them automatically. Feel great about your speaking ability.
The way you learn English in a relaxing way by listening to real English articles about interesting topics. Imagine thinking, smiling, and laughing while learning.
The way you avoid grammar study and instead learn grammar like children – naturally. This is it, the main method of all my lessons.
How my best students learn, how they study,– and how you can learn English faster too. To be successful, copy the most successful people. Learn how you can study like the best.
How you raise your iBT TOEFL speaking and listening scores 20%, 30%, or even 40%. The new TOEFL test requires a lot of listening and speaking- be fantastic at both!
Lessons that help you learn English 3-5X faster – learn much faster, simply by changing your learning method.
How you meet other English speakers and talk with them. Meet other friendly English learners just like you.

Each Audio English Lesson Features:

• Vocabulary Lessons
• Listen & Answer Mini-Stories
• Point of View Story Lessons
• Audio Articles

Categories American English, eBooks, Effortless English, Listening, Multimedia, Pronunciation, Speaking

>Driving and Listening in English

May 8, 2009 //

>Do you ever drive while talking on the phone? In the UK it is both dangerous and illegal. To prove to people that they can’t drive effectively and talk to someone on their mobile phone a short game has been created.

In today’s activity you are going to play the Driving Challenge game and see if you can listen and complete the challenge.

Task:

Make sure you have the volume on your computer turned up.
Go to: http://www.dft.gov.uk/drivingchallenge/ listen and follow the instructions.

The test is to count the number of different colour T-shirts you see, but I would like you to also listen and try to remember what questions the woman on the phone asks you while you are driving.

Good luck. I hope you enjoy this activity. Here you can find more Games to Improve Your English.