Wednesday, November 7, 2012

VOA Learning English

VOALearningEnglish is a site with good listening activities of different kind, the teacher can choose what suits his needs. The site offers Shows in Special English where one can learn English reading and listening to weekly shows. The stories are written at the intermediate and upper-beginner level and are read one-third slower than regular VOA English. There are downloadable texts, MP3s, PDFs and captioned videos. Interactive Books section gives pronunciation, definition and examples of words and idioms. A good way to introduce vocabulary in the classroom and revise it at home. Students can improve their listening skills, vocabulary and comprehension skills with Article Activities.