ESL English Listening & Adult Literacy - News - Audiobooks - Songs - Radio Dramas. 1) A Bridge to the Dead (5 to 6 minutes long - depending on chosen listening speed) 2) In 1879, Explorers Set Sail To Solve Arctic Mystery (9 to 11 minutes long - depending on chosen listening speed)
All Things Considered. Trump's Comments On White Supremacists Raise Questions. What did President Trump's return to blaming "both sides" for the violence in Charlottesville, Va., reveal about him and how he approaches the presidency?
There's little sign that the backlash the president has received has made an impact on his approach to his job. NPR's Mara Liasson tells us the president's unapologetic stance reveals a few things about him. For one, President Trump is an open book. MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: He's extremely transparent. Strategies for How to Improve English Listening Skills. As a new English speaker, your language skills are progressing well -- grammar is now familiar, your reading comprehension is no problem, and you are communicating quite fluently -- but listening is still posing a problem.
First of all, remember that you are not alone. Listening comprehension is probably the most difficult task for almost all learners of English as a foreign language. The most important thing is to listen, and that means as often as possible. Kevin becomes a teenager - BBC comedy. Double negative - grammarinsongs. La double négation est une faute assez courante dans les chansons anglaises.
Elle consiste à utiliser deux négations dans une même phrase, ce qui change totalement le sens de la phrase. Cette double négation fait même dire aux chanteurs tout le contraire de ce qu'ils pensent. C'est comme si par exemple vous disiez: « Je n'ai pas vu personne », ce qui revient à dire: « J'ai vu quelqu'un »; ou bien encore: « Je n'ai pas fait rien », c'est comme si vous disiez: « J'ai fait quelque chose ». ALICIA KEYS: "If I ain't got you" Some people want it all Certains personnes veulent tout But I don't want nothing at all Mais je ne veux pas rien du tout. The AMBQ playlist—50+ “question” songs ~ A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger. (compiled via Spotify by Warren Berger) When I was writing A More Beautiful Question, or, more accurately when I was procrastinating from writing the book, I began compiling this list of songs that have to do with questions (often in the title) AND that I like (for the most part).
Has turned out to be a great playlist for keeping me going during the promotion time for the book. The songs aren’t in any particular order, except that sometimes one song title makes sense following the one before. Below the Spotify player is my annotated list, with the full list of 50 or so titles (Spotify didn’t have some of them). Enjoy, and I invite you to add to this list in the comments. {Use the scroll bar to see all the songs ↓} My annotated list. American Accents - Test Your Listening Comprehension. American Accents - Test Your Listening Comprehension Test your American English comprehension by listening to these videos of various American accents!
I urge you - don't just listen, shadow! If you hear an accent had by your client, listen, stop the video and mimic it! It will help your listening comprehension when talking with your clients, as well! This first video showcases the following accents: Classic AmericanValley Girl (California, San Fernando Valley, actually; a sociolect)OklahomaTexasNorth CarolinaKentuckyNew YorkEbonics(This term is avoided by linguists. Here's another video of a North Carolina accent. Amy Walker on YouTube is really good at changing accents. For me, this collage of accents is not complete without the Boston accent. The Long Island accent. Last, but not least is my accent. IDEA International Dialects of English Archive. For all you dialecticians, actors, linguists, and just plain language enthusiasts, let’s see if you can identify the home country (or, for the United States, Canada, and China, the state/province) of the following subjects from their accent or dialect.
Take a listen, make your best guess, and then click the link under each audio clip to be taken to the sample you just heard. On that sample page, you will be able to read the biography of the subject, hear the person’s unscripted speech, and read the transcription. 1.Audio Player Click here for the answer 2.Audio Player.
IDEA International Dialects of English Archive. Whether you’re an ESL (English as Second Language) speaker or just want to test your understanding of various dialects and accents, you’ll find this page a fun exercise in English comprehension.
We invite you to listen to the following samples from around the world, transcribe (write down or type in English in a document of your own) the speech you hear, and then compare that to the full transcription by clicking the link underneath each audio clip. By clicking the link under the clip, you’ll be taken to the sample, where you can see the transcription, listen to the full audio clip of that subject, and find out more about the person. (To find the transcription, simply scroll about a third of the way down each page to the “orthographic transcription of unscripted speech.”
And for a similar, fun exercise, see our Test Your Ear page. BBC Learning English - The English We Speak. Apprendre l'Anglais Gratuitement avec de la Musique! TED: Ideas worth spreading. Advanced Listening English Lessons For English and ESL Learners. I wanna talk about...
EnglishCentral. American Accents - Test Your Listening Comprehension. Free ESL Video Quizzes for Students. Free Quiz Builder for Teachers. Anglais. Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - For English as a Second Language.