Podcast Listening: October 2010

What is Podcast Listening?

Podcasts provide a unique medium for presenting material for the ESL learning environment. This is a course designed to increase listening input. Students will have the opportunity of listening to a variety of sources of English in a variety of contexts. Through Podcasts and the Internet, students will access listening material that both uses English, and talks about how English is learned. Students will be required to access the Internet to download programs to listen to (storing them on their ipods). Students are able to access programs whenever it suits them, providing flexibility and increased opportunity for input of a variety of materials.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Wine Tasting

I. GO TO THE VOA SPECIAL ENGLISH PAGE ON 'Using Your Senses: How to Taste Wine Like a Professional' AND LISTEN TO THE ARTICLE (CLICK HERE)
ii. Lesson: (click here for pdf file)

iii. (click here) to listen to "Using Your Senses: How to Taste Wine Like a Professional"

iv. (click here) for an interactive activity.
VOA Special English
http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/Tasting-Wine-Climate-Change-105297993.html

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Assisting the Blind

I. GO TO THE VOA SPECIAL ENGLISH PAGE ON 'ASSISTING the blind' AND LISTEN TO THE ARTICLE (CLICK HERE)

ii. Lesson: (click here for pdf file)

iii. (click here) to listen to "Turning images into sensations to assist the blind"

iv. (click here) for an interactive activity.

VOA Special English

http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/health/Turning-Images-Into-Sensations-to-Assist-the-Blind-104828384.html

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

VOA Special English - What a Couple's Arguing 'Style' May Say About Their Marriage

I. GO TO THE VOA SPECIAL ENGLISH PAGE ON Arguing Style AND LISTEN TO THE ARTICLE (click here)