Interesting Sites For Improving Your English – EuroNews Lessons With Tell Me More

EuroNews and France 5 propose a weekly online lesson you can access. You’ll watch a short news video followed by comprehension questions and exercises. Five languages are offered: English, Spanish, German, French and Italian. Access the site by clicking on the image below.

Internet Sites For Improving Your English : Living English (Australia Network)

A few days ago I posted a link to the Australia Network’s page for learning English.

They have an entire online video course for elementary learners entitled Living English that is free!!!

I just took a look and it is very well done. Just click on the image or link above to access the site.

Interesting Sites For Improving Your English : Australia Network

Australia Network is an international television and radio network which is raising awareness about Australia.

They also have a whole site dedicated to learning English with video podcasts and learning programs you can subscribe to. To visit the “Learning English” page, go to : http://australianetwork.com/learningenglish/

Interesting Sites For Improving Your English : EC Learn English

I very quickly looked at this site and it appears to be an excellent site for working on your English. There are online exercises for improving grammar, vocabulary, listening and reading. It is free! To access this site’s homepage, go to : http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/ or click on the image above.

Use your RSS feed (des flux RSS ) which will automatically inform you when a new lesson is available. The address for adding this to your computer is : http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/rss.xml

In The News : French Babies Cry With a French Accent !

Who would have thought that infant babies cry according to the melody and sounds of their parents native language !

For those of you interested, here’s a link to a November 6 article by Hannah Devlin in The Times (UK) newspaper entitled ‘Study shows unborn babies cry in their mother tongue.’

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/biology_evolution/article6905544.ece

This time, it’s up to you to do the leg work and look up the vocabulary you don’t know!

Internet Sites For Improving Your English : News English Lessons

Expand your vocabulary at News English Lessons! This site comes from the creator of Breaking News English. In this new site, where news articles are written in simple English, there are online exercises and quizzes to learn the vocabulary used in each of the articles.

To access the site, click on the link above or go to : http://www.newsenglishlessons.com/

Ten tips to build English vocabulary (Encarta – Englishtown)

Taken from : http://encarta.englishtown.com/sp/article.aspx?articleName=149-vocab&Ctag=149-vocab

Feeling overwhelmed trying to memorize so many vocabulary words? It doesn't need to be a daunting task! Check out these top strategies and practical pointers that can help you build your word power!

Connect: It's easier to memorize words based on a common theme. Make your own connections between words and possibly organize them in a spider diagram.

Write: Practically using vocabulary can help it stick in your mind. Write sentences with new vocabulary words or compose a story using a group of words or expressions.

Draw: Expose the artist in you by drawing pictures related to the words you study. Your drawings can help trigger your memory in the future.

Act: Get your moves on by acting out words and expressions you learn. Or, imagine and act out a situation where you would need to use them.

Create: Design flashcards in English and study them in your spare time. Each week make new ones, but continue to review all of them.

Associate: Assign different colors to different words. This association will help you recall vocabulary later.

Listen: Think about other words which sound similar to the words you're learning, especially complex words. Associate the other words with this new word to help you remember the pronunciation.

Choose: Remember that topics that interest you will be easier to learn. Therefore, carefully select words that you will find useful or interesting. Even the process of making the choice is a memory aid!

Limit: Don't try to memorize the dictionary in a day! Limit yourself to 15 words per day, and you'll gain confidence instead of feeling overwhelmed.

Observe: Keep an eye out for the words you're studying when reading or listening to English.

Internet Sites For Improving Your English : Hello Hello

In a previous post from 4 September, I mentioned an online social network designed for improving your English. I have been made aware of another free social network for language learning put in place with the collaboration of The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).  The new network is called Hello Hello. Instead of me describing it, here is their description:

‘Hello-Hello is a revolutionary interactive online language course with a community of like-minded individuals that help each other in the learning process. And all FOR FREE!

Our lessons were developed in collaboration with The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), which is the largest association of teachers and administrators  of all languages at all levels, serving more than 120,000 educators.

For more information, visit www.actfl.org’

To access the site and join for free, just click on the image below!!