Bring students up to a level of listening comprehension which helps them feel confident with coping with full, normal-speed listening texts, conversation for ESL English classes.
Vocabulary flashcards, lesson plans and classroom teaching resources for busy ESL (English as a Second Language) & EFL (English as a Foreign Language) English language teachers.
Spoken English is a 'talking grammar' of English for ESL learners : just mouse over to hear the words spoken instantly by native speakers, free online.
ESL Tutoring Services provides QUALIFIED and EXPERIENCED English tutors in Melbourne and Perth, Australia. Tutoring in IELTS, Speaking (pronunciation, accent reduction), Grammar, Writing, Reading, Conversation, English for Academic Purposes, and Business English.
Phonics course in reading and spelling for all ages and levels of ability. Phonics is the most widely used approach to the teaching of reading and spelling. Foniks uses a unique, patented technique allowing learners to simply mouse over words to hear them spoken - even 3-year-old children have fun reading with Foniks! This course is completely free online.
French and English have hundreds of cognates (words which look and/or are pronounced alike in the two languages), including true (similar meaning), false (different meanings), and semi-false (some similar and some different meanings). My alphabetized list of hundreds of false cognates can be a bit unwieldy, so here is an abridged version of the most common false cognates in French and English.
Pronunciation guides + online dictionary for 10 languages with instant mouseover sound, completely free online: pronunciation guides are provided for English (7 varieties) French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Indonesian and Thai. Over 40 native speakers, with a unique ESL "Talking Grammar". Further English language pronunciation practice is provided using minimal pairs.
Finding the best online dictionary : some people want a quick, simple look-up; others want a more substantial dictionary with grammar, etymology and phonetic information, or a specific variety of language, such as American English, or a specialist dictionary such as a legal dictionary. Netdictionary helps you through the maze.