English Communication

Resources

 
 

  1. Pronunciation

  2. 1.Minimal Pairs <-- From ManyThings.org

  3. 2.Cambridge English Online

  4. 3.BBC Pronunciation


  5. Learning English from Music (and Other Videos)

  6. 4.ESL Video   (Obviously YouTube is another great option, if used correctly.)


  7. News! (for students)

  8. 5.BBC -- Words in the News --> e.g., Smiles on Japan Trains and Japan’s radiation phone


  9. Vocabulary & Expressions

  10. 6.Maggie Sensei -- Blog || Calendar

  11. 7.BBC Idioms

  12. 8.BBC Quizzes -- Games, Crosswords, Tests, etc.


  13. Listening

  14. 9.ELLLO -- (English Listening Lesson Library Online)


  15. Everything!

  16. 10.manythings.org 

  17. 11.ESL Cafe


  18. Humor

  19. 12.The Oatmeal


  20. Sports

  21. 13.ESPN


  22. Getting involved in local events and groups

  23. 14.Nagoya International Center



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  1. BulletExercise Sheet Links
    Part 1 --
    Quiz
    Part 2 --
    Similar Sounds
    Part 3 --
    Music




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Bonus
--If you want to use your English more, try this--

Get involved in a discussion forum in English about something you are interested in. For example, if you love baseball, you could post on baseball-fever.com.

Goal: Post at least 5 messages in English. Try to really say something! 
(IMPORTANT: You don’t necessarily need to create new ‘threads’; replying to existing threads is fine.)

Below are several discussion forums you might be interested in. However, you’re free to post on other forums which aren’t listed here, as long as it’s a forum where English is the main language and you post in English.

Basketball -- http://www.insidehoops.com/
Baseball -- http://www.baseball-fever.com/
Soccer -- http://www.bigsoccer.com/community/
Tennis -- http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/
Hockey --  http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/index.php
 
Literature -- http://www.online-literature.com/forums/

Movies -- http://www.imdb.com/ --> Forum:  http://www.imdb.com/boards/

Anime -- http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/2000120-anime-and-manga-broadcast-and-cable-tv

Video Games -- http://www.ign.com/    --> IGN Forum:  http://www.ign.com/boards/



Finally, if there’s something else you are interested in and would like me to help you find a discussion forum about it, let me know!
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