Miami Dade College's
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The Newsletter for Professionals in ESL and Foreign Languages
Spring/Summer, 2009   Year 7: Volume 13

Guide to Grammar and Writing
(There's a good interactive quiz section.)

A YouTube presentation of vowel pronunciation

 

 

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Do you need a quick game for adverbs or future perfect tense?  "Road to Grammar" is an easy-to-use site that will likely have exactly what you are looking for!

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Do you like movies?  Here is an excellent resource designed especially for ESL students. Ninety-nine wonderful movies are broken down by plot, character and vocabulary.  The glossary that accompanies each film also includes cultural notes that even the most advanced student may not know.
submitted by Judith Garcia
Picture Dictionary -- Beginning students can improve their vocabulary with these flashcards and word scrambles. (English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German)
Storyline -- Although geared for children, this free site streaming popular storybooks read by famous actors would make a nice addition to any reading class.  Students can read along.
Life Magazine is famous for its photos.  You might want to use the image gallery as a basis for some descriptive conversation.
 Try the "Real or Fake" pictures.
 

Welcome from the Editor

Free Rice -- You've tested out this site in English, but did you know that your students can "feed the world" while studying Spanish, Italian, German, and French, too?  Just click on "change subjects."
submitted by John F. Adams
Musica.com is a site that has lyrics for Spanish and English language songs. It also has a feature that allows you to watch  the latest music videos while reading the lyrics.

Simple Flash Animation Games
These games are fun for beginners.  Scroll down to play a game in which you get dressed!

No time for a movie but time for a movie trailer?  This site offers 35 trailers and lots of ESL listening activities to go along with them!

BBC Languages
(Check out Mi Vida Loca for Spanish Students.)

Google Searches -- Here's an article to help you search quickly and effectively.
submitted by René Izquierdo

English Link -- This site offers intermediate ESL students a word of the day -- simple but effective.

 

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CPT Test Prep -- Level 5 and 6 EAP students will be anxious to review this 100+ page document.
submitted by Brad Stocker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This American Life (Advanced Listening Practice)

 

 

 

 

Founding Editor:  René C. Izquierdo
Editor:  Paula Sanchez
Advisor:  Judith Garcia
Technical Support:  Bertha Sanchez

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