Vocabulary

VOA: New English Learning Offerings!

The VOA (Voice of America) has expanded its offerings and has a number of great additions for English learners. Here are some of them:

Wordbook: Alphabetical listings of vocabulary for specific purposes. These include:

Programs

  • Grammar Bytes
  • Faceteaching Quizzes
  • Real Pronunciation
  • Catch on to American Idioms

Activities

  • Everyday American English
  • Business English
  • Academic English

 

Jobs: Manythings.org

 Here are some job-related activities from the Manythings.org site:

Jobs Concentration game

Jobs Matching Exercise

Scrambled Jobs Words 

Jobs Anagrams

Jobs Video (view at home)

Jobs Vocabulary- Use the pull-down list to do many activities

VOA Special English- Economic story on job losses

Foreign Workers in the US- VOA story from 2001

BBC Learning English

BBC Learning English has lots of activities and interesting things to do related to learning English.

Manythings.org

www.manythings.org is a great site with lots of activities especially for beginners and advanced beginners.

What's Next- Vocabulary for November 18

Here's the PowerPoint for the vocabulary.

Step Forward-Level 4- Vocabulary

Here's the PowerPoint for this week's vocabulary.

California Distance Learning Project (CDLP) Stories & Activities

The California Distance Learning Project has stories with activities, sound, and some video on critical areas of adult life, including work.

Voice of America Special English

Voice of America Special English provides news, culture, and history stories read slowly with accompanying text.

English Exam Practice Site- ExamEnglish.com

www.examenglish.com is a site that offers practice for many different kinds of English exams.

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