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VOA Learning English Articles

VOA has added an Articles section with activities for reading, listening, and vocabulary. Here are the sections included  (articles can be under more than one topic. For example, a famous scientist's invention might be under People in America, In the News, and Science and Technology):

 

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

 

Read About Jobs

Here are stories from NPR and Marketplace Money that are about jobs:

Digital Disruptor- Read how the Internet has effected one person's life who grew up with the Internet

Newroom Disruption- How has technology effected newsrooms?

Where did the January jobs come from? - What areas of the economy are growing?

Is a dream job a reality?

Recent College Graduates in Limbo

Dialogues: OM Listening

 Here's an Argentine site that has American English listening

Banking: ESL-Lab

 Here are ESL-Lab.com exercises on money and banking:

Bank Services

Telephone Services Banking

Spending Money

Student Credit Cards

 

Jobs: ELLLO Stories

Here are some ELLO conversations that talk about jobs. Don't forget to check the questions and vocabulary explanations on the right hand side of the page.

Bad Jobs

Job Options

Cool Jobs

Jobs (This is and older lesson on the site and works a bit differently. See the link for the transcript above the screen)

Part-time Jobs

Jobs Center Quiz

Looking for a Job

Talking about Traits

College Student Job Options

Becoming a Chef

Translator Job

Publisher's Representative

 

BBC Learning English

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

TPR Listening

Here's a great site for listening. There are diagrams to show motions and recordings to the diagrams.

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.

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