Hello students of listening and speaking!! I hope that this can be a good resource for you to practice listening and speaking in your (very little) free time. This page will mostly include links to other websites where you can listen to authentic English materials in many different voices, accents, styles, and genres. I hope you enjoy it!
Mad Libs
Mad libs are short stories with a number of words missing. (6D2, you may remember this from the class on -ed verbs) The website allows you to choose what kind of story you would like to create. Then the website asks you for a series of words (for example, “a noun” or “a verb”) After you type in all of the words, the website will show you the story you created with your words. It is usually pretty funny.
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/madlibs/fun.html
Accented English: The Speech Accent Archive
This website provides clips of accented English from all over the world. You can listen to native and non-native speakers reading the same paragraph in order to listen to the differences in their pronunciation. It is also good for you to practice your own pronunciation (if you use standard American English or British, such as the clips from the central US or Ireland).
http://accent.gmu.edu/
Dra said,
May 7, 2008 at 12:18 am
Hey! Lily, I’m Phuc of 6d2. Why do you write this page for your students but you didnot give the link to anyone. Fortunately, I can discover your blog
khoi 6d2 said,
April 21, 2009 at 7:48 pm
hi there, actually, i think it useful for us to practise after graduation.However, i willl be really happy if you give me some websites that support for my reading.you know i chose Reading as my optinal subject for the final graduation exam.Oh i forget! you’re still fine!!!!!!!hahahaha
sellina said,
October 9, 2009 at 7:28 pm
i think my mom know what that is….