Category Archives: Listening Comprehension

Motivating Young Children During Difficult or Boring Subjects

If you are teaching specific sounds or rhyming words, make up or use a program that offers meaningful examples of what you are teaching. Use examples that are fun so the children can enjoy repeating them. They will learn if they are enjoying the lesson. Continue reading

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Manor House Secrets Video – Part 4

In this four part mystery video, there are all kinds of secrets in this old manor house. To solve the mysterious murders, the detective must find these secrets. Continue reading

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Developing Listening Comprehension in Children

When children learn their first language they are often responding to their parent’s language in an active way. Their response frequently includes both physical action and verbal understanding. Continue reading

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We have a large number of esl blogs containing a wealth of information about esl teaching, esl activities and many other aspects of esl. Continue reading

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Play and Win ESL Bingo Games

All students, young and old, love games and everyone, no matter where they live, loves to win! Continue reading

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Manor House Secrets Video – Part 2

Part 2 Manor House Secrets Video. First it was the disappearance of a valuable heirloom, but then – 2 murders! More mysteries! Continue reading

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Jokes and Their Place in ESL Teaching

  Jokes can be an important part of your teaching program. Scientists know that when people laugh, the body secretes hormones that make the person feel good. Don’t you want your ESL students to feel good about what they are … Continue reading

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Considerations in Choosing an Interactive Listening Program

Students studying languages in many countries around the world have a wide variety of talents, combined with needs and problems that they must deal with as they approach the study of English. This article outlines a variety of living situations, … Continue reading

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Interactive Listening Programs and Your Accent

Programs to Meet Different Needs People in many countries have learned to read and write English but can’t speak it. There are interactive auditory programs that teach listening, understanding and pronunciation. Some years ago I learned to read French but … Continue reading

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为中国英语作为第二语言的初学者制做的视频 Videos for Chinese – English Second Language Beginners

在过去的十年中,中国已成为世界大国,同世界大多数的国家交往和贸易。 中国人需要会讲国际语言,英语。让我们来思考怎样可以学好英语。 第二英语的视频以句子形式介绍内容。学生可以看书面的英语、 听说母语的人讲英语,并根据需要任意遍地重复句子。翻译提供理解,而多彩的图片可以帮助学生记住新的词汇。一旦新的语法正式介入,学生便可通过在自然环境中参加日常对话的方式来练习。 During the past decade China has become a major world power. The Chinese people, communicating and trading with most of the countries of the world, need the international language of English. Let’s consider what might help … Continue reading

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