Listen and read: a story

Read and listen to this story
and after that, do this comprehension exercise.

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ARRANGEMENTS

Hello everybody!!!                                                                     .      . Well, I imagine you are all preparing for your orals next week... If you want to hear an example of two people arranging to meet, I've just found this post from EOI Guía. Listen to the conversation between two of the teachers, Michael and Pina, and see how they use some of the expressions we have seen in class this week. GOOD LUCK!

MORE LISTENING PRACTICE

The final exams are closer and you feel that you need to practise more your listening? Then this post can help you! These are some good pages for you to use:

1. VOANews: if you visit the "Special English" section, you can listen to some news and read it. It's American English, the vocabulary can be a bit difficult, but they speak slowly and you can read what they are saying `please DO NOT READ the first time you listen). It's American English
2. Real English: videos in Youtube; they interview people in the street about different topics.
3. http://www.esl-lab.com/ (American English). Listenings with multiple- choice questions. They usually have three parts: pre-listening exercises, listening exercise and post listening exercise, with the answers and the transcript. There are also vocabulary and matching exercises with their answers. They are all on-line.
4. Listen to English, learn English http://www.listen-to-english.com/  A huge list of podcasts at a basic level which you can download (click right button and save as…). Some of them have comprehension quizzes and all of them have the transcript. They are about various topics and grammar points. You can subscribe and you’ll get an e-mail with the audio file every time there’s a new one on the website.
5. The British Council http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/  There are “before you listen” exercises as well as comprehension and vocabulary and grammar exercises about the structures and vocabulary used in the listening. All the exercises have their key.

• ELEMENTARY PODCASTS: It’s like a radio programme. It starts with a small conversation and then they develop a topic. You can listen to the audio on-line, or download it to your computer, pendrive, MP3 or smart phone. (click right button and "save as"…)
• Big City Small World : radio soap opera about a group of young people from around the world sharing their experiences. You can download the activity, but not the audio.
• Word on the street: video about British culture experiences. You can download the activity, but not the video.
• Overcooked (video on British food) You can download the activity, but not the video.
• How to… ask for repetition accept or refuse an invitation You can download the activity, but not the video.
• On this site you can also find Word games to play on-line as well as a section for kids.
Finally, this old post will also give you some ideas. Good listening!

ORDERING IN A RESTAURANT

Here you have some excellent practice from VOA News; you will learn how to order coffee in formal and informal English as well as how to order breakfast and some advice on tips in the USA. You can also learn how to order lunch and how to order dinner.

Besides, you can improve your pronunciation (by listening and repeating) and listening. Just follow the instructions and do the activities. It's American English. Enjoy!