American Accent Training: Grammar (eBook+Audio)

Title: American Accent Training: Grammar
Author(s): Ann Cook
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
ISBN-10: 0764196510
ISBN-13: 9780764196515
Date: 2009
Pages: 314
Size: 235 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: High
Language: American English

This book and audio compact disc program instructs students of English as a second language in the elements of grammar, presenting a grammar review that emphasizes speech and correct pronunciation. The compact discs include spoken dictations for each of the book's ten chapters. Students start by writing out what they hear, and then comparing what they have written with the book's printed version. In the process, they begin learning the elements of grammar, staring with the simple present tense of the verb "to be" and progressing to all other tenses and parts of speech. Students gradually learn how to use English words and pronounce them properly in grammatically correct sentences. [+/-]

Following each chapter's introductory sentence, they are given a brief story. A short test at the end of each chapter helps them determine their learning progress. The dictations start out quite simple and become progressively more difficult from one chapter to the next. The book is filled with charts and illustrations to facilitate students' learning progress.

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Spelling Made Easy (CD-ROM)

Title: Spelling Made Easy CD-ROM
Level: Ages 9-14
Publisher: DK Learning
Date: 2006
Size: 125 Mb
Format: ISO
Language: English

In a fun game-show format, Spelling Made Easy will help your students become familiar with spelling rules, exceptions to the rules and patterns. Students will develop strategies for tackling common spelling errors. Intelligent software assesses each student's abilities and then presents tutorial lessons for those topics where special attention is needed. The program also includes a special teacher's section where each student's progress report can be viewed. Working independently with Spelling Made Easy, your students will master spelling, a key building block for writing and communicating effectively! [+/-]

Topics
• Spelling & Sounds:
• Consonants
• Vowels
• Combining Letters
• Silent Letters
• Homophones
• Prefixes & Suffixes:
• Suffixes
• Ending in "E"
• Endings
• Doubling Letters:
• Main Rules
• Main Exceptions
• Ending in "I"
• Plurals:
• Ending in "Y"
• Ending in "O", "F" and "FE"
• Adding "S" and "ES"
• Punctuation & Spelling:
• Apostrophe
• One or more Words
• Hyphens
• Capital Letters
• Key Terms:
• Vowels & Consonants
• Long & Short Vowels
• Syllables & Stresses
• Base Words, Prefixes and Suffixes
• Vowel & Consonant Suffixes

Key Features
• Diagnostic testing
• Intelligent software identifies strengths & weaknesses
• Comprehensive & individualized progress charts
• Over 1,750 target words
• Easy-to-understand explanations
• Instantaneous feedback in exercises
• Teacher's Section with detailed student records

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows:
75 MHz or faster Pentium processor
at least 16 MB RAM
8- or 16-bit sound card
4X CD-ROM drive
16-bit (32,000 color), 800 x 600 pixel display
Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP

Macintosh:
Macintosh OS 7.6.1, 8, 9 or X Native

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Listening and Watching with English Time (VDOs)

Title: English Time (VDOs)
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Publisher: Oxford
Date: 2008
Size: 1.99 GB
Format: MPEG
Language: American English

Recommened! Best way for your child to learn English by watching and listening through the videos. English Time includes twelve, 35-minute videos, ach designed to get your child’s attention and teach English in a very entertaining way. Each video presents the language and vocabulary in an entertaining story based in a fantasy setting called Cyberspace. [+/-]

The story and the clay animation cartoon characters will capture your child’s imagination. The video contains a blend of real life acting and clay animation, with frequent workshop segments to review the learning progress. Each video also includes six original songs.

Contents:
Level 1 Let' Start
Level 2 Getting to know you
Level 3 Let's move it
Level 4 Fun with time
Level 5 More fun with time
Review 1-5
Level 6 Talking about the past
Level 7 All about animals
Level 8 Tomorrow
Level 9 The last zone
Level 1. Around the world
Review 6-10

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Talk About Travel, 2nd Edition (Book+Audio)

Title: Talk About Travel
Level: Intermediate to Upper-intermediate
Author(s): Rob Jordens and Terry Jordens
Publisher: Compass
Date: 2009; 2nd Edition
Pages: 50
Size: 51 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Excellent, 44kHz/128kbps
Language: American English

Talk About Travel Second Edition is a workbook designed for students who are interested in developing their English skills for the purpose of traveling or working in the field of tourism and hospitality. [+/-]

Units throughout the book progressively build a foundation for the experiences travelers can expect during an international trip. By scaffolding information and language practice in a meaningful and task-oriented way, students will learn how to fill out important travel documents, how to book flights and hotels, how to navigate their way through customs, how to find services offered upon arrival at a destination, how to get around in an English-speaking environment, and what to do for entertainment in various cities.

Features
• Useful vocabulary to suit a wide variety of situations in tourism
• Informative reading passages and realistic dialogs using natural English
• Practical communication exercises for those working in the field of tourism
• Authentic documents, brochures, and flyers for further study
• Helpful tips about how to enjoy traveling
• Task-based communicative activities for problem-solving skills
• Audio recordings of all reading passages and dialogs

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Presenting in English: How to Give Successful Presentation (Book+Audio)

Title: Presenting in English: How to Give Successful Presentation
Level: Intermediate to upper-intermediate
Author(s): Mark Powell
Publisher: Heinle
Date: 2002 (1st Edition © 1996)
Pages: 129
Size: 85.7 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very Good, well-scanned, readable, OCRed
Audio: 44kHz/128kbps
Language: British English

PRESENTING IN ENGLISH is a breakthrough in teaching English for professional purposes. Resulting from research into what really makes presentations so successful, its radical new approach combines the language and skills needed to give truly effective presentations. It is aimed at intermediate to upper intermediate students and employs simple rhetorical techniques. [+/-]

Features:
• Organised in seven sections: Getting Started, Using Your Voice, Further Techniques, Handling Questions, Exploiting Visuals, Basic Techniques, and Key Language
• Introduces a comprehensive range of public speaking skills
• Discusses techniques for handling an audience
• Pays unique attention to the structure and detail of rhetorical language

Contents:
1. Getting Started
2. Exploiting Visuals
3. Using Your Voice
4. Basic Techniques
5. Further Techniques
6. Key Language
7. Handling Questions
Answer Key

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Phonics: Sing the Sounds (Video)

Title: Phonics: Sing the Sounds (I Can Read series)
Level: ages 2 to 6
Publisher: Ameen
Time Duration: 39:31 min
Size: 238 Mb
Format: .dat
Quality: Excellent video and audio
Language: English

"Reading is easy when we know all the sounds in the English language." Turn your child's TV time into reading time! Sing-Along Nora, Sara and friends teach your child to read through phonics as they travel on a musical journey. Each song presents short-vowel sounds, three-letter words (bus, dad, pin) in sing-along music to help your child learn to read. All the songs help children begin to sound out words on their own. Your child will learn the letter sounds, short vowel sounds, and how to sound out words. I Can Read series are used by over 100,000 families and schools worldwide. The programs work because they contain simple instructions in an enjoyable, musical format that children love.

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Whaddaya Say? Guided Practice in Relaxed Speech (Book+Audio)

Title: Whaddaya Say? Guided Practice in Relaxed Speech
Author(s): Nina Weinstien
Publisher: Longman
Date: 2001; 2nd Edition
Pages: 127
Size: 140 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: High, 44kHz/64kbps
Language: American English

Recommened! Whaddaya Say?, 2nd edition, by Nina Weinstein, helps intermediate to high-intermediate students understand English as it is really spoken. This easy-to-use listening program familiarizes students with the rapid speech commonly used in everyday life. [+/-]

In particular, the book introduces students to the most common reduced forms – such as *gonna (“going to” + verb), *wanna (natural speed pronunciation for “want to”), and *hafta (“have to”) – fully contextualized in conversations that are both practical and entertaining.

Using language students encounter in everyday situations, Whaddaya Say? explains the most common pronunciation changes that occur when English speakers talk at a natural speed. This allows all students to improve their comprehension of spoken English, both inside and outside the classroom.

Each of the text’s 30 lessons includes an audio segment that introduces new reduced forms, followed by comprehension questions and practice questions.

The book also includes short listening tests for extra practice and self-assessment.

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Enjoy Learning English with Mr. Duncan (27 Videos)

Title: Enjoy Learning English with Mr. Duncan
Author(s): Mr. Duncan
Quantity: 27
Size: 460 Mb
Format: .avi
Quality: High
Language: British English

Recommened! I like this man teaching English and the way he presents English lessons on his videos. He reminds me of a British comedian, yeah, Mr.Bean! Whether he himself has a good sense of humor or he pretends to be funny, you'll enjoy watching his videos and learning English at the same time! [+/-]

Mr Duncan is an English teacher born in Stafford (United Kingdom), who after working for 4 years in China as a teacher of English conversation, returned to the UK and decided to create free videos (uploaded to YouTube) to teach English to anyone interested in learning English online.

The main features of the videos are:
• Average length between 4 and 10 minutes.
• Big variety of topics: Office Words, Friends, Grammar, Slang, Technology, Time, ...
• They are extremely funny! You will have fun while improving your English.
• Since the ninth video [Lesson Nine (F A M E)], the videos are subtitled and we are very pleased about this because it allows you to take full advantage of these online resources.

Visit his channel on Youtube

Don’t hesitate to watch his videos!

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TimeSaver Speaking Activities: Pre-Intermediate (Printable)

Title: TimeSaver Speaking Activities
Level: Pre-intermediate to Advanced
Author(s): Peter Maggs
Publisher: Scholastic
Date: 2002
Pages: 77
Size: 13.77 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, readable, printable
Language: English

Collection of fun speaking activities which will really motivate students to communicate in English. Activities include role plays, dialogues, discussions and speaking games, focusing on specific language areas as well as general communication.

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Living Language: English for the Real World (Book+Audio)

Title: English for the Real World
Level: Intermediate
Author(s): n/a
Publisher: Random House
Date: April 20, 2004
Pages: 77
Size: 126 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3 (2CDs)
Quality: Excellent, 44kHz/192kbps
Language: American English

English for the Real World teaches English as it's really spoken in practical situations and day-to-day life. This language course includes a book and three 60-minute CDs that work together to boost conversational speech and listening comprehension skills. The book features realistic dialogues, thorough explanations of grammar that go beyond the basics, and vocabulary sections that include the most commonly used idiomatic expressions. [+/-]

Plenty of exercises, both in the book and on the recordings, will help you improve your English, become more fluent, and get ahead on the job and everywhere else. Accomplish your real-life goals with English for the Real World.

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Living Language: Easy American Idioms (Book+Audio)

Title: Easy American Idioms
Level: Intermediate ESL
Author(s): Living Language Editors
Publisher: Random House
Date: October 2006
Pages: 60
Size: 280 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Not bad, readable, 44kHz/128kbps
Language: American English

"It slipped my mind," "Don't fly off the handle," and "I'm counting on you" are just a few of the idiomatic expressions that native English speakers use on any given day, but that can completely confuse non-native speakers. Easy American Idioms cuts through the confusion and teaches natural-sounding conversational English. [+/-]

The lessons in Easy American Idioms focus on everyday situations: meeting people, expressing likes/satisfaction, expressing dislikes/displeasure, working, shopping, socializing, sports, television, going out, and more. Each section features useful and appropriate idiomatic expressions with dialogues interspersed between lessons.

KEY FEATURES:
• Package includes a booklet and 4 CDs.
• Easy-to-relate-to dialogues that focus on everyday situations and events.
• Simple, clear lessons and dialogues.

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Living Language: Easy English (Book+Audio)

Title: Living Language: Easy English
Level: Basic ESL
Author(s): Living Language Editors
Publisher: Random House
Date: February 2004
Pages: 146
Size: 117 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, readable, 44kHz/192kbps
Language: American English

Living Language experts introduce Easy English, a course that teaches basic English for speakers of all languages, and combines a book and audio for a comprehensive introduction to English. It provides everything you need to get started learning English today.

Key features of the language course include:
• 400 Illustrations — learn English easily by association
• 1 Book and 3 Compact Discs — learn English at home or anywhere you can play a CD!

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Living Language: Fluent English (Book+Audio)

Title: Fluent English
Level: Intermediate/Advanced ESL
Author: Barbara Raifsnider
Editor: Christopher A. Warnasch
Publisher: Living Language
Date: 2005
Pages: 233
Size: 18.19 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: EHigh
Language: American English

"Perfect Natural Speech, Sharpen Your Grammar, Master Idioms, Speak Fluently." ESL (English as a Second Language) students who reach an intermediate level of English don’t need endless drills in grammar or tedious vocabulary lists; they need to learn how to make their English sound natural. Fluent English is the ideal course for developing native-like fluency in English. [+/-]

It focuses on the essentials—idiomatic expressions, phrasal verbs, practical vocabulary expansion, and grammar usage in context—and builds listening comprehension as well as pronunciation and intonation skills.

Students will find numerous opportunities to practice speaking, listening, writing, and reading English. They’ll also learn essential information about living and working in the United States. This program — which comes complete with a 233-page textbook and three hours of recordings on three CDs — offers language learners the perfect opportunity to hone their language skills effectively and economically.

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Living Language: Easy Pronunciation (Book+Audio)

Title: Easy Pronunciation
Level: Intermediate ESL
Author(s): Barbara Raifsnider
Publisher: Random House
Date: March 2004
Pages: 64
Size: 289 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Good, readable, 44kHz/128kbps
Language: American English

New Links Added! Improve your American English Pronunciation quickly, easily, and effectively with the simplest and most practical program available. No matter what your level of English is—or if you're trying to lessen a strong regional accent—this program will help you sound more natural and communicate with greater ease and confidence. [+/-]

Better pronunciation means clearer communication—at school, on the job, or in any social setting. Easy Pronunciation from Living Language® is practical, convenient, and simple to use. The explanations are clear enough for anyone to understand, and there's plenty of practice to get every sound just right. All you have to do is listen and repeat.

In this program you'll find:
• Six hours of recordings on six CDs
• A 64-page reference guide to improve your spelling and reading
• Simple explanations of sounds, words, and sentences
• Helpful hints on avoiding pitfalls
• Natural conversational English
• Plenty of practice, not just with sounds and words, but with phrases and sentences

There is no easier way to improve your pronunciation!

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American Accent Training (Book+Audio)

Title: American Accent Training
Author(s): Ann Cook
Publisher: Barron's
Date: 2000, 2nd Edition
Pages: 208
Size: 335 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: High, 44kHz/128kbps
Language: American English

The second edition of the highly acclaimed American Accent Training, now on 5 audio CDs, is for foreign-born students and business people working, traveling or studying in the United States and Canada. Through extensive intonation and pronunciation exercises, students learn how to speak with a standard American Accent. [+/-]

At the same time, listening comprehension improves dramatically. Supplementary materials included detailed nationality guides for eight languages (Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Spanish, French, German, Russian and Korean), access to a comprehensive website, and referral to a qualified telephone analyst for an individual diagnostic speech analysis. Also included are colored markers for written exercises, and a mirror to practice accurate pronunciation.

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American Accent Training Tips (Flash Animation)

Title: American Pronunciation Tips
Brought to you by: O'Mama
Publisher: www.americanaccent.com
Size: 1.17 Mb
Format: Flash Animation
Language: American English

We can't deny that American English is most used and it appears everywhere. You hear it on TV, movies, radios or even in the chat! We may not speak perfectly like a native English speaker but with a good accent, you'll become outstanding and more attractive among your peer friends, fellow students from school or colleagues from work. Learn how Americans speak. With these flash animation, they will teach you how to overcome the problematic sounds like R sound we usuallys face. I've learned the tips and helped a lot of friends. I used to be shy to talk with foreigners but now I'm more confident than ever.

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American Accent Program (Interactive eBook+Audio)

Title: American Accent Program (Interactive eBook)
Author(s): The Ford Language Institute
Publisher: www.fordinstitute.com
Date: 2005
Size: 58.52 Mb
Format: PDF + WMA
Quality: High
Language: American English

The American Accent Program is a comprehensive, results oriented interactive software program designed to improve spoken English. Students are taken step-by-step through the pronunciation and intonation of all American sounds. Designed by speech and ESL professionals, this program provides instructions and exercises in all the vowel and consonant sounds, as well as intonation...the "melody" of American English. [+/-]

Exercises are presented by male and female native speakers and students record and compare their voices with the ease of interactive learning. Each tutorial provides simple easy to learn techniques and hundreds of interactive exercises.

Benefits
Learn how to speak English clearly and correctly
Practice the correct pronunciation to make permanent improvement
Improve listening comprehension and understanding
Gain confidence to speak English in class, social and business situations
Become more effective and efficient
Improve presentation skills
Realize more opportunities for advancement
Increase self esteem
Experience comfortable communications

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Improve Your American English Accent (eBook+Audio)

Title: Improve Your American English Accent
Author(s): Charlsie Childs
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition
Date: December 10, 2003
Pages: 51
Size: 311 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: High, 44kHz/192kbps
Language: American English

Improve Your American English Accent offers language learners an easy and enjoyable way to master the most challenging American English speech characteristics. The program focuses exclusively on the core features that have the greatest impact on understanding American English speakers and being understood by them. [+/-]

it comprises six 35-minute lessons on three CDs, and a booklet containing written pronunciation guidelines and transcriptions of the sounds, words, and sentences introduced on the recording.

Each lesson is short enough to be completed at one sitting and is presented in a friendly and lively manner that the learner will find engaging.

About the Author
Charlsie Childs is a specialist in foreign accent reduction with many years of teaching experience.

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English Pronunciation Course (Book+Audio)

Title: English Pronunciation Course
Level: ESL learners or beginner
Author(s): Okanagan College
Pupblisher: OUC International
Date: 2007
Pages: 271
Size: 170 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3 + mov
Quality: Excellent
Language: American English

Learn how to make your English sound fluent and smooth like a native speaker's. [+/-]

WHAT IS INSIDE?
1) Level: Beginner ESL Course of Phonetics
2) Start with ‘English Pronunciation Course.doc’ (MsWord 2003) with clickable links to open the related docs (pdf, mp3, mov) divided into units
3) 13 Units (pdf+mp3+mov) with Answer Keys (pdf)
• mp3 – 192 kBit, 44 Mhz, Stereo – 13 files altogether
• mov – Quick Time video files - 314 x 240 – 7 files altogether

Contents:
Unit 1 - TH [Ѳ], as in THINK, BATHROOM, and TEETH
Unit 2 - TH [ð], as in THOSE, MOTHER and SOOTHE
Unit 3 - [l] and [r], as in COLLECT, CORRECT, LAMB, and RAM
Unit 4 - [i:] and [I], as in SEEN and SIN
Unit 5 - [s], [∫], and [t∫]
Unit 6 - [v] and [w], as in Vine and Wine
Unit 7 - [dʒ] and [ʒ], as George and Zsa-Zsa
Unit 8 - [e] and [æ], as in BET and BAT
Unit 9 - The Schwa [ə]
Unit 10 - Vowel + R
Unit 11 - [p] and [f], as in PAT and FAT
Unit 12 - [^], [æ], [o], [e] and [a], as in tummy, Tammy, Tommy, Betty and tatami
Unit 13 - [h], [hw] and [f], as in hail, whale and fail
Answer Keys!!!

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Real American/Frankly Speaking (Book+Audio)

Title: Real American/Frankly Speaking
Author(s): МОСКВА
Publisher: Repetitor Multimedia
Date: 2004
Pages: 154
Size: 7.34/123 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3 (2CDs)
Quality: 44kHz/160kbps
Language: American English

Real American/Frankly Speaking is a series of training programs for the American conversational English. "REAL American" is aimed at developing speaking, improved understanding of the language listening and learning interpretation. There are two versions of eBooks. [+/-]

The original eBook is in English together with Rusian and the other is in English only which I've cut off the Runsian translation. Just in case you can add your own language in the blank areas. That is my purpose.

Real American/Frankly Speaking features topics related to many different aspects of life in the United States such as:
• family
• friends
• identity
• nature
• pets
• sports
• traditions
• holidays and weekdays
• music
• hobbies
• etc.

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