INTERNET RADIO UK
Online radio Stations
Internet Radio UK is a web site which allows us to listen to radio stations from different regions of the United Kingdom.
Teachers can use this tool in order to give students the opportunity to listen to a real context audio.
Although you can choose between several stations from UK, you can also have access to stations from other countries in the world.
The site's interface is nice and easy to use; a good point is that you can choose the radio station through an icon or their the numerical frequency.
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BREAKING NEWS ENGLISH
This is an interesting site in which you can find news about international events. You will be informed about news, and at the same time, you can listen to the articles either in British or in American English. Besides, on the same page, you will find a lot of exercises to improve your other language skills.
A great advantage of this web site is that you can download the audio as an mp3 file. Moreover, you can get the script of the news, which can be used in an English class as authentic material, and ready-made exercises for all levels.
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STORYLINE ONLINE
This site is part of a program called "Screen Actor Guild Foundation" in which different actors read famous stories. Besides, you can download written activities connected them. This material can be used in an English class as a useful listening activity. Besides, this site has an attractive interface which is easy to manage.
A great advantage of the videos is that they have subtitles, which can help students to follow the narration. A disadvantage is that despite the fact that you can easily download the videos from youtube, you won't get the subtitles.
FAIRY TALE CORNER
"The Emperor's New Clothes" and other stories can be found in this page providing an useful tool to gain exposure directly from native speakers. The page provides several stories in audio form. Click on the image to listen to the story!
Clearly, teachers will need to complement the recordings with visual support and will have to create their own exercises. Click here to enter this page.
REAL ENGLISH
This site offers the chance to watch and to listen to different videos. It also has interactive exercises that make the typical pronunciation tasks more bearable and attractive. Learners can also record themselves and then compare their pronunciation. Moroever, the videos present a real language with spontaneous speech, breaking schemes of the books.
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MAILVU
In this page you can record your message and send it in a simple way; as a result you can also practise your English. You have to follow three easy steps and your message is ready to be sent. It is also a fantastic way to encorauge your students to speak! Watch our welcome message by clicking on the image below:
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VOKI
Voki is a free educational tool that allows users to create their very own talking character. Voki characters can be customized to look like historical figures, cartoons, animals and even yourself! Give your Voki a voice by recording with microphone or uploading an audio file. Voki characters can be emailed, shared on social networks and embedded on websites! See our Welcome Voki at the top of the right-hand column!
For teachers, these speaking avatars can add a more "human" element to the online class website or blog. It is especially useful for those who may not be all that great with video taping or vodcasting.
Teachers can use Voki avatar to introduce the course or topics. It can also be used to aid in instructing those who are more audio/visual learners. Besides, Voki is a very helpful way to get shy students involved, to get foreign language students to feel more comfortable talking, to help students proofread their papers and to share comments with students in other countries.
What is a voki classroom?
It
is a students, class and lesson management system for Voki. With Voki
Classroom, teachers are able to control their students´ privacy
settings.
You can watch the following video to learn a bit more about Voki.
It is time to engage, educate and enjoy! Click here to start using this page.
SKYPE IN THE CLASSROOM
You probably know that Skype’s text, voice and video make it simple to share experiences with the people that matter to you, wherever they are. What you may not know, is that teachers around the world are using Skype to connect their classes. As the site states: "Skype in the classroom is a free and easy way for teachers to open up
their classroom. Meet new people, talk to experts, share ideas and
create amazing learning experiences with teachers from around the world."
You can also find lessons ready to use with Skype, and all kinds of topics to choose from. Get your students to have real life conversations in real time with native or non-native speakers of English (and many other languages) without moving out of your classroom!
You need to install the programme before you join Skype in the classroom. Click on the following image to download it.
You already have Skype? What are you waiting for? Join Skype in the Classroom here!
You can also find lessons ready to use with Skype, and all kinds of topics to choose from. Get your students to have real life conversations in real time with native or non-native speakers of English (and many other languages) without moving out of your classroom!
You need to install the programme before you join Skype in the classroom. Click on the following image to download it.
You already have Skype? What are you waiting for? Join Skype in the Classroom here!
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