Some websites that the English teacher doesn’t want you to know about
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An article I came across accidentally on QQ Space; sharing it here. . . I personally recommend the BBC; by reading English news daily and combining it with relevant Chinese news updates, it won’t be too difficult to understand. If you put in the effort, you can also learn a lot of authentic English from it~~ 1. Practice listening: The American public radio station NPR: http://www.npr.org/. Feature: Standard American English. Suggestion: Spend about thirty minutes each day listening to English broadcasts repeatedly; this is an essential step to improving listening skills. Click the “News” option under “BROWSE TOPICS” on the left side of the webpage. Select the news link that interests you, click on the red speaker icon to the left of “Listen Now”, and then listen to the broadcast of that news repeatedly. BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ Features: Standard British English. Suggestion: Click on “Video and Audio” in the options on the left side of the webpage, then select the video clip. 2. Practicing pronunciation: Weber Dictionary: http://www.m-w.com/. Features: It’s a comprehensive dictionary from around the world; its pronunciation is absolutely accurate, making it very useful for correcting pronunciation. Tip: Enter the word whose pronunciation you want to hear in the input box in the middle of the webpage, then click “Search”. On the search results page, click the red speaker icon next to the word to hear its pronunciation. 3. Memorizing words: I use the vocabulary practice tool on Mokao Network*: http://www.51mokao.com/Users/Use...&type=languages. Features: Online vocabulary practice*, not boring, efficient; you can also hear the pronunciation of words on the answer page. Suggestion: On the “Various Languages” page, search for the tag “Memory Practice*”, then select a set of words and practice repeatedly until you get them all correct. For words whose pronunciation you are not sure about, remember to check how to pronounce them when checking the answers. Spending about ten minutes a day to relax and treating practice as a game might yield better results. 4. Practice *reading Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/ Features: Rich and comprehensive content. The articles are all in standard English, and reading more is also very helpful for writing. Suggestion: Spend about twenty minutes each day reading an article that interests you, focusing on extensive reading. For the pronunciation of new words, you can use the Webster dictionary website to check it. For words and sentences you don’t understand, you can use Google Translate to translate them. 5. Translate from Chinese to English on Google: http://translate.google.com/tran ... &tl=zh-CN#zh-CN|en| Translate from English to Chinese on Google: http://translate.google.com/tran ... =en&tl=zh-CN#en|zh-CN| Features: convenient and practical. Words and sentences can both be translated. Suggestion: It is mainly used to translate words, phrases, and short sentences. Translating long sentences can sometimes be inaccurate, requiring analysis and judgment. ------------------------------------------
Actually, the “Lingoes Translator” software is quite good as well; it’s very useful for those who are learning English.
VOA and BBC are good; I listen to them all the time. I used to fall asleep while listening to them in middle school. But I’d like to remind everyone that sleeping with earplugs in is not good for hearing
Upstairs, I’m the same as you – I always fall asleep while listening to VOA. It’s the first time I’ve heard that listening skills can be poor.
That’s good, thanks for sharing
Wow, so many websites with excellent English learning resources – definitely worth saving.
A very attractive topic.
Why don’t English teachers want us to know about these websites that can improve our English level? Are they afraid that our English level will be higher than theirs?
Good websites. Thank you to the original poster for sharing~