Important Links

Some of you have asked for access to the powerpoints. The link to access them is here


    Here are some useful websites that will help you to improve your speaking skills if you want to 
     practice speaking in English during your spare time. 

       CNN.com
       Follow the most recent news on CNN and develop your listening skills. Getting as little as 15 minutes of daily news, you will see
       yourself become much more confident listener in English as well as improve your pronunciation as you listen and notice correct
       pronunciation.
       NPR.org
       Another very good resource for you to improve your listening skills. Listen to the National Public Radio online, in your car or on your Ipod.   

       englishlistening.com       English Listening Lounge is a great website that will help you practice your listening skills independently.
 
       Corpus of Contemporary American English       Learn to use this website to get help with your vocabulary knowledge. (THIS CAN ALSO HELP WITH PREPOSITIONS!!)
 
       Pronunciation Help       Visit this website to get help on how to articulate English sounds correctly.  
      
       Improve your listening skills here       If you want to check how well your listening skills are use this website to take the listening quizzes and test yourselves. 

Vowel Sound Practice
Practice and listen to the vowel sounds here.

Pronouncing the Schwa

       Song Lyrics Practice
       If you like listening to music to practice English, here is a good website to do so. You can listen to the music and type in the words/lyrics that you hear. Be careful to only choose songs that have good lyrics and videos!

TELL ME MORE
BYU has an access to this program. Sign on to a BYU computer (or a computer in the ELC lab) and create a new account, then you can direct your own learning. This is a very helpful program!

Grammar practice websites:
Self-Study Grammar Quizzes
Quiz yourself on whatever level and grammar topic you want!

Study Zone
Select a level and the grammar topic you want to study

Preposition Website
A list of common phrases and their appropriate prepositions.