English pronunciation and speaking skills help for advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes including strategies for improving your accent.
Intermediate level dialogue for roleplay with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on speaking with a customer service representative to dispute an electricity bill charge.
Advanced level dialogue based on business jargon for ESL and English for special purposes classes.
English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on presidential elections.
ESL intonation help with a guide to the four basic types of sentence stress including information about tonic stress and intonation units.
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on Joint Pain.
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on Patient Details.
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on Helping a Patient.
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on Feeling Queasy.
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on A Prescription.
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on Pain that Comes and Goes.
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on A Physical Examination.
Intermediate level English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Discussion of the correct use of informal and formal forms when speaking about and to people including when to use last names, titles and first name only.
A guide to when not to pronounce silent letters in English for English language students and ESL EFL classes.
Intonation and Stress - Key to Understanding and Being Understood when speaking English
Key vocabulary and phrases for customer service representatives dealing with customer complaints for English as a Second Language learners.
A look at accent neutralization / reduction which strives to help proficient English speakers speak with a more North American or British accent.
Advanced level reading dialogue comprehension with follow up multiple choice quiz. This dialogue focuses on friends who meet each other at a bar and have big news to share.
AccentSchool features free pronunciation software targeted at advanced level ESL students. AccentSchool's major focus is helping students understand the fundamentals of why they have an accent and what they can do to minimize the chance of potential miscommunication. AccentSchool features games, quizzes, and a printable student workbook.
The following series of pronunciation exercises combines words beginning with the same vowel or diphthong sound followed by similar vowel sounds. Voiced and voiceless consonants are paired by sounds.
The basics for a successful job interview in English. Learn appropriate verbs, adjectives and strategies to make the best impression possible.
A continued look at taking a job interview in English. This feature focuses on appropriate responses to commonly asked interview questions.
This section of these job finding resources focuses on various common questions you might be asked during an interview and some tips on answering well.
This "how to" focuses on improving your pronunciation through the recognition of the "time-stressed" character of English.
This feature takes a look at how intonation and stress influence the way English is spoken. By your About.com ESL guide.
Appropriate phrases and vocabulary used when leading a meeting: From opening the meeting, to introducing participants, introducing new items, setting the date for the next meeting and more.
Many English students are more interested in making effective small talk than knowing correct grammar strucutres - and rightly so! Here are some tips to improve small talk skills.
Guide overview to buying American English pronunciation books and cassettes to help students develop a standard North American accent.
Appropriate language used to actively participate in business meetings. Language includes useful language for expressing your point of view, making objections, asking for opinions and more.
An introduction and reference guide to the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet). By your About.com ESL guide.
"Press Conference" is great for small groups and classes of about six people and up. It stresses listening, speaking, and overall conversation.
When you are speaking English the words you stress can change the underlying meaning a sentence. Even simple sentences can have many levels of meaning based on the word you stress. This feature provides examples and an exercise to help you improve your pronunciation through correct word stress.
There are a host of terms and jargon used when speaking about pronunciation. Many teacher training courses require a thorough knowledge of these concepts and terms. Here is a glossary giving descriptions and explanations of the most common terminology used in this field of study.
This guide provides the terminology used for describing the various English phonemes. For an explanation of the terminology used.
Intermediate Level Business English Dialogue for ESL EFL business / workplace students. Dialogue includes a list of key work related vocabulary.
Intermediate Level Business English Dialogue for ESL EFL business / workplace students. Dialogue includes a list of key vocabulary related to using the telephone to do banking.
Tongue twisters with recordings for pronunciation practice for English students in ESL and EFL classes.
One of the most common requirements of business English is holding and participating in meetings. This feature provides useful langauge and phrases for conducting meetings and making contributions to a meeting during each phase of a meeting.
Introduction to register use for ESL learners and teachers including examples of a hierarchy of vertical register.
