Pronunciation and Speaking Skills for Intermediate Level English

Guide to common phrases used to ask someone to repeat something in English for English learners and classes.

Guide to common phrases used to get someone's attention in English for English learners and classes.

Guide to common phrases used to ask someone to repeat something in English for English learners and classes.

Guide to common phrases used to get someone's attention in English for English learners and classes.

Guide to common phrases used to express sympathy in English for English learners and classes.

Guide to common phrases used to ask someone to repeat something in English for English learners and classes.

Guide to common phrases used for asking and requesting things in English for English learners and classes.

Guide to common phrases used for apologizing in English for English learners and classes.

Five short English conversations which focus on telephoning in English to be used to practice telephoning English.

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.

Intermediate level dialogue for roleplay with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on filling out forms for a driver's license at the DMV.

Short listening exercises for beginning and intermediate level ESL learners to help them practice speaking.

Dialogue for Intermediate Level English ESL EFL Learners and Classes - On the Telephone

Dialogue for Intermediate Level English ESL EFL Learners and Classes - Making and Asking for Suggestions

Dialogue for Intermediate Level English ESL EFL Learners and Classes - Using your Imagination - Conditional II Use

Dialogue for Intermediate Level English ESL EFL Learners and Classes - Getting Fit

English ESL EFL lessons learn grammar pronunciation reading Dialogue ESL EFL English description Friend Adjective Usage English Learners Intermediate Level Introductions Helping Students Improve Basic Using your Imagination Use Present Perfect Simple Past English Skills

Dialogue for Intermediate Level English ESL EFL Learners and Classes - At the Doctor's

Dialogue for Intermediate Level English ESL EFL Learners and Classes - Describing a Friend - Uses of like

ESL intonation help with a guide to the four basic types of sentence stress including information about tonic stress and intonation units.

Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.

Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.

Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.

Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.

Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.

Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.

Business English 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 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 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.

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.

Dialogue for roleplay with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on the use of the comparative form.

A guide to when not to pronounce silent letters in English for English language students and ESL EFL classes.

This page introduces the eight most common word stress patterns in English with listening examples.

Intonation and Stress - Key to Understanding and Being Understood when speaking English

A look at accent neutralization / reduction which strives to help proficient English speakers speak with a more North American or British accent.

The most common language formulas used when asking for information with examples and a construction table.

Sometimes it's impossible to be exact and when need to be imprecise when giving information. Here are the a number of the most common formulas in English for being imprecise.

Sometimes, things happen that we would like explained and we must demand explanations. For example, if you have just bought a new computer and there is a problem, but the shop assistant says that the guaranty does not cover the problem.

This reading focuses on a discussion of a recent holiday in Italy.

This reading dialogue focuses on one boy giving advice to another shy boy about meeting a girl.

Advanced level reading dialogue comprehension with follow up multiple choice quiz. This dialogue focuses on neighbors speaking about how they do their gardening.

Advanced level reading dialogue comprehension with follow up multiple choice quiz. This dialogue focuses on a customer bargaining with a vendor at a flea-market.

Advanced level reading comprehension with follow up multiple choice quiz. This dialogue focuses on a couple waiting for a friend at a local restaurant.

The following series of pronunciation exercises combines words beginning with the same diphthong pr vowel sound followed by similar vowel sounds. Voiced and voiceless consonants are paired by sounds.

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 and how paying attention to this important factor can improve your pronunciation immediately - no kidding!

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.

'ae' as in 'cat' and 'eh' as in 'let'

'ae' as in 'Cat' and 'u' as in 'Boot'

'au' as in 'caught' and 'ir' as in 'earn'

'eh' as in 'let' and 'uh' as in 'up'

The most common language formulas used when offering help with examples and a construction table. Especially helpful for learners who work in a shop and need to help clients in English.

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.

Introduction to register use for ESL learners and teachers including examples of a hierarchy of vertical register.