Speaking Practice

Click on the link below to listen to a discussion topic and record your response.  It's fun!
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​http://lingtlanguage.com/cabroce/​

Listening Practice

Below are links to educational and entertaining podcasts.  Great for enhancing listening skills!

• http://learningenglish.voanews.com
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak#​
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/lingohack/ep-151118​
• http://www.ted.com
• ​http://ed.ted.com/lessons
• http://www.npr.org/podcasts/
• http://www.npr.org/sections/news/
• http://www.bbc.com/news/world/

Vocabulary and Grammar Practice

Idiomatic expression: a tough nut to crack!
Choose from 5 different ways to practice these phrases:  study the flashcards, match the definition to the phrase, listen and write the correct phrase, etc.

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Escucha los siguientes anuncios y responde las siguientes preguntas.

1.  What product or service is being advertised?
​a.  gym membership
b.  prescription medicine
​c.  health app
d.  Apple phone

2.  If you use this product/service, you will...
​a.  Track your progress over time.
b.  Save more money.
c.  Get a faster, cheaper internet connection.

3.  Which statement is the speaker most likely to agree with.
a.  Eating healthier is the MOST important thing you can do to improve your health.
b.  Small changes in 4 areas can help you stay healthy.
c.  Moving  a little more won't make you feel better. 
d.  You should calm your mind in order to increase stress.

4.  What product or service is being advertised?
a.  Farming equipment
b. Ford cars
c. Vegetables
d. Home Loans

5.  Who is the target audience?
a.  Upper class men
b.  Children
​c.  Middle class Americans

6.  According to the ad, people who buy this product...
a.  work hard.
b.  believe anything is possible.
c.  try to make the world better.
d.  ALL of the above.

7.  What product or service is being advertised?
a.  building material for filling gaps
b.  dental product for whiter smiles and smaller gaps
c.   home remodeling services
d.   exercise equipment to improve flexibility

8.  This product/service provides...  
a.  a less flexible gap solution
b.  a gap solution that is more likely to break
c.  stronger teeth
d. a practical and reliable solution to gap problems at home

9.  This ad uses which technique to sell this product/service?
a.  euphemisms and/or doublespeak
b.  hype and humor
c.  repetition

10.  If you follow the advice in this ad, you will...
a. register to vote.
b. buy the product.
c.  get a job promotion.
d.  hire these people.

11.  This ad uses which sales techniques?  (Choose two)
a.  Humor
b. Testimonial
c.  Jargon
d.  Repetition

12.  Who is the target audience?
a.  Children
b.  Senior citizens
c.  Actors
​d.  Eligible voters

13.  In your opinion, which advertisement is the most effective?  Why?


14.  Do you think these ads are deceptive?  Why or why not?