English News on the Radio

Listening to spoken English on the radio every day (especially at night before going to bed) is a great way to improve your listening and comprehension skills in English.

91.5 FM
BBC World Service News// English
Everyday 12:00 AM - 5:00 AM, Monday through Friday 5:00 AM - 10:00 AM, Monday through Thursday 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM, Friday through Sunday 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycmg/wnyefm/html/home/home.shtml

93.9 FM
WNYC
For news and commentary, on radio, online, or podcast
http://www.wnyc.org/

Online News, Stories, Podcasts, etc.
NPR National Public Radio
http://www.npr.org/

Fall 08 CEP A4 - Pronunciation and Writing Websites

Pronunciation

http://manythings.org/
Click "Pronunciation" on the left-hand menu.
Under “Minimal Pair Practice & Quizzes" see Lessons 3 and 30 for practice with /ey/ vs. /e/ and /iy/ vs. /i/, which were covered in class. The /u/ sound, as in “book, took, look, etc.; hood, good, stood, etc.; and could, would, should,” can be practiced at Lesson 15.

Also, Randall's ESL Lab is a fantastic site to practice listening, pronunciation, and many other English skills with downloadable audio files and online quizzes! Highly recommended!

OWL Online Writing Lab
ESL (mainly help with grammar)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/index.html

Overview of Writing in English
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/679/01/