Recommended Websites
- FreeRice.com
- FreeESLMaterials.com
- UsingEnglish.com
- ELLLO
- EnglishPages.com
- Wordcount.org
- EnglishCentral.com
- Lyricstraining.com
- RachelsEnglish.com
- Similarminds.com
- Sounds of American English
- Ted Talks
Google Translate: http://translate.google.com
Top Practice Sites
Other Sites
- American English Pronunciation Practice
- LearningEnglish Pronunciation
- EnglishPronunciation at EnglishClub.com
- English Pronunciation/Listening (OkanaganUniversity, Canada)
- Phonetics: English Sound Library (Universityof Iowa)
- Eva Easton - Pronuciation
- Emily's Pronunciation Class
- Listen & Repeat Machine
- Ear Training
- Teaching Pronunciation
Sources of Practice Audio
- Elllo.org
- Breakingnewsenglish.com
- Esl-lab.com
Music related (more fun than pronuciation related) - Lyricstraining.com
- Singsnap.com (online Karaoke)
| Chatbots are automated chat tools that can be pre-programmed say certain things or interact with users. Text to speech chatbots allow you to create a speaking character (or avatar)
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- TarleSpeech
Samples- Frequently Mispronounced Words - Wood, Women, Beach , Version
- Confusing Word Pairs - coffee/copy, live/leave, world/word
- Seattle English
Samples
Consonants: 'v' as in 'van' - 'f' as in 'fan' , 'th' as in 'thin' - 'th' as in 'this', 'z' as in 'zip' - 's' as in 'sip' , 'sh' as in 'ship' - 'dj' as in 'measure', 'ch' as in 'char' - 'j' as in 'jar', 'l' as in 'lap' , 'r' as in 'run', 'w' as in 'will'
Vowels: . 'ah' as in 'ai' as in 'buy' 'father' , aa' as in 'bat' , eh' as in 'bed', 'ih' as in 'sit' , 'ee' as in 'she' , 'oo' as in 'boo' , 'ur' as in 'her' , 'aw' as in 'law' , 'uh' as in 'pull' , 'uh' as in 'butter'. 'uh' as in 'supply' , 'ow' as in 'now', 'oh' as in 'no' , 'oy' as in 'toy' , 'ay' as in 'say' , 'ew' as in 'few'
Vowels: . 'ah' as in 'ai' as in 'buy' 'father' , aa' as in 'bat' , eh' as in 'bed', 'ih' as in 'sit' , 'ee' as in 'she' , 'oo' as in 'boo' , 'ur' as in 'her' , 'aw' as in 'law' , 'uh' as in 'pull' , 'uh' as in 'butter'. 'uh' as in 'supply' , 'ow' as in 'now', 'oh' as in 'no' , 'oy' as in 'toy' , 'ay' as in 'say' , 'ew' as in 'few'
Stress and Intonation Videos
- Word Stress: Reduced vs. Unstressed
- Word Stress: Function Words
- Word Stress: Content Words
- Listening Comprehension: Word Stress in 2-Syllable Words
- Intro to Word Stress in American English
- Jennifer ESL - Stress - 9a 9b 9c
- Jennifer ESL - Intonation - 10a 10b 10c 10d
Online Sources of Reading Material
News
- Korea: Times Herald Chosun Yonhap AsianCorrespondent
- Huffington Post
- The Daily Beast
- Google News
- ESPN Sports
- The Online Books Page (University of Pennsylvania)
- Archive.org Ebooks
- ReadPrint.com
- Great Books
- BBC Schools (for ages 4-11, ages 11-16, and ages 16+)
- Online Library of Literature
- The Literature Network
- Open Directory: Literature
Blogs & Discussions about Life in Korea
Amazon Free Downloads http://www.amazon.com/
Search Amazon’s kindle store for terms you're interested in or a specific title or genre. Then sort by ‘Price: Low to High’. You will need to set up an Amazon account, but once you have done so, you can download the Kindle file (.azw) to your computer. You can then use a program like Calibre (http://calibre-ebook.com/) to view the book or convert it to a pdf or other mobile formats. You can also convert the tile to simple text, if you’d like to use that for presentation materials. 
Reading Resources from Jeff's Presentation
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TOOLS
Google Translate http://translate.google.com
Speakit: Chrome Extension
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speakit/pgeolalilifpodheeocdmbhehgnkkbak?hl=en
Google Dictionary
These can be useful for quickly checking the meaning and pronunciation of words online.https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speakit/pgeolalilifpodheeocdmbhehgnkkbak?hl=en
Google Dictionary
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-dictionary-by-goog/mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjgjcoja?hl=en
ONLINE SOURCES of Reading Materials
- Story Online Storylineonline.net
- StoryBird Storybird.com Seven Ways to Survive School Allows users to make their own visual stories using contributed illustrations. Thousands of user generated stories to read and discuss.
- Batoto http://www.batoto.net Dr. Frost Comic Discussion International comics translated into different languages (mostly English)
- Soompi http://www.soompi.com/ Master’s Sun Recap Goo Hye Sun Discussion Kpop celebrity news and very active discussion forums
Writing Sites
- Online Writing Lab (OWL) - Purdue University OWL Exercises
- Englishpage.com
- ESLFlow Academic Writing Guides
- Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
- Advice on Academic Writing
- My-English-Writing.com
- The Writing Center - University of Wisconsin at Madison
- Writing Resources for English Language Learners - Ohio University ESL
- Writer's Web - University of Richmond
- Hypertext Writer's Guide - University of Victoria
- Advanced Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English
- E. L. Easton - Writing
- Rong Chang Writing
- Academic English Cafe
- Collocation Worksheets
Korean Writing Style - A Comparison of Rhetorical Styles in Korean and American Student Writing
- Differences in Writing in English, Korean
- Korean Writing Process: Key Approaches to Tutoring Korean ESL Students
Vocabulary Practice Sites
- Quizlet.com Flashcards (Language & Vocabulary, Standardized Tests)
- FreeRice.com (no login)
- Memrise.com (create your own account or use ID: pufsttp Password: 4CALL-fun)
- Vocabulary.com (login optional)
- Vocabulary exercises
- Thesaurus.com
- Visualthesaurus.com
- List of descriptive adjectives
Specific Writing Tips
Purdue's Online Writing Lab has an extensive range of guides about various aspects of writing.
- Selected Guides
- Punctuation
- Parallel Structure
- Help with Capitals
- Rules for Writing Numerals
- Writing Numbers
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Verb Tense Consistency
- Separable Phrasal Verbs
- Inseparable Phrasal Verbs
- Intransitive Phrasal Verbs
More Phrasal Verb Examples & Explanation
Paraphrasing/Summarizing
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Activities
Activities
- Mixed Phrasal Verbs 1
- Mixed Phrasal Verbs 2
- Mixed Phrasal Verbs 3
- Mixed Phrasal Verbs 4
- Mixed Phrasal Verbs 5
- Mixed Prepositions 1
- Mixed Prepositions 2
- Mixed Prepositions 3
- Mixed Prepositions 4
- Mixed Prepositions 5
- Mixed Prepositions 6
Adjective or Adverb Exercise 1
Adjective or Adverb Exercise 2
Appositive Exercise
A or An? Exercise
Articles Exercise 1
Articles Exercise 2
Count and Noncount Nouns Exercise 1
Count and Noncount Nouns Exercise 2
Count and Noncount Nouns Exercise 3
Count and Noncount Nouns Exercise 4
Count and Noncount Nouns Exercise 5
Quantity Terms Exercise
Prepositions of Direction Exercise
Tense Consistency Exercise 1
Tense Consistency Exercise 2
Tense Consistency Exercise 3
Tense Consistency Exercise 4
Punctuation Exercise
Apostrophes ExerciseQuotation Marks Exercise
Comma Exercise 1
Comma Exercise 2
Comma Exercise 3
Comma Exercise 4
Comma Exercise 5
After Introductions Exercise 1
After Introductions Exercise 2
After Introductions Exercise 3
Commas vs. Semicolons - Compound Sentences
Nonessential Elements Exercise 1
Nonessential Elements Exercise 2
Nonessential Elements Exercise 3
-ible and -able Spelling Exercise 1
-ible and -able Spelling Exercise 2
Accept/Except Spelling Exercise
Affect/Effect Spelling Exercise
EI/IE Spelling Rules Exercise 1
EI/IE Spelling Rules Exercise 2
EI/IE Spelling Rules Exercise 3
EI/IE Spelling Rules Exercise 4
Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses Exer
Sentence Fragments Exercise 1
Sentence Fragments Exercise 2
Sentence Fragments Exercise 3
Run-ons, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences
Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise
Eliminating Wordiness Exercise 1
Eliminating Wordiness Exercise 2
Eliminating Wordiness Exercise 3
Paraphrasing Exercise
Writing Numbers Exercise
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