Friday, December 17, 2010

American Stories

If you like The Gift of the Magi, here are more American stories you can enjoy listening to during the break. Happy listening!

http://www.manythings.org/voa/stories/

Teh Gift of the Magi

You have a script for this version of The Gift of the Magi.

http://www.manythings.org/voa/stories/The_Gift_of_the_Magi_-_By_O_Henry.html
The ESL News for December 13th hasn't been uploaded yet. Sorry about this. I'll find out why.

Vesna

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Coca-Cola invented the modern image of Santa Claus

http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/heritage/cokelore_santa.html

ESL News for December 6th, 2010

This Week's ESL News (December 6)

Listen - Read

Who is the father of Santa Claus? Coca- Cola

http://www.syoneda.eslvideo.com/?page_id=304

Funny stories that students in ELSA Youh Program recorded

Listen to some students' telling their funny stories. Feel free to leave a comment.

Funny Stories on Voicethread

Check out the blog of the ESL Youth at VCC

Take a look at the students' and teachers' posts. Click on the link below.

http://eslyouth.wordpress.com/

I remember...

Please share your memories on Google Documents. Click on the link below and write a few sentences.
Thank you.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VdOCfEcGyVPwCStygtTWSEY3j6tPgRom66ygACXfBb4/edit?hl=en

Monday, December 6, 2010

Summer time by Sam Cooke

On the sheet with the joke about the three butchers named Joe, there is a song Summer time. If you want to practice your pronunciation, while listening to it, on the sheet, write down the sounds in the brackets .

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2398185/summertime_sam_cooke/