Category Archives: Communication
The DailyDictation.com website contains hundreds of dictation exercises to help English learners practice easily and improve quickly.
A collection of audio articles introducing culture, people, places, historical events and daily life in English-speaking countries, especially Canada and America.
Short and fun English conversations in common situations you may experience in daily life.
Let’s improve your ability to understand English numbers when they are spoken quickly by an American.
Let’s learn and practice the English alphabet by spelling some common English names.
Listening to IELTS recordings will help you learn a lot of vocabulary and expressions about everyday conversations & academic talks.
General Listening Quizzes:
Activities at Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab focus on everyday English comprehension skills at three levels based on content, voices, vocabulary, and natural speed. A combination of adult, teenage, and children’s voices are included.
~Randall
Listening For Academic Purposes
Listen to Everyday Conversations with Adult and Children’s Voices
English Culture Videos
The English Culture Videos, listed in alphabetical order, are designed to provide additional learning content related to other listening activities on my site. To learn more about this project, read the Frequently Asked Questions below the video titles.
~Randall
Vocabulary
Idiom Lessons with Video
Understanding and using expressions for daily communication.
Explore topics to start conversations
Use these categories to start conversations
709 discussions on everyday & controversial topics with ready-to-print handouts
Look Who’s Talking! 28 ESL Discussion Topics Adult Students Really Enjoy
Use these links to start conversations
Daily English Conversation Practice
Learn how to podcast by viewing these easy-to-follow “how to” videos to make a great podcast!
Overview of Podcast Making
Planning a Podcast
What Makes a Good Interview
Recording, Editing and Publishing a Podcast in Anchor.fm
Using Canva
Learn English with Bob the Canadian.
Playlist: English Around the House and Home
Learn English Words and Phrases to Talk about the Weather
Learn How To Talk About Your Daily Routine: Part 1
Learn How To Talk About Your Daily Routine: Part 2
English word lists to learn vocabulary for different topics
Vocabulary Lessons on Grammar Monster: The Grammar Monster site is intended for everyone seeking to improve their grammar, and where there are differences between the US and UK writing conventions, they are highlighted in the lessons.
~ Grammar Monster
Basic
Food
Vocabulary by Word Type
Nature
| animals | animal body parts | animals and babies |
| birds | body | disasters |
| farm | flowers | geography |
| illness | insects | months and seasons |
| organs | plants and trees | sea life |
| senses | space | survival |
| weather |
Work and Hobbies
Tools and Technology
Travel
Free English Grammar Lessons and Tests: The Grammar Monster site is intended for everyone seeking to improve their grammar, and where there are differences between the US and UK writing conventions, they are highlighted in the lessons.
~ Grammar Monster