Mp3 Voice Colloquial English by Gareth King (11-15)

Colloquial English is the ultimate solution for the learner of the English Language, especially those who wish to perfect spoken English proficiency. The book presents numerous examples in addition to language points and idioms, all exploring the many rich ways the English language can be used to communicate fine shades of meaning. Finally, the Life and Living sections of the book take the learner through real life situations narrated in vivid vocabulary.

Probably the most important quality of Colloquial English is that, although basic knowledge of the language is assumed, it is very simplified and accessible to all learners - a crucial requirement for learning!

http://books.google.com/books?id=ovxrtFP8EZ8C&pg=PP1&lpg=PP1&dq=colloquial+english+filetype:pdf&output=html

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Mp3 Voice Colloquial English by Gareth King (6-10)

Colloquial English is the ultimate solution for the learner of the English Language, especially those who wish to perfect spoken English proficiency. The book presents numerous examples in addition to language points and idioms, all exploring the many rich ways the English language can be used to communicate fine shades of meaning. Finally, the Life and Living sections of the book take the learner through real life situations narrated in vivid vocabulary.

Probably the most important quality of Colloquial English is that, although basic knowledge of the language is assumed, it is very simplified and accessible to all learners - a crucial requirement for learning!

http://books.google.com/books?id=ovxrtFP8EZ8C&pg=PP1&lpg=PP1&dq=colloquial+english+filetype:pdf&output=html

Mp3 Voice Colloquial English by Gareth King (6-10)   06Track6.zip http://www.ziddu.com/download/3075091/06Track6.zip.html   07Track7.zip http://www.ziddu.com/download/3075090/07Track7.zip.html   09Track9.zip http://www.ziddu.com/download/3075089/09Track9.zip.html   08Track8.zip http://www.ziddu.com/download/3075088/08Track8.zip.html   10Track10.zip http://www.ziddu.com/download/3075087/10Track10.zip.html

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Learn More About Business

Today's activity is a business listening one. For this activity we are going to use a website called Openforum which has lots of information about business and also lots of short video clips from very successful business people.

This site has a lot of other information on if you are interested in business and even has business discussion forums that you can read or if you become a member you can join in the discussion.
Task:

• You are going to watch two video interviews with Richard Branson the owner of 'Virgin'. In the first he will talk about 'Brand' .
• Before you listen try to remember what you know about 'Virgin' and what kind of products and services they have produced.
• Listen to the first interview and see which of those products are mentioned and what information he gives about his ideas of the importance of 'Brand'.
• Click here to watch the video: Branson on Business: Protecting your brand

• Now watch this second video. Richard Branson defends some of his more unusual business decisions. Listen and make notes about:
  - What other Brands are mentioned?
  - What decisions does he defend?
  - What arguments does he use to defend the decisions?

• Click here to watch the video: Is the Virgin way the way of "insanity"?

Well I hope you enjoyed this task and learned a little about business and English from it. If you did enjoy it then try to spend some more time each day watching some more of the videos. Watching one each day will help to boost your listening skills and improve your business vocabulary.

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Exercise Your Ears With Authentic Film Clips

Watching and understanding films in English can be very difficult, but Yolango is a website that makes it much easier. The site has a huge collection of clips from films and has subtitles or the script to help you understand them.

When you register you can also do some exercises to test your listening and improve your vocabulary. The site records your score and which films you watch so if you watch everyday you could soon be on the leaders scoreboard.

Task:

• Go to http://www.yolango.com/ and register
• Select a clip from the Film category at: http://www.yolango.com/search.do?category=Film
• Watch the clip and follow the text / subtitles.
• Then click on 'Do Activities' and try some of the different activities.

Watch one clip each day for few weeks and do the activities. This will really help you to

improve your listening skills and help develop your vocabulary too.
I hope you enjoy your film clip. Come back tomorrow for more EFL ESL activities.

Nik Peachey

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Listen and Write The News

Listening to an audio text and writing down what you hear can be really useful for developing your listening skills. You can do this very easily using the Listen and Write website.
It's simple. You just go to the site listen to the text, then try to write what you hear.

Task:

• For this task I've selected a suitable text for you. The text is called 'Your Reaction to the Idea of Paying Students'
• Before you listen to the text , make some notes in English about what possible reactions people could have to this idea.
• What are your own reactions? Do you think students should be paid to learn? Write down your reaction in English.
• Now listen to the text by clicking the title below. Once you have listened to the complete text, listen again one sentence at a time and try to write what you hear.
• Your Reaction to the Idea of Paying Students
• The text is at level 11, if you find it to difficult or too easy go to this page and select another activity at a different level: http://www.listen-and-write.com/audio/level

There are many other texts for you to listen to, so why not try a few more. If you register on the site you can collect your scores.
I hope you have enjoyed this listening activity. Come back tomorrow for something different.

Nik Peachey

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Mp3 Voice Colloquial English by Gareth King (1-5)

Colloquial English is the ultimate solution for the learner of the English Language, especially those who wish to perfect spoken English proficiency. The book presents numerous examples in addition to language points and idioms, all exploring the many rich ways the English language can be used to communicate fine shades of meaning. Finally, the Life and Living sections of the book take the learner through real life situations narrated in vivid vocabulary. 

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Probably the most important quality of Colloquial English is that, although basic knowledge of the language is assumed, it is very simplified and accessible to all learners - a crucial requirement for learning!

http://books.google.com/books?id=ovxrtFP8EZ8C&pg=PP1&lpg=PP1&dq=colloquial+english+filetype:pdf&output=html

Mp3 Voice Collogual English by Gareth King (1-5)   01Track1.zip http://www.ziddu.com/download/3074768/01Track1.zip.html   02Track2.zip http://www.ziddu.com/download/3074770/02Track2.zip.html   03Track3.zip http://www.ziddu.com/download/3074771/03Track3.zip.html   04Track4.zip http://www.ziddu.com/download/3074727/04Track4.zip.html   05Track5.zip http://www.ziddu.com/download/3074769/05Track5.zip.html

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TOEFL Practice Test - Vocabulary 3

I got the enclosed TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) practice test from a TOEFL book.

Please send your answers for each answer to this mailing list. Unlike the structure test, you do NOT need to provide the justification/explanation for each answer. Filling out the simple table is enough


1. Correct answer is _______
2. Correct answer is _______
3. Correct answer is _______
4. Correct answer is _______
5. Correct answer is _______

Use a dictionary such as http://www.reference.com/browse/all/ if necessary.
If you would like to learn English faster, please throw away your English to Indonesian or Indonesian to English dictionaries. Use only English to English dictionary or Thesaurus.


Do not send your answers by coloring your texts/answers or by using an attachment because our Yahoogroup will automatically delete the color or attachment. Only moderator can send an attachment/colorful text to reduce the number of computer viruses, spy wares, etc.

Many people will send their answers to this mailing list, but this mailing list is moderated and I will only approve the email from the fastest person who can give me the correct answers.

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Reading UAN

Bacaan untuk soal nomor 1 sampai dengan 4
Your body needs energy, protein, minerals, vitamins, and fiber. In order to get all of these, it is important to have a varied and balanced diet, and to eat the right amount of food. Your body “burns” food to energy: the amount of energy provided by food is measured in units called calories. How many calories do you need? This depends on your weight and on what you do. When you are asleep, your body uses nearly one calorie an hour for every kilogram of weight. So a person who weights seventy kilos uses about 560 calories while sleeping for eight hours. More calories are needed for different activities –from 100 calories an hour for reading or watching TV, to 350 calories an hour for playing football.
To calculate the number of calories needed per day for an average person, first find out the person’s ideal weight. Then multiply the weight by 40 for a woman or 46 for a man. A 60 – kilo woman may need about 2400 calories a day – more if she does heavy physical work and less if she is very inactive.
(Soal UAN 2002/2003 rayon D)

1. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?
a. To read something for an hour, a person needs 100 calories.
b. A person needs 350 calories per hour to play football.
c. Inactive persons do not need calories at all.
d. Food is burnt by the body to get energy.

2. How many calories do we need? It depends on ....
a. how old we are
b. how heavy we are
c. our weight and what we do
d. our age and our weight

3. The text mainly tells us about ....
a. energy
b. calories
c. protein
d. minerals

4. A sportman will need ... a businessman.
a. as many calories as
b. not so many calories as
c. more calories than
d. less calories than

5. “ more if she does heavy physical work and less if she is very inactive.”
The underlined word means ....
a. very active
b. quite active
c. rather active
d. not active

Bacaan untuk soal nomor 6 sampai dengan 10

Selling Newspaper for Pocket Money
Yanto lives not very far from my house. He goes to an SMP in the afternoon and in the morning he sells newspaper around our neighbourhood. His father was a government employee. He retired two years ago. Now he runs a small shop beside their house. We can buy groceries in Pak Mario’s shop. The prices are reasonable so people like to go shopping there.
Yanto can collect six to seven hundred rupiahs from selling newspaper
everyday. He spends it for his pocket money. Yanto saves some of his money in the bank.
Two months ago, during the school holiday, Yanto withdrew some money from the bank and with his family he went to visit his grandmother. Mrs. Mario’s mother was happy to see her daughter, son-in-law, and her grandchildren. They stayed for a week in Kampung Tanjung. Yanto, his sister, and his little brother enjoyed the holiday very much. They went to the rice fields, swam in the river, and learnt some Javanese songs from the village children. Yanto promised himself to come again the following year.

(Soal UAN 2002/2003 rayon D)

6. Who is Yanto?
a. My neighbour.
b. Mr. Mario’s son.
c. Mr. Mario’s grandson.
d. A government employee.

7. What is the main idea of paragraph two?
a. Yanto cashed his saving in the bank two months ago.
b. Yanto can save money from selling newspaper.
c. Mrs. Mario’s mother is Yanto’s grandmother.
d. Yanto spends a lot of money for his pocket money.

8. Mr. Mario has ... children.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four

9. Yanto’s grandmother is probably living ....
a. not far from Yanto’s house
b. at the same “Kampung” as Yanto’s
c. in the city
d. in a village

10. “The prices are reasonable so people like to go shopping there.” (paragraph 1)
The word ‘there’ refers to ....
a. a small house
b. Mr. Mario’s shop
c. the grocery store
d. the market

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Grammar Exercise in UAN

Below are some grammar questions adopted from UAN (Ujian Akhir Nasional) for Junior High School. Try working on them and give justification to each of your answers as well you possibly can. Send your answers to me directly and I’ll try to get back to you along with responses as soon as possible.

Grammar UAN
1. Ani : Can you take my umbrella, please?
Budi : There are four umbrellas here. … is yours?
Ani : The black one, please.
a.What
b.Which
c.What sort
d.Where

( Soal UAN 2002/2003 rayon D)
2. Adi : Have you ever been to “ujung kulon” national park?
Oga : I haven’t. And you?
Adi :___________
a. So have I
b. Neither have I
c. I have too
d. I have either
( Soal UAN 2001/2002)


3. Amri : Excuse me, please. I’m looking for my bag
Pak harun : Is this one yours?
Amri : No, mine’s…….of all
Pak Harun: what about this one?
Amri : No. That’d over there. The one with the lock on it.
a. big
b. bigger
c. the biggest
d. small
( Soal UAN 2000/2001 rayon D)

4. Mrs. Yanto : What about our new uniform? Are you going to sew it yourself?
Mrs. Fakih : No, I’m not. I ... to the dressmaker next Sunday.
a. go
b. went
c. have gone
d. will go
( Soal UAN 2002/2003 rayon D)

5. Ardiyono : Have you got any plans for us on Sunday morning, Agus?
Agus : Yes, we ... to the Safari Park next Sunday.
Ardiyono : Oh, it’s great!
a. go
b. went
c. were going
d. are going to go
( Soal UAN 2002/2003 rayon D)


6. Tourist A : Jakarta is a lovely city, ...
Tourist B : Well, but I prefer Yogyakarta.
a. is it?
b. does it?
c. isn’t it?
d. doesn’t it?
( Soal UAN 2002/2003 rayon D)

7. Anto : Indonesia has to import rice next year.
Mike : How come? Indonesia is an agricultural country.
Anto : There are some reasons for that.
Mike : Like what?
Anto : The harvest failed ... natural disasters occured.
a. although
b. because
c. but
d. and
( Soal UAN 2003/2004 rayon C)

8. Koko : I think I won’t borrow this magazine
Cery : But why?
Koko : ... of the articles is interesting.
Cery : Oh yeah? But I like the short story in it.
a. Some
b. All
c. Both
d. None
( Soal UAN 2003/2004 rayon C)

(1)It is different from that jasmine. Look at that jasmine.
(2) But you must be careful. There are thorns on the stem.
(3) These roses are beautiful.
(4) Besides the smell is nice.
(5) It is beautiful, and there are no thorns.
The best arrangement to be a good paragraph is ....
a. 3 – 1 – 2 – 5 – 4
b. 3 – 5 – 4 – 2 – 1
c. 3 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 5
d. 3 – 2 – 1 – 5 – 4
( Soal UAN 2003/2004 rayon C)
10. Study these sentences!
1. Radio gives us information.
2. Radio gives us pleasure.
These two sentences can be combined as ....
a. Radio gives us not only information but also pleasure
b. Radio gives us only information or pleasure
c. Radio not only gives us both information and pleasure
d. Radio gives us information only, not pleasure

( Soal UAN 2003/2004 rayon C)

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