BUSINESS WRITING

The Key Forms of Business Writing: E-Mail  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=887bWEduy8I

 

 

 

Writing Effective Emails

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oQeYeley1I    

Writing Effective Emails  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juIQtZ1WUm0&feature=endscreen&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig8Ckg59Jak&feature=related

 

How to Write Effective Email: Sculpt the Body

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0eQi8F3Iu4&feature=related

 

Email Etiquette

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjoKfeYnr2A&feature=related

http://www.objectivasoftware.com/enbyte/tone-polite-requests/

DICTATIONS

Short Dictations

http://www.englishclub.com/listening/dictations-short.htm

 

Medium Dictations

http://www.englishclub.com/listening/dictations-medium.htm

 

Long Dictations

http://www.englishclub.com/listening/dictations-long.htm 

 

Dictations

http://www.rong-chang.com/eslread/eslread/dict/contents.htm 

http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/index.php?page=english-dictation-exercises 

TYPING

TYPING TESTS

http://www.learn2type.com/typingtest/typingtest.cfm

http://www.typeonline.co.uk/typingspeed.php

TYPING GAMES

http://games.sense-lang.org/

Learn how to type with how-to-type.com!

http://www.how-to-type.com/ 

 

COUNTRIES & CITIES

COUNTRIES & CAPITALS

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/countries-and-capitals-drag-and-drop-spelling-game-for-esl/

CALGARY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URHUBuA9zKc&feature=related





Canada Travel Video Guide 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY8L21Rk-rg 

 

 

   

 

 

USA - The West Travel Video Guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHjZD39RL5Q 

  

 

London Travel Video Guide 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF8byCyRJ2g&list=PLDlvzhdA4-Pdv-zwkSUGr5-Bu_nn_33bP

China Travel Video Guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeI3Ni7m46g&list=PLDlvzhdA4-Pc4MwCSjQAXgn8FzqggjyId

 

  

 

Thailand Travel Video Guide 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApygRwCkjFA 

 

 

 

 

Vietnam Travel Video Guide 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XVU7SxX2Kg 

 

 

   

 

South Korea Travel Video Guide

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UNzz1ObvcM

 

 

Bahamas Travel Video Guide  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYbOOmb9U0s 

 

 

 

QUOTATIONS

TESTS

CLB SELF-ASSESSMENT

http://www.clb-osa.ca/

 

TOEFL

http://www.testden.com/challenge/toeflibt/maintest.asp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB3AdJuujMM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXAB_K8JPQw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f_JYCzArn8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-Wq6NjcSyg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6poMbalZAU

PRONUNCIATION

Pronunciation Course

http://www.english-online.org.uk/pronounce/pronounce.htm

Phonetics:The Sounds of American English

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset-ad3.html

Learners TV

http://www.learnerstv.com/Free-Language-Video-lectures-ltv200-Page1.htm 

 

How to Speak Like a Newfoundlander

 

Online Voice Recorder

http://vocaroo.com/

 

 

  

 

Internet ESL Study Links: Pronunciation

http://esldivlabs.vcc.ca/internet/ESL_Pronunciation_Links_on_the_Internet.htm 

 

American English Pronunciation Practice (For ESL/EFL)

http://www.manythings.org/pp/ 

 

English: How to Pronounce TH Consonants [θ] + [ð]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUAYmTnWaCY 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag4qoNzEH4w 

 

 

 

 

How to pronounce "ch" in English words 

http://inmadom-myenglishclass.blogspot.ca/2011/01/how-to-pronounce-ch-in-english-words.html 

 

Intonation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLGJb63mkyA

Rhyming Pairs Matching Games: 

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/pronunciation/matching-rhyming-pairs.htm

 -ed Pronunciation Matching Games:

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/pronunciation/matching-ed.htm 

 

Have Fun with Pronunciation

German Coast Guard Trainee  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR0lWICH3rY

 

Learning English Pronunciation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvpikUEIaLI

 

Do people with accents face discrimination?

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/The+Current/ID/2477115722/ 

HOLIDAYS

VICTORIA DAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOAHXOci-Dw

http://www.esl-library.com/blog/2012/05/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpcLiqUoilQ

Did You Know? - Victoria Day

 

 

 

Young Victoria-the Movie Trailer

 

CANADA DAY

http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1379430367090 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calgary Canada Day

http://www.calgarycanadaday.ca/

EASTER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VHKGFHG2Nw

 

Easter Sunday in Canada

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/easter-sunday 

 

VALENTINE'S DAY

  Legends(listening)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5DnV3GSyrs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh72tyZxVd0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=2RDTgvAnt4o

Legends(reading)

http://www.stvalentinesday.org/legends-of-st-valentines-day.html

http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Holidays/Valentines_Day.html

Valentine's Day around the World

http://www.elllo.org/english/0901/Q944-Mel-VDay.htm

Valentine's Day

http://www.elllo.org/english/0351/387-Trina-VDay.htm 

Games

http://www.elllo.org/PagesGames/023-Vday.htm

http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/mes-valentines_01.html

http://akidsheart.com/holidays/valntine/valgms.htm

http://patsula.com/esltown/lovequiz.htm

http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/reasonslove.htm

My Funny Valentine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFcpHjfBQ4c

Vocabulary

http://www.5minuteenglish.com/apr2.htm

HALLOWEEN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbK_iyC0FXM  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EtkXnLqPMw 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-VRAemIvbI 

http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

Trick or Treat-Disney-Donald Duck  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Up3qNBZz3A&feature=related 

How to Carve a Pumpkin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMHfei2Hoe0&feature=relate

 

THANKSGIVING                                          

VIDEOS

http://on.aol.com/video/learn-about-canadian-thanksgiving-38366359

Why is Canadian Thanksgiving Day in October?

http://www.englishcentral.com/video/21343/why-is-canadian-thanksgiving-day-in-october

Readings

http://gocanada.about.com/od/canadatravelplanner/a/thanksgiving.htm 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_%28Canada%29

http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/jfa-ha/action-eng.cfm

CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Alberta/ID/2285180916/

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/Metro+Morning/ID/2286001139/

Song

http://music.cbc.ca/#/play/artist/FRANMAN/THANKSGIVING-DAY

CALGARY STAMPEDE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPkMOBVz4aU 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCLcCLF_NFw 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLm0eC4hOEA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcXaRA207XA

 

 

 

ST. PATRICK'S DAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_wR22xxnQE&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmNc-NTfmPc

REMEMBRANCE DAY

In Flanders Fields