February 13, 2017
LAB ACTIVITIES FOR LISTENING/SPEAKING
ESL LEVEL 3 ESL 135
Lab Website under Student Tab/Student Labs/ESL/Foreign Language
TEXTBOOKS
Clear Speech, 4th Ed.
English Pronunciation Made Simple
Face the Issues, 3rd.ed.
Pathways 2 L/SP
Pronouncing American English
Tapestry 3 Listening/Speaking
Speaking Solutions
RESOURCES
4 CDs
4 class CDs; 2 student CDs
2 CDs
3 CDs, 1 DVD + online audio
10 CDs
1 CD + online supplement
2 CDs
RECOMMENDED LAB ACTIVITY:
American Speechsounds
Mastering English with Life & Times video series
Computer Software
OTHER COMPUTER-CD-ROM SOFTWARE
American Speechsounds
Proununciation at sound, word, or
sentence level with intonation patterns & record functions
American Heritage Dictionary:
CD-Rom version with pronunciation
Longman Dictionary of American English
workbook available
Longman Interactive Level 1 & 2
Azar Understanding & Using English Grammar:
Listening and Speaking activities, Reading, Writing, self-tests and more
Rosetta Stone Level 1 & 2
Tell Me More Software
All Levels
Mango – free through GCC library database & GCC gmail acct. log in
Duolingo www.duolingo.com Free language site
VIDEOS
Breaking the Accent Barrier 1 VHS or DVD
Understanding, Reading, Writing in English Series – level 3 – 4 with workbooks
TV Tutor: Consonant Sounds and Letters with workbook
Perfect English Pronunciation– 2 videos
Connect with English (ESL 117/127 telecourse)
Crossroads Café (2 videos)
Misc. movies/biographies/documentaries (See separate list)
Tapestry 3/4 Video to accompany texts
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Video: No Brainers: Public Speaking
February 13, 2017
If you want to learn English, it really helps to READ MORE!
Our ESL Reading Café features fun Cambridge Readers for all levels. Each book is on a CD
or tape so you can read and listen together. The complete titles list is available in the Lab. We
have new CD players and headphones for a better listening experience too. Come check it out!
These are good to practice listening comprehension too.
The complete reading list is available in the lab or on our website.
We also recommend:
OTHER BOOKS ON CD- Books available by request
FULL NOVELS
A Parcel of Patterns, Walsh
A Wrinkle in Time, L’Engle
A Wind in the Door, L’Engle
Tuck Everlasting, Babbit
The Outsiders, Hinton
Lord of the Flies, Golding
ADAPTED SHORT STORIES
Jamestown Classic Series
Edgar Allan Poe:
The Gold Bug, The Tell-Tale Heart
The Pit and the Pendulum,
The Masque of the Red Death
O. Henry
Gift of the Magi, The Last Leaf
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Ransom of Red Chief
NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES - Audio only
Misc. novels on tape (See list below)
Watership Down, Adams
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
ONLINE SITES
Go to the GCCL folder and open the folder English Listening & Speaking for more
sites.
www.englishpage.com
www.mhhe.com/interactionsmosaic
www.tapestry.heinle.com
listening/speaking, reading, writing
www.m-w.com Merriam-Webster
dictionary with pronunciations
www.englishlearning.com
www.englishzone.com/vocab/index.html
www.esl-lab.com (uses Real Player)
www.google.com or other search engines to
search by topic, like vocabulary or
pronunciation