Are you looking for
ways to enhance your English skills online, but feel overwhelmed by the amount of
information available? Are you on a limited budget? Do you need to improve your skills
quickly?
If so, then read every word of this article. It will reveal
several, powerful, online resources to help you quickly get your skills up to speed.
Many people who want to
learn English do not realize the wealth of information that is freely available on the
Internet.
For example, here are just a few of the many resources. You
can use them to practice and develop your English skills:
* ESL Web Sites
* Radio
* TV
* Movies
* Music
* Friends
Many of these
resources have already been bundled together for you in really neat ways. Let's look at a
news web site like the ‘Voice of America’ at http://www.voanews.com.
If you have visited their web site before, you have most likely
seen their 'Special English' section. It was created specifically for people who want to
improve their English skills.
You will find daily news reports broadcast over the radio with a
complete transcript of each report. You can use these transcripts to follow along with the
anchorperson and better understand what is being said. This exercise alone can help
enhance your reading and listening skills.
You will also find weekly video broadcasts you can watch as well.
Each one comes complete with subtitles which really helps new English students understand
what is being said.
The really great thing about this section of the web site is that
these reporters use only the 1500 most commonly used words in the English language. On top
of that, the reporters speak at a slower rate than a native speaker normally would.
And if that isn't enough...you can even download a free
dictionary from their web site with the 1500 most commonly used words for you to study as
well.
That is only one of many other web sites like this online.
You can find tons of great stuff at web sites like CNN, BBC,
and NPR, just to name a few.
