LibGuides: Garibaldi International Education: English Resources

English Language Learning Sites

Learning English with CBC Manitoba
On the CBC Manitoba website English learners will find English as an Additional Language (EAL) lessons which are based on CBC Manitoba radio stories broadcast on CBC Radio One 89.3 FM and 990 AM. Each broadcast lesson includes a Word file, a PDF file, and an MP3 file.
Popular News- On-line ESL Magazine
This is a great source for interesting pop culture news stories with audio tracks (English level can be selected). Some content on this website requires a subscription, but this page has free content.

The Dinner Party
An audio file of the short story, The Dinner Party
What's really in our food?
This is the audio file for the Club magazine article, What's in our Food?, from the Sept 2013 edition. Listen to the audio while reading the article.
April Fools Day
Listen to the audio file and complete the gap-fill activity on April Fools Day
Living in a Fast Paced World
Excerpt from CBC Manitoba English Learning. We all speak faster now than we did in the past; we need to slow down.

This is a collection of listening files. Run your mouse over each file for a description of the contents.

smile and warmly greet friends, classmates, and teachers
ask for help when you don't understand
read out loud for 15 minutes a day and another 30 minutes of silent reading
write daily journal entries on events, feelings, opinions, observations, and so on
watch TV and listen to music
get involved
more face time and less screen time (interact with people not machines)

Randall's Cyber Listening Lab
This site has numerous listening activities to help you improve your listening comprehension.
Free Audio Books On-line - Black Beauty
Listen to Black Beaty by Anna Sewell

Black Beauty is a fictional autobiographical memoir told by a horse, who recounts many tales, both of cruelty and kindness.

On-line Collins Dictionary
Go here for the WORD OF THE DAY and for a comprehensive on-line dictionary with pronunciation guides.
On-line Thesaurus
Quick link to this on-line thesaurus. Use this site to find definitions and synonyms.
ESL Mania
A huge range of activities, resources and tips to help you improve your English.
English Language Learning
This site has dictionaries, grammar guides and more.
Accent Reduction
Seven tips to improve your accent.