iPod Touch Resources: ELL
Item
App
Podcast
iTunes U
Name
American Slangs
Art
Beastly Expressions
Conversation English
Converter Plus
Dictionary.com
ESL Expeditious English Job-1
Flashcards Deluxe
I Can Drive Foreigners
iTranslate
Longman Phrasal Verbs Dictionary
Pencilbot ESL
Pocket English for ESL
Rye Studio Books
Speller
TAO
This Day in History
Translation apps for specific languages
Word Roll
WordBook English Dictionary & Thesaurus
Function
A little risque, but made for people learning English
Art history app
Animal-related slang phrases “ants in the pants,” etc.
20 complete Conversation English lessons
Currency Converter, units & calculators
Now seems to have annoying ads, but free; no thesaurus
Job Interview Responses: listen to sample answers
Customizable flash cards
Driving signs, etc.
Free, or “Plus” - voices cost extra ($1.99)
5000 phrasal verbs (Pearson product)
Made for ESL - not sure of the details
Individual lessons: self introduction, how are you, etc.
Stories with music in Chinese, English & Japanese
Spell checker
Translation of text you can copy into it
World Book app
(each)
Translation dictionary for a certain language. Reversible
Another dictionary. Helps with spelling too.
Better@English
Bob & Rob Show: English Lessons
English through Stories
ESL Aloud
ESL Help Desk
ESL Podcast
ESL Teacher Talk
Fun English Lessons
Gofluent’s English in the Real World
Readpeace
Speaking English
comes with transcripts & lessons
Price
How’s It Look?
$0.99
$0.99
$1.99
$4.99
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$3.99
$0.99
$0.99
$13.99
$4.99
$4.99
$0.99
$0.00
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$13.99
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$1.99
Vocabulary
short, video format
under-3-minute videos
Northern Virginia Community College, ESL
Services, Lessons in Grammar
Many others: Miami Dade College, Harrisburg
Area Community College, UNC Chapel Hill, Otis
College of Art and Design, etc.
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