SELF- STUDY Level: Advanced 4 Skill: Grammar / Writing OBJECTIVE: You will be able to have a solid command of grammar in almost all situations. You will be able to write clearly on various topics and be able to edit with confidence http://www.englishmedialab.com/grammar.html Select “Upper / Advanced” under ESL Quizzes / Tests. Select a grammar activity of your choice. Complete the exercise. http://bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish Select “Grammar and Vocabulary” Select “this week” under the grammar challenge heading. Listen to the audio available for that grammar lesson and continue with the grammar exercises and quizzes. http://a4esl.org Select “Grammar Difficult” Select an exercise you would like to focus on and complete the exercise. http://wz.byuh.edu/academics/languagecenter Select “CNN ESL Materials” Select “grammar exercises” Select the grammar exercise you would like to focus on and your level and begin the exercise. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html Select “grammar”, “punctuation” or “spelling” Select an exercise of your choice and complete the exercise. http://college.hmco.com/esl/folse/ge/24students/activities/index/html Select “learning activities” Select a unit of your preference. Select an activity you want to do and complete the exercises. http://www.eflnet.com/pverbs/phrasal_verb_alpha.php Select a phrasal verb exercise of your choice Follow the instructions and complete the exercise SELF- STUDY Level: Advanced 4 Skill: Listening/Pronunciation Objective: You will be able to identify repetition, restatement, clarification and application. You will know how to play an active role instead of a passive role in listening. You will also be able to speak fluently with a solid command of pronunciation http://www.1-language.com/eslnews Select “News Articles” or “General interest Articles” Select an article of your choice. Listen to the article; follow up with the Gap fill and multiple choice exercises. http://www.esl-lab.com Select “medium” or “difficult”” under listening Quizzes for academic purposes. Select a lecture, interview or conversation of your choice. Complete the pre-listening, listening and post-listening exercises. http://princeton.edu/webmedia/lectures Select a lecture of your choice. Listen to the lectures and make notes. Follow up with the exercises http://www.lingual.net/lingualpruductitems Select a category of your choice “Drama”, “Animation”,”Cine-poetry”, etc. Play the clip of your choice. Select “take the quiz” and complete the exercises. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.html Select a News Headline of your choice Listen to the audio and read along Review any vocabulary and complete any exercises that follow http://eflnet.com/listening/index.php Select a listening exercise of your choice Listen to the audio and complete the questions that follow http://www.rd.com/ Select a topic of interest Listen to the audio and read along Review vocabulary and any exercises that may follow http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/sites/pron.htm Select a pronunciation exercise of your choice and the level of difficulty Follow the instructions and complete the exercise http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/pronunciation/pronunciation.html Select a pronunciation exercise of your choice and the level of difficulty Follow the instructions and complete the exercise http://www.englishmedialab.com/pronunciation.html Select a pronunciation exercise of your choice and the level of difficulty Follow the instructions and complete the exercise http://www.soundsofenglish.org/pronunciation/index.htm Select a pronunciation exercise of your choice and the level of difficulty Follow the instructions and complete the exercise SELF -STUDY Level: Advanced 4 Skill: Reading Objective: You will be able to predict meaning as you read and be able to read with a high level of fluency and speed http://www.1-language.com/eslnews/ Select “News Articles” or “General Interest Articles” Select an article of your choice. Read the article and complete the exercises. http://the_english_dept.tripod.com/exos.html Select “Reading Comprehension” Select an exercise based on your interest. . Follow the instructions and complete the exercises. http://edition.cnn.com/studentnews Select an article of your choice. Read the article and complete any exercises that follow. http://nytimes.com/learning/index.html Select “News Summaries” under student connections Select an article of your choice Read the article and complete the exercises http://eflnet.com/reading/index.php Select a reading exercise of your choice Read the text and answer the questions that follow http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/ Select a “News Headline” of your choice Read the text, review the vocabulary and answer any questions that may follow http://esl.about.com/od/advancedreadingskills/Advanced_Level_English_Readin g_Comprehension_Skills.htm Select a topic you might be interested in Read the text, follow up with the vocabulary and complete the exercises that may follow http://www.eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/READ.HTM Select an exercise of your choice ranging from “Mini-stories”, “Speed reading”, or “Extensive reading” Read the text and answer the questions SELF-STUDY LEVEL: Advanced 4 SKILL: Vocabulary OBJECTIVE: To learn, develop and apply vocabulary that is necessary for you to improve your learning of the English language http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish Select “Grammar & Vocabulary” or “News English” Select a News Story and complete the vocabulary and definition exercises that follow http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html Select “Word of the Day” under Student Connections Review the word of the day Select “Recent Words” or “Past Words” Follow up with the test prep questions http://www.manythings.org Select “Vocabulary” Select an exercise, word game, puzzle, or quiz of your choice according to your level Read the instructions and the complete the exercise http://w2.byuh.edu/academics/languagecenter/ Select “CNN ESL Materials” Select “Vocabulary Exercises” Select one of the semester links and choose a vocabulary exercise to your liking http://www.uefap.com/vocab/exercise/exercise.htm Select an exercise of your choice based on your interest Read the text and pay attention to the highlighted words Complete the exercises that follow http://www.southampton.liu.edu/academic/pau/course/webesl.htm Select “Roots”, “Suffixes”, “Prefixes”, “Vocabulary” or “Exercises” Follow the instructions and complete the exercises http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/index.php Select a vocabulary exercise under “Advanced Vocabulary” Follow the instructions and complete the exercise