Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing the house they grew up in in detail. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase vocabulary!

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing the current weather in detail. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase vocabulary!

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing their physical ailments to a Doctor. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase vocabulary!

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing their families in detail, including ages, professions, personality etc. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase vocabulary!

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing their feelings about various current events (2001-2005. Use of both past tenses is frequent. Great listening practice for 3/4/5 year students. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase vocabulary!

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing their families. Some examples are more in depth than others. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase vocabulary!

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing their experiences in libraries, and comparing them. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase vocabulary!

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects leaving different messages on answering machines. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase vocabulary!

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing and explaining the different parts of a newspaper. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase vocabulary!

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing their first airplane experiences. Includes both past tenses. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase vocabulary!

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing how to get theater or concert tickets. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase vocabulary!

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing their houses in detail. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase vocabulary!

Given the letters "og" with a blank before them and a list of letters from which to choose, students make words to match given pictures. Vocabulary words: dog, log, fog, frog. Audio and graphs make this page kid-friendly. When finished, the game moves on to new letter combinations.

There are several steps to becoming a storyteller. Find out what they are and be on your way to becoming a storyteller here! Learn how to find good stories to tell, and how to tell them to an audience effectively.

An excellent site that spells out grammar in simple-to-understand terms. Currently targets beginner level high school Spanish. Includes exercises, vocabulary, idioms, culture and even a simple translation link!

In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students learn about the varied physical and behavioral adaptations that animals rely on to help them survive changing environmental conditions, such as the arrival of winter.

This lesson explains how to substitute the synonym to check that the guessed meaning of unknown vocabulary is correct. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast with the lesson's content. [2:15]

Watch a video [3:07] to learn the about prefixes and how they affect words.

Practice your vocabulary skills by choosing the stronger synonym from a word bank to complete each sentence.