Hi, my name is Terri Massin and I'm the instructor of City College's ESL 20, 23 and 26 courses which are also taught as noncredit ESLV 3842, 3843 and 3844. These classes are also called English for Health Communication and Careers. They are taught at the Downtown Campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:00-2:30.

Please enjoy this blog. It's a place where I post articles, videos, websites for assignments, information about volunteering, help with pronunciation and vocabulary. Most of the information is for people who want to work in the health care field, but some of it is just helpful for anyone interested in health.

It would be FABULOUS if you wrote comments when you look at the blog. Then I know that people are reading and using the blog. You can sign in as Anonymous, but then at the end of your comment, please write your name (the one I call you in class) and which class (if any) you're in. THANKS A LOT!
Terri

Monday, May 24, 2010

"Unnatural causes" and "Sick around the world" videos

You can watch them here.

and here.

Keep studying English during the summer

Here are ways you can do it online. Unfortunately you can't just click on the link. You'll need to copy and paste the address (http://........etc.)
Studying English on the Internet
level 0 +

writing, spelling, reading

http://www.starfall.com/
Learn the alphabet and read short words.


level 1+

Vocabulary, Listening, Pronunciation and Spelling
http://www.REEPworld.org
Study vocabulary about family, work, and health.

Vocabulary, grammar and listening
http://www.brainpopesl.com
Listen to a cartoon and learn English. There are tests too.

spelling practice
http://www.spellingcity.com
Make your own spelling lists. Listen to the words and write them. Practice your spelling

reading, writing, listening, speaking, and grammar
www.usalearns.org
Watch videos and see lessons. Learn new words.

vocabulary, grammar and games
http://www.manythings.org/
Play games, study grammar, and learn new words.

vocabulary, grammar and games
http://www.manythings.org/
Play games, study grammar, and learn new words.



Level 1+
pronuciation
http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/#
Practice your pronunciation. Watch videos to help you.

pronunciation
http://www.howjsay.com/
Type words and listen to the pronunciation. You will hear British pronunciation.

pronunciation
http://www.ugoeigo.com/index.php?s=English
http://evaeaston.com/pr/home.html
Watch videos of people to help you with pronunciation.


Level 2+
reading
http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/stories/stories.html
Read stories and take tests. Some stories are easy, and some are hard.



Level 3+

Listening:
www.elllo.org
Listen to conversations and interviews. You can read the words and take tests.

listening and vocabulary
www.eslpod.com
Listen to conversations. The people speak very slowly.

Listening
http://www.esl-lab.com/index.htm
Practice listening and learn vocabulary.

Level 3+
gramar and vocabulary
http://a4esl.org/
Take short tests.


Level 4+

listening and vocabulary
http://rkappra.blogspot.com
Listen to songs and news. Links to other websites too.


listening, reading, vocabulary, spelling
http://www.cdlponline.org/
Listen to new stories and read the words. There are some videos, too.


Level 5+

Grammar and idioms
http://www.usingenglish.com/
Study and take quizzes.

vocabulary
http://www.eslcafe.com/students/
Study slang, idioms, and phrasal verbs.

grammar, listening, reading and writing
http://www.englishpage.com/index.html
Learn English with lots of exercises and games.

Level 6+

Listening, Reading, Grammar
http://missionlanguagelab.blogspot.com
Listen to shows, read the texts, read short stories, take grammar quizzes.
Level 6+
Listening, reading, writing, speaking
http://www.uefap.com/
Play word games, listen, and read.


Level 7+

Listening
http://www1.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/
Listen to programs about different topics. Read the words too.


vocabulary, listening and grammar
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish.htm
Listen to conversations, play games. There is also a section on business English.


vocabulary
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~alzsh3/acvocab/index.htm
Learn academic English vocabulary.


Vocabulary practice
http://eslstudyguide.blogspot.com/
Study vocabulary and see typical mistakes.