TOEFL Listening Pre and Post Tests

After some technical difficulties, I'm finally uploading the files that contain the listening of the TOEFL post-test!

Practice! and enjoy!

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Macmillan Children's Dictionary

Macmillan Children's Dictionary
By Carolyn Barraclough | Macmillan ELT (2001) | ISBN: 0333953037
PDF | English | 14.1 MB | 96 pages

I know that a lot of teachers are working with kids right know, so, I will share with you this eBook, even if you are not working with children but you want to learn in a graphical way more vocabulary. A greatly illustrated photographic dictionary with over 800 words and pictures. It includes British and American vocabulary and spelling, as well as a range of graded reading, writing and speaking activities.

Enjoy it and send me your comments.

Link:
http://cid-e57ad46b7956f5a2.office.live.com/self.aspx/eBooks/Macmillan%20Children^4s%20Dictionary.pdf

The Orphan

As a Halloween movie/activity, This picture brings back the psycho killers into the mainstream, enjoyable if you are in the mood¡¡
Orphan, the name says very little for what you get to see in the movie. I watched great horrors/thrillers, this movie with mild brutality and refreshingly thrill creates a great impression on audience pulses. Esther, especially, acted terrific in portraying psychotic behavior and the screenplay was just perfect to make it a picture perfect.

Be it, the twists introduced in the plot in the later half of the movie or the realistic resemblance of the whole plot, the movie is worth your buck on the big screen. Though the movie was 2hr long, it was a clever move by the director to inject some meaningful comedy into the movie so as to maintain the attention of the audience. An interesting point to note is that audience laughed quite a bit for almost 60% of the movie and then were shocked as the plot took twists and turns. This combination of humor along with shock is what makes this movie a brilliant thriller.
Info:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1148204/

Download activiy:

http://cid-e57ad46b7956f5a2.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Activities/Orphan.docx

Akeelahand the Bee

This is a movie that can be used in class, it has a very good plot and leaves a good message along with vocabulary.

In 'Akeelah and the Bee' Keke Palmer plays Akeelah Anderson, a bright 11 year old who just wants to fit in. Despite her intelligence, she is not a good student. She is unmotivated and often misses class. Since the death of her father five years ago, she only seems content when she imagines playing Scrabble with him. Nevertheless, her talent for spelling gives her an opportunity to shine.

This is on of the better movies I have seen this year. This heart-warming and inspirational story is about a girl who, despite all the hardships at home, finds a way to utilize her skill at Scrabble. With a little help from her coach (Laurence Fishburne) she not only learns a lot about language, but she learns how to appreciate the environment around her. She finds out that she is rich in ways she did not realize.

It is very difficult to find fault with this movie, there is something in it for everyone (even a few surprises). Both Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne are awesome. I was particularly impressed with Keke Palmer. I would compare it to 'The Karate Kid' meets 'Finding Forrester'.

INFO:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437800/

DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY:

http://cid-e57ad46b7956f5a2.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Activities/Akeelah.docx

Didactic Crosswords 1, Level 1
By Edward R. Rosset
Editorial Stanley | ISBN 8478731806 | 44 pages
PDF | English | 8.8 MB

Didactic Crosswords 1 is the first of a collection of five. You will find here, not a test of general knowledge, but a series of basic words in English, the number of which will be increasing as you solve the crosswords. Crosswords ST (Stanley) are, therefore, a didactic pastime.

Download from this link:

http://rapidshare.com/files/224960594/DidacticCrosswords-1.rar