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- Kinetic 3/16

(B&B 2015)


 * CLB Focused Abilities for Audio Books & Podcasts: **

Listen for main ideas/ factual details Note taking Infer meaning Get the gist Make inferences Identify register Identify signals for turn-taking, interruption etc. Identify idiomatic expressions Recognize / identify correct sequence Recognize emotion expressed through tone, intonation Recognize context (Who is speaking? Where?)


 * In addition to libraries many sites offer access to free audio of public domain books. These sites include: **

http://www.readworks.org/

Open Culture www.openculture.com/freeaudiobooks Lit2Go [] LibriVox [|https://librivox.org] Repeat After Us www.repeatafterus.com Storyline Online www.storylineonline.net


 * ESL Audio Book Resources: **

ESL Bits ESL Yes [|http://esl-bits.net] Agenda Web www.agendaweb.org/listening/audio-books.html ESL Yes [|http://www.eslyes.com]


 * General Podcasts**

Misfits Audio [] AiringPods www.airingpods.com NPR www.npr.org/podcasts Cloud Caster www.cloud-caster.com/PodcastDiscovery/Categories VOA www.voanews.com/programindex.aspx CBC []

. [|wordsmyth.net], or[|The free Dictionary] = Ø Canadian focus [|Reading ESL.ca] [|Stories by Su] bject – Simple English with comprehension check, vocabulary and gap fill exercises= = Ø [|SearchLIT.org Inspired Literature inspiring Literacy]= = Ø [|Manythings for ESL] - adapted from material produced by the [|Voice of America (VOA)] .= =Children’s Resources= = Ø [|Read-along Listening Resources] – meant for public school, but graded and various= = Ø [|Reading is Fundamental], [|“] [|Micetro] [| Mozart, the Opera House Mouse”], [|Machu Picchu]=
 * Reading **** Resources **
 * [|**Breaking News English**]- a star for complete lessons.
 * [|**News in Levels**] **-** Easy English news, short news, reading skills
 * [|**ESL FAST**]**Super Easy Reading** [|**365 ESL Short Stories**]- | Easy Reading plus listening, vocabulary with clickable definitions, cloze/gap fill and mixed up sentence practice.
 * [|**Simplified English Wikipedia**]
 * **ESL Reading Lessons** - []
 * **Vocabulary profilers:** __ [|LexTutor] __
 * [|Voice of America Special English] – current news stories read slowly with scripts for read along
 * [] - [|Adult education reading resources.] Choose a life area / Help adults improve basic skills like reading and spelling using real -life stories of interest to adults.
 * There is a separate section for teachers- [|For Adult Educators] link
 * T h e B a l d w i n P r o j e c t - [|Classics for Children]
 * [|Mighty Book]
 * [|Children's Storybooks Online] __ – __young readers. Some with audio and animation!

Carefree 13/02/04
 * The library is not just for reading !**
 * Do the following Scavenger Hunt at your local Library Branch.**