Learning English

This site offers short videos or audio tracks on current American topics designed for learning English as a second or foreign language. Lessons include transcriptions of audio tracks, word meanings, and more. The resources are offered in three levels : beginner, intermediate and advanced. You can also test your English level.

« American English is a resource center for teaching and learning about American English language and culture. This website provides a variety of engaging materials and resources for teachers' professional development and for students in the classroom. Both teachers and students will find new ways to practice English and learn more about the United States. » On the home page, you will find a search tool allowing you to consult the resources on a particular theme. To facilitate your search, you can specify the pedagogical category, the notion to be worked on, the type of learners, the material used, the theme and the type of resource. Once a resource has been selected, you will be able to download it as a PDF file. [Source : American English website]

The BBC offers this bank of thousands of sound effects in WAV or MP3 format. It is free to use for school or personal use. You will find animal sounds, the sounds of children playing in the schoolyard, the sound of a two-stroke engine, the wind blowing through the trees, the sound of a saxophone and thousands of other sound effects.