Sound files and pronunciation

The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) (The Scout Report December 17)
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Announced on December 9 by US Secretary of Education Richard W.
Riley, the newly redesigned GEM site (originally reviewed in the June
12, 1998 _Scout Report_) is still a one-stop resource for K-12
educational materials. At the site, teachers, parents, and students
can search for lessons, instruction units, and other resources by
topic and grade level from over 140 Websites. Users can also browse
the more than 7,000 items by subject and keyword. Annotated entries
in the database include a link to the resource, an indication of
grade level(s), and a link to the full description, which offers GEM
subjects, audience, resource type, format, publisher, and rights
management information. Additional features at the site include a
list of Hot Topics Pages and a new resources listing. [MD]
--> http://www.thegateway.org
[ un excellent portail! Dans 'language arts' 'phonics' j'ai retenu ce site
de la BBC pour travailler la prononciation à travers un poème et des
exercices interactifs en ligne :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures/teachers/longv/lessons/lessae_c.shtml
pour collège]

Conversations with History (LII> [LIIWEEK] December 20, 1999)
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This site contains more than 150 interviews with
distinguished people of various backgrounds including
"diplomats, statesmen, and soldiers; economists and
political analysts; scientists and historians; writers and
foreign correspondents; activists and artists." Among
them are Kofi Annan, Robert MacNamara, Tom Wicker,
Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Oliver Stone, Linus Pauling, John
Kenneth Galbraith, and Daniel Ellsberg. The interviews
are conducted at the Institute of International Studies at
the University of California at Berkeley and can be
accessed by Guest Name, Profession, Topic, or
Chronology. The interviews are available in complete
text and partial video formats (requires RealPlayer). - es
--> http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/
[ interviews et textes à utiliser en compréhension audio en lycée. L'image n'apporte pas d'informations utilisables]

RTE Online: The Website of Ireland's National Broadcasters (TeacherStuff - December 21, 1999)
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Radio Telefs Eireann (RTE) is the national broadcasting
service for the Republic of Ireland. As a governmental
agency, RTE is responsible for the production of English
and Irish Gaelic radio and television broadcasts that are
transmitted throughout Ireland. Most of the content of
RTE's Web site provides information on the agency and
its current and future programming. The Web site also
provides links to Real Audio files of several of RTE's
radio and television programmes including the news.
Most of the Real Audio files are updated daily and weekly. - po
--> http://www.rte.ie/
[ des fichiers sons à récupérer pour compréhension audio]

freeENGLISH (LESSONS> Lesson Stop * December 20, 1999)
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freeENGLISH is a multimedia interactive English pronunciation software program, delivered via the Internet free of charge -
--> http://www.freeENGLISH.com
[un logiciel de phonologie gratuit à télécharger]

Tongue Twisters (TeacherStuff - December 21, 1999)
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--> http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/kids-club/tongue-twister/98-05-13/default.html
[dommage qu'il n'y ait pas de son!]

LISTENING LAB (CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, November 26th)
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Uses real audio to provide a listening lab for ESL students;
all levels of difficulty and skill.
--> http://www.EnglishListening.com/
[ quelques fichiers sont accessibles gratuitement. Pour chaque texte, on
accède à une trancription et des questions. Le travail convient à tous
niveaux : les premiers textes, très courts et simples, peuvent s'utiliser
dès la 6ème, le niveau intermédiaire correspond au lycée. Seul problème :
je n'ai pas réussi à entendre les textes, mais cela peut venir de mon
équipement. Comme le site me parait excellent, je vous laisse voir si cela marche sur vos machines]

ENGLISH ONLINE (CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, November 26th)
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An extensive materials and lessons list for teaching English.
--> http://eleaston.com/
[ en rebondissant à partir de ce site, j'ai trouvé :
- un site de compréhension audio pour lycée (que j'ai pu entendre) : on y
trouve le son, la transcription avec des mots actifs qui donne la définition en anglais.
--> http://www.efl.net/streaming/streaming.htm
- un site de référence sur les différents types d'anglais selon les pays et
les régions (pour lycée et enseignants)
--> http://eleaston.com/world_english.html#audio3   ]