How to Listen

1. Remove distractions and tune in. Turn off the television or the radio and put down anything else you are reading or doing. Notice the sounds that are around you. Some of the sounds may be whirring fans, ticking clocks, whistling birds, rustling leaves, nearby conversations, buses and truck engines, children playing games etc. What do these sounds remind you of and how do they make you feel? Do you find them comforting or distracting? Do the sounds tell a story and do they motivate you to feel like writing or creating something of your own?

2. Pay attention. Focus on what you are listening to rather than formulating what you think you should say in reply to a conversation. What is the other person really trying to say? Are you digesting their words properly and reading between the silences and noticing the body language? Let your ears do some of the assessing for a change. Watch the person's face, eyes and body. All communicate different things, often more accurately than words.

3. Listen to one thing only. Try listening to one person or thing at a time. Forget trying to multi-task - instead give one person, piece of music or gushing waterfall all of your auditory attention at once. If many elements are present, such as in symphonic music, try listening to the overall sound as a holistic sound. It can be a very interesting exercise to try.

4. Stop once in a while and just listen to music. We are so used to having music in the background now that we don't often make it the sole focus. If it is appropriate, close your eyes and focus entirely on the sound.

5. Use sound as an important memory tool. Listening is a pathway to learning. Use sound as a memory trigger when you are studying or learning something new. If you find it hard to keep listening, for example during a lecture or lesson, spend some time building up your powers of concentration every day. Set goals for staying alert an extra 5 minutes each time and use note taking as a form of helping you to listen.


More than

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*** English For You ***

Pronunciation
Pronunciation
Pronunciation Page
Pronunciation Patterns

Download:
Like errors
EyeSpeak English ronunciation Software
Better English Pronunciation:
book
Audio
English pronunciation Made Simple
Book
Audio
Test Your Pronunciation
Book
Audio
Tree or Three
Book
Audio


Listening

storynory
Voa News
Listen to English
bbc music listen
Listen Project
Wiki Pedia
blog listen
American Rhetoric
Last
Daily motion
ESl Fast
100 free short English stories for ESL learners



Speaking
ESl Fast
sozoExchange

Download:
Survival English Practice in Everyday - Macmillan
Speak English Like an American
Book and Audio
Speak English Like An American book
Book
Audio
Discussions A-Z Advanced


Reading

English Reading Comprehension for beginners
Teach Yourself Speed Reading
Reading 1 - Cambridge


Writing

write letter



Stories



Vocabulary

vocabulary 1, vocabulary 2, vocabulary 3, how to recycle an old T shirt into a sexy Biniki, funny pictures world, funny ads, Shop New Arrival
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http://rapidshare.com/files/20997142/Word_by_Word_Picture_Dictionary.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/30293691/One-Letter_Words.pdf
http://rapidshare.com/files/25398513/The_Oxford_Dictionary_of_Allusions.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/20335654/The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/20461359/Word_Parts_Dictionary.rar

Encyclopedias


Game
Travel
Teaching English Games


Videos
Betterat English
BBC film
Meta Cafe
clip vn

Software
ohaysoft


Download Learn English


Teach With Movies:
www.dailyscript.com/index.html
www.ec.hku.hk/vec/film/filmw.htm (English Through Films)
http://www.eslnotes.com/
http://www.imdb.com/ (International Movie Database)
www.joblo.com/moviescripts.php
www.script-o-rama.com/trans.shtml
www.simplyscripts.com/uvw.html
http://www.teachwithmovies.org/



Good websites to learn English

uiowa
LEO network
Agenda web
Learn English Feel Good
ELC Zone
English Banana
English Tips
English Page

Infoplease
Communication Skills
conversation 1,
Youtube
English language center,Test magic,

English language center, voanews, BBC, EnglishDaily,
thefreedictionary, vdict,
learn American English on line, English page,
English at home,
how to improve your English skills, English on line, learn English on line,
English feel good, common mistakes, grammer 1, grammer 2,
English UK, English DE, study plan to learn English, nlm nih(helth), Arts and Crafts, Electic English, English EDU Vn
grammar 1, grammar 2
game 1, game 2, game-song-read, flash game
business texting,
map, bendecho, Corollary Theorems
Download video in youtube,convert2all
lyric007

Spot Light
communication-skills-4confidence


Test

Exam English
a4esl
Using English
Top2Learn blog

Vietnamese
Lop Ngoai Ngu
hocngoaingu.biz
English Study Forvms

MULTI
Answers




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ENGLISH STUDY


(sẽ cập nhật liên tục)


* Sách: Accent Reduction - from LinhGIang

http://www.zshare.net/download/accentreduction-pdf.html



*Sách: Nghệ thuật gây ảnh hưởng đến người khác, nếu bạn muốn thuyết trình bằng tiếng Anh- from Kinhnghiem

http://www.dethi.net/books/How%20to%…20peopl e.htm


*From Drkhanhb

- Bạn muốn luyện nghe một từ bất kỳ, một đoạn văn bất kỳ, đây là công cụ:

http://vhost.oddcast.com/vhost_minisite/demos/tts/


- Những trang luyện phát âm cơ bản:

http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/index.htm


http://www.fonetiks.org/shiporsheep/

http://www.oupchina.com.hk/dict/phonetic/home.html

http://www.manythings.org/pp

http://eleaston.com/listening.html


-Những trang luyện nghe và phát âm khác:

http://www.vr.com.vn/VRSpeak/index.htm

http://www.focusenglish.com/

http://esl-lab.com/


- Liên kết các bài Test luyện nghe và luyện thi với miêu tả rất chi tiết!!


http://www.englishstudydirect.com/OSAC/langacls.htm


-Nghe những trạm radio đủ mọi lãnh vực ngành nghề

http://podcasts.yahoo.com/


-Luyện nghe qua các câu chuyện cổ tích, thơ ca, viễn tưởng, các câu châm ngôn và các tác phẩm nổi tiếng !

http://repeatafterus.com/


-Học nói theo các chủ đề

http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/index.htm


-Dạy phát âm tiếng Anh, có hình minh họa

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phone…..;/frameset.html



-luyện phát âm, nghe tiếng Anh - Mỹ

http://www.americanaccent.com/

- Tra cứu:

http://www.essayworld.com/download.shtml

- Academic skills:

http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/sites/academic.htm


1. HỌC TIẾNG ANH


www.talkenglish.com

www.paltalk.com


www.duhocvn.org

www.dethi.com

www.bbc.co.uk

www.vietanhedu.com

www.manythings.org

www.english-test.net

www.essaybank.co.uk (subscription needed)

www.essayedge.com (subscription needed)

www.englishforvietnamese.com


www.effective-public-speaking.com

www.world-english.org

www.englishtips.org

www.englishtime.us

www.ttvnol.com (mục Ngoại ngữ)


2. CHUẨN BỊ CHO CÁC KỲ THI STANDARDIZED (GRE, ACT, SAT, etc…)


www.number2.com

www.englishtips.org

www.duhocvn.org


www.urch.com/forums/


3. THÔNG TIN VỀ CÁC KỲ THI ĐÃ ĐƯỢC CHUẨN HÓA


www.ets.org/toefl (TOEFL)

www.mba.com (GMAT)

www.ets.org/gre (GRE)

www.lsac.org (LSAT)

www.collegeboard.com (SAT)

www.ets.org/toeic (TOEIC)


4. THÔNG TIN DU HỌC CHUNG



www.educationusa.state.gov/

www.us-guide.org

www.collegeview.com

www.AmericanGraduateEducation .com/

www.petersons.com/educationusa/

www.internationalstudentguide totheusa.com

www.duhocvn.org

www.collegeconfidential.com

www.ttvnol.com (mục Du học)


www.internationalstudent.com

www.vco-edusa.net (Education USA Virtual Consulting Office-Answer YOUR question about studying abroad in America)


5. BÀI LUẬN


www.teenink.com

www.bignerds.com

www.123student.com

www.able2know.com/forums

www.wayabroad.com/twe


6. FORUM DU HỌC CỦA HỌC SINH VIỆT NAM



www.mba.us-guide.org

www.vietabroader.org

www.chuvanan.org

www.lehongphong.net

www.hn-ams.org

www.ttvnol.org

www.duhocvn.org

www.mangduhoc.com


7. HỌC BỔNG/HỖ TRỢ TÀI CHÍNH



www.FundingUSStudy.com

www.fastweb.com

www.internationalstudent.com

www.scholarshipexperts.com (Provides a customized list of local, state, national, and school-specific scholarships)

www.collegescholarships.com ((Scholarships for international students who are currently living in the United States)

www.finaid.org (Search for scholarships that match your profile

www.InternationalScholarships .com (News, information, resources and more about being and international student.)

www.free-scholarships–and-financial-aid.com (Resources to help you learn about the college admissions process, identify and contact colleges, and discover the scholarships and financial aid programs)


8. VISA



www.unitedstatesvisas.gov/

vietnam.usembassy.gov/


9. DU HỌC BẬC PHỔ THÔNG,


www.foreignborn.com/self-help/school/index.htm (public and private high schools)

www.greatschools.net (public school)

www.schools.com/ (boarding schools only)

www.boardingschoolreview.com (private schools)

www.boardingschoolusa.com/toc.asp

http://nces.ed.gov/


www.nais.org (financial aid for high school study; go to “Admission and financial aid”, then “Financial aid facts for parents”, then “scholarship providers”)


11. THÔNG TIN VỀ ĐẠI HỌC CỘNG ĐỒNG, KHÓA HỌC TIẾNG ANH NÂNG CAO VÀ TRAO ĐỔI VĂN HÓA


www.AmericanCommunityColleges .com/

www.aspectfoundation.org/ex_study/high_school.html

www.cci-exchange.com (for high school home-stay programs from 5-10 months also has short-term high school programs)

www.ayusa.org

www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/karin.html (links to many programs, also short-term English language programs)

www.aaiep.org/search.cfm (run by American Association of Intensive English programs)

www.uciep.org/index.php (run by University and College Intensive English programs)


www.esl.com

www.intensiveenglishusa.org


10. THÔNG TIN CÁC TRƯỜNG ĐƯỢC CÔNG NHẬN (ACCREDITATION) VÀ THỨ TỰ XẾP HẠNG


www.usnews.com (US News & World Report)

www.chea.org (Council of Higher Education Accreditation)


Added by anh Dự


Here are some online dictionaries that translate paragraphs or websites:


Babel fish atlavista (multilanguages)


http://babelfish.altavista.com/


And a specialty for Vietnamese: Vdict

http://vdict.com/?autotranslation


Added by me


Another site to translate paragraphs


http://www.google.com/language_tools


Added by Hong Thuy


www.globaledu.com

www.englishtime.us


www.free-english.com

www.englishclub.com


Added by Khac Phuoc


Học tiếng Anh qua các bài hát thiếu niên :

- www.the-bus-stop.net


http://babelfish.altavista.com/
http://www.globaledu.com
http://www.englishtime.us
http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/sites/academic.htm
http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/index.php?page=academic-reading-and-writing-exercises

How to Improve Your Listening Skills and Be a Great Communicator

Learning how to improve your listening skills is very important. Hearing is different from listening. When you have ears, you can hear everything within hearing range; but that doesn't necessarily mean you understand what you heard. Listening, on the other hand, is a skill.

There are many instances when your listening skills are tested. When your boss is giving out instructions, for example, you'd better be a good listener lest you miss out on some important details. If you want to know how to improve your listening skills, read on!

1) Clear your mind and concentrate.

You won't be able to listen carefully when your mind is too full to grasp any more information. Thinking about what to buy at the grocery while someone is talking to you will only serve to distract you more.

Practice on improving your concentration and you'll also learn how to improve your listening skills.

2) Don't contradict.

Sometimes, you might find yourself thinking of a rebuttal - or reacting to what is being said - even before the person talking is finished. Avoid this.

Allowing yourself to react right away will only break your concentration and lead your train of thought to other topics.

3) Make a conscious effort.

Another way on how to improve your listening skills is by telling yourself that you are making an effort to listen better. Doing so prepares your mind to listen better. This might sound a little minor, but making a conscious effort does make it easier for you to reach your goal.

Learning how to improve your listening skills is not a waste of time. Other people might think it doesn't do anything for them, but you'd be surprised at how many people don't know how to listen well. Listening is a skill that is highly sought after in any industry.

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English Grammar Quick Review: Tenses - Past Auxiliary Verbs

This grammar reference section provides a quick review of the basic tenses used in English to speak about the past moment in time and events or states which have happened up to a past moment in time.

Importance of the Auxiliary Verb

In English, tenses are formed by conjugating an auxiliary verb plus a standard form of the principal verb (the base form, the gerund form, or the past participle form). It is import to focus on the variations in the auxiliary verb to properly use English tenses.

Symbols Used:

S (subject)
Aux (auxiliary verb)
O (objects)
? (question word, i.e., who, what when, etc.)

Construction:

In general, using the following patterns to construct sentences in active sentences.

Positive: S + Verb + O
Negative:S + Aux + Verb + O
Question:(?)+ Aux + S + Verb + (O)

Past Simple

Use the past simple when an action is done at a SPECIFIED point in time in the past.

Auxiliary: DID

Examples:

She moved to New York last month.
They didn't want to buy a new television last week.
Where did you go on vacation last year?

Past Continuous

Use the past continuous for something that is happening at a precise moment in the past. This form is often used to express an interrupted action in progress.

Auxiliary: WAS / WERE

Examples:

I was working on the project when you telephoned.
What were you doing when she arrived?
They weren't watching the film when you arrived.

Past Perfect

Use the past perfect for an action that finishes before another action in the past. We often use the past perfect when is giving reasons for a decision made in the past.

Auxiliary: HAD

Examples:


They had invested their money wisely before they bought the new house.
She hadn't finished speaking when he rudely interrupted her.
Had you checked all your accounts before you made the withdrawal?

Past Perfect Continuous

Use the past perfect continuous to express the duration of another activity up to another point in time in the past. This form is often used to stress impatience or importance of the length of time of the previous activity.

Auxiliary: HAD BEEN

Examples:


We had been waiting for two hours when Jack finally arrived.
They hadn't been working long when he telephoned.
Had she been telephoning a long time before you arrived?


More Tense and Auxiliary Verb Review

Guide to Basic Business Letters

The basics of good business letter writing are easy to learn. The following guide provides the phrases that are usually found in any standard business letter. These phrases are used as a kind of frame and introduction to the content of business letters. At the end of this guide, you will find links to sites that give tips on the difficult part of writing successful business letters – arguing your business objective. By using these standard phrases, you can give a professional tone to your English business letters.

The Start

Dear Personnel Director,

Dear Sir or Madam: (use if you don't know who you are writing to)

Dear Dr, Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms Smith: (use if you know who you are writing to, and have a formal relationship with - VERY IMPORTANT use Ms for women unless asked to use Mrs or Miss)

Dear Frank: (use if the person is a close business contact or friend)

The Reference

With reference to your advertisement in the Times, your letter of 23 rd March,
your phone call today,
Thank you for your letter of March 5 th .

The Reason for Writing

I am writing to inquire about
apologize for
confirm

Requesting

Could you possibly?
I would be grateful if you could

Agreeing to Requests

I would be delighted to

Giving Bad News

Unfortunately
I am afraid that

Enclosing Documents

I am enclosing
Please find enclosed
Enclosed you will find

Closing Remarks

Thank you for your help Please contact us again if we can help in any way.
there are any problems.
you have any questions.

Reference to Future Contact


I look forward to ...
hearing from you soon.
meeting you next Tuesday.
seeing you next Thursday.

The Finish

Yours faithfully, (If you don't know the name of the person you're writing to)

Yours sincerely, (If you know the name of the person you're writing to)

Best wishes,

Best regards, (If the person is a close business contact or friend)

Sample Letter

Here is a sample letter using some of these forms:

Ken's Cheese House
34 Chatley Avenue
Seattle, WA 98765
Tel:
Fax:
Email: kenny@cheese.com

October 23, 2006

Fred Flintstone
Sales Manager
Cheese Specialists Inc.
456 Rubble Road
Rockville, IL


Dear Mr Flintstone:

With reference to our telephone conversation today, I am writing to confirm your order for: 120 x Cheddar Deluxe Ref. No. 856

The order will be shipped within three days via UPS and should arrive at your store in about 10 days.

Please contact us again if we can help in any way.

Yours sincerely,

Kenneth Beare
Director of Ken's Cheese House

More Detailed Help with Business Letters

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year




























Examples

Usage

Will + Verb (base form)


It will snow tomorrow.

She won't win the election.



Used for predictions

Will + Verb (base form)



The concert will begin at 8 o'clock.

When will the train leave?



Used for scheduled events
Will + Verb (base form)


Will you marry me?

I'll help you with your homework after class



Used for promises

Will + Verb (base form)


I'll make you a sandwich.

They'll help you if you want.



Used for offers


Will + Verb (base form)


He will telephone as soon as he arrives.

Will you visit me when you come next week?



Used in combination with time clauses (as soon as, when, before, after)













Structure for ALL Subjects

Future with Will


S + will + verb (base form) positve

I'll ('ll is the short form for 'will') see you tomorrow.

S + will not (won't) + verb (base form) negative

I won't be here tomorrow.

will + S + verb (base form) question

Will she be here tomorrow?

Basic English - Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners

These basic English lessons provide the most important learning points for beginning level English learners. Use these 25 short lessons to study for tests, review basic English essentials, or check your understanding of the basics.

When to Use Any or SomeIn / On / To / AtArticles - The / A / AnUses of 'Like'
Past Tense Irregular VerbsPronounsPrepositions of Time - In / At / OnVerbs Followed by the Gerund or the Infinitive
Present SimpleModal Form BasicsFuture Forms - Going to / WillCountries and Languages - Names and Adjectives


When to Use Any or SomeIn / On / To / AtArticles - The / A / AnUses of 'Like'
Past Tense Irregular VerbsPronounsPrepositions of Time - In / At / OnVerbs Followed by the Gerund or the Infinitive
Present SimpleModal Form BasicsFuture Forms - Going to / WillCountries and Languages - Names and Adjectives


Past Simple or Present Perfect

Vocabulary Workshop: 1000 Most Common Words in English

Vocabulary Workshop: 1000 Most Common Words in English - Numbers 1 - 250



Here is a list of the 1000 most common words in English. To hear the correct pronunciation, click on the word. To return to this page, click on "back" in your browser. Links at the end of the page lead to other pages that are included in this list of the 1000 most common words in English.



While this list is helpful for a strong beginning, more advanced vocabulary building will help you quickly improve your English. These vocabulary books will further help you build your vocabulary, especially at advanced levels.






































































































































































































































































































































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1 the
Definite and Indefinite Articles 126 name
2 of
Preposition Help 127 very
3 to
Preposition Help 128 through
Preposition Help
4 and
129 just
5 a
Definite and Indefinite Articles 130 form
6 in
Preposition Help 131 sentence
7 is
132 great
Adjective or Adverb?
8 it
133 think
9 you
134 say
10 that
135 help
11 he
136 low
12 was
137 line
13 for
138 differ

14 on
Preposition Help 139 turn
15 are
140 cause
16 with
Preposition Help 141 much
17 as
142 mean
18 I
143 before
Preposition Help
19 his
144 move
20 they
145 right
21 be
146 boy
22 at
Preposition Help 147 old
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23 one
148 too
24 have
149 same
25 this
150 tell
26 from
Preposition Help 151 does
27 or
152 set
28 had
153 three
29 by
Preposition Help 154 want
30 hot
155 air
31 word
156 well
32 but
157 also
33 what
158 play
34 some
159 small

Adjective or Adverb?
35 we

160 end
36 can
161 put
37 out
Preposition Help 162 home
38 other
163 read
39 were
164 hand
40 all
165 port
41 there
166 large
Adjective or Adverb?
42 when
167 spell

43 up
Preposition Help 168 add
44 use
169 even
45 your
170 land
46 how
171 here
47 said
172 must

48 an
Definite and Indefinite Articles 173 big
Adjective or Adverb?
49 each
174 high
Adjective or Adverb?
50 she
175 such

51 which
176 follow
52 do
177 act
53 their
178 why
54 time
179 ask
55 if
180 men

56 will
181 change
57 way
182 went
58 about
Preposition Help 183 light
59 many
184 kind
Adjective or Adverb?
60 then
185 off
Preposition Help
61 them
186 need
62 write
187 house
63 would
188 picture
64 like
189 try
65 so
190 us
66 these
191 again

67 her
192 animal
68 long
193 point
69 make
194 mother
70 thing
195 world
71 see
196 near

Preposition Help
72 him

197 build
73 two
198 self
74 has
199 earth
75 look
200 father
76 more
201 head

77 day
202 stand
78 could
203 own
79 go
204 page
80 come
205 should
81 did
206 country

82 number
207 found
83 sound
208 answer
84 no
209 school
85 most
210 grow
86 people
211 study

87 my
212 still
88 over
Preposition Help 213 learn
89 know
214 plant
90 water
215 cover
91 than
216 food

92 call
217 sun
93 first
218 four
94 who
219 between
Preposition Help
95 may
220 state
96 down
221 keep
97 side
222 eye
98 been
223 never
99 now
224 last

100 find
225 let
101 any
226 thought
102 new
Adjective or Adverb? 227 city
103 work
228 tree
104 part
229 cross
105 take
230 farm
106 get
231 hard
Adjective or Adverb?
107 place
232 start

108 made
233 might
109 live
234 story
110 where
235 saw
111 after
Preposition Help 236 far
112 back
237 sea

113 little
238 draw
114 only
239 left
115 round
Adjective or Adverb? 240 late
Adjective or Adverb?
116 man
241 run
117 year
242 don't
118 came
243 while
119 show
244 press
120 every
245 close

121 good
Adjective or Adverb? 246 night
122 me
247 real
Adjective or Adverb?
123 give
248 life
124 our
249 few
125 under
250 north


Top English Nouns - Numbers 1 - 50 including example sentences of each noun

Top English Nouns - Numbers 51 - 100 including example sentences of each noun


Top English Nouns - Numbers 101 - 150 including example sentences of each noun

Vocabulary Workshop: Top 1000 English Words - Numbers 1 - 250

Vocabulary Workshop: Top 1000 English Words - Numbers 250 - 500

Vocabulary Workshop: Top 1000 English Words - Numbers 501 - 750

Vocabulary Workshop: Top 1000 English Words - Numbers 751 - 1000

Vocabulary Workshop: Top 1000 English Words - In Alphabetical Order Page 1


Vocabulary Workshop: Top 1000 English Words - In Alphabetical Order Page 2

Vocabulary Workshop: Top 1000 English Words - In Alphabetical Order Page 3

Vocabulary Workshop: Top 1000 English Words - In Alphabetical Order Page 4

Top English Nouns - Numbers 1 - 50 including example sentences of each noun

Top English Nouns - Numbers 51 - 100 including example sentences of each noun

Top English Nouns - Numbers 101 - 150 including example sentences of each noun



Many thanks to Jerry Jones for providing this list of the top 1000 most commonly used (American English) words!


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