Itchy feet

 VOCABULARY

Go to these links and do the exercises to reinforce your vocabulary about travelling and tourism.


related to means of transport

travel related vocabulary

travelling, planning a trip

tourism related vocabulary

more tourism related vocabulary

travel related terms and expressions

And if you go to 'Our filing cabinet' you can download a document with travel related vocabulary

LISTENING

These are two videos from National Geographic. Go to Listening to do the exercises. Enjoy!

Destination: Ireland




Newgrange

 

CNN Student News

Listening is very important, listening comes before Speaking. You must be able to hear something before you can say it.

CNN Student News is a ten-minute, commercial-free, daily news program produced by the journalists and educators at CNN. This award-winning show and its companion Web site are available free of charge throughout the school year and it includes daily transcripts for each show. You can also turn captions on while you watch the video.

Free audio books to download

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An audio preview of each book is available before you start downloading it. In addition to a very detailed description about the book, links are also provided to the full text of the book and also related Wikipedia articles. Each book listing also contains user reviews and ratings. The website contains free audio books in over a dozen languages that can be downloaded with a single click. No registration is required.

What are you waiting for to improve your skills? 

Listening practice

We probably spend more time using our listening skills than any other kind of skill. Like other skills, listening takes practice.

Why don't you go to ' Listening' or 'Exam practice' for more practice?

And remember, time is on your side! Thoughts move about four times as fast as speech. With practice, while you are listening you will also be able to think about what you are hearing, really understand it, and give feedback to the speaker.