Translate & Speak

http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/

http://imtranslator.net/translate-and-speak/

http://paralink.com/#

Listen & say the same

http://www.learnhotenglish.com/pdfs/free-lessons/HE128_TongueTwister.mp3

Listen, imitate, translate

How important is translation in language learning?http://www.learnhotenglish.com/pdfs/free-lessons/translation_HE152.mp3

Can translation help you learn a language? Or is it a complete waste of time? There are arguments on both sides of the debate.

Joke

A taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question. The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on the footpath, and stopped centimeters from a shop window. For a second everything went quiet in the cab,

‘He Said’ or ‘Said He’?

Let’s say you’re writing a brilliant piece of dialogue for your novel: “The zombie was wearing a pink carnation.” Is it said Squiggly? or Squiggly said?

Learn English with films

If you're feeling under the weather...

One of your employees looks sick. You ask her why she came to work, and she says that she has a lot of work to do. You'd rather she go home so that she doesn't make other people sick. You say this.

If you're feeling under the weather, by all means go home and get some rest.

Idioms & Quiz

English Idioms: Quiz

There are 15 questions to complete.

Question 1

My best friend dated my brother for five years. They just split up two weeks ago - it was a bad breakup, and now I'm walking on eggshell saround both of them.

"Walking on eggshells" means:

A	being very cautious so as not to upset or offend someone
B	helping two people resolve a conflict
C	trying to make depressed people feel better

Listen & Act

Do you have a good relationship with your parents? Do you get on better with your father or your mother? Tell me about your relationship with your parents. Do not use real names. Protect their privacy. Listen to this woman talk about her parents:

http://englishconversations.org/audio/miria2.mp3