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ESL Resources in Film & Audio

Are you learning to speak English? We have CDs and DVDs that can help!

You can check out any of the items listed below, or you can search our catalog by these subjects:

English language -- Grammar -- Self-instruction.

English language -- Pronunciation by foreign speakers.

English language -- Sound recordings.

English language -- Sound recordings for foreign speakers.

English language -- Spoken English.

English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.

English language -- Video recordings for foreign speakers.

By Native Language

English for Arabic Speakers

English for Arabic Speakers

English for Cantonese Speakers

English for Cantonese Speakers

English for Japanese Speakers

English for Japanese Speakers

English for Korean Speakers

English for Korean Speakers

English for Mandarin Speakers

English for Mandarin Speakers

English for Russian Speakers

English for Russian Speakers

English for Vietnamese Speakers

English for Vietnamese Speakers

ESL Multimedia Kits

Exercises in simulated real-life experiences, including segments with Americans with different speaking styles, teaching American English as it is spoken in conversation, with audio, video, and workbook components.

Everyday Life

English for New Americans: Everyday Life

Introductions -- The time and date -- Asking for directions -- Shopping for food -- Finding an apartment -- Opening a bank account -- Using the telephone.

Health, Home, and Community

English for New Americans: Health, Home, and Community

Going to the doctor -- Going to the pharmacy -- Cleaning the home -- Alternative medicine -- Reporting a crime -- Getting things fixed --Social services.

Work and School

English for New Americans: Work and School

Finding a job -- Enrolling a child in school -- A job interview -- Adult education -- First day on the job -- Getting a driver's license and buying a car -- Becoming a citizen.

DVD

Learn English as a Second Language Learn English as a second language. Prepositions, questions, and time
This DVD presents, through skits and computer graphics, English grammar usage of prepositions, questions and time.

Learn English as a Second Language Learn English as a second language. Possessives, verb + infinitive, and the past
This DVD presents, through skits and computer graphics, English grammar usage of possessives, verb and infinitive, and the past.

Learn English as a Second Language Learn English as a second language. Pronouns, adjectives, and the present tense
This DVD presents, through skits and computer graphics, English grammar usage of pronouns, adjectives, and the present tense.

Learn English as a Second Language Learn English as a second language. Regular & irregular past and adverbs

This DVD presents, through skits and computer graphics, English grammar usage of regular and irregular past and adverbs.

Learning English

Learning English: steps 1-2-3
For beginning ESL students, from middle school through adult learners. Special features include: study guide weblink, instructor profile, and company profile.

VHS

ABC pronunciary: American English pronunciation dictionary

Aimed at beginning-to-intermediate ESL students, this set teaches the sounds of the American English alphabet, including vowels, consonants, digraphs, blends and silent letters, by providing a full description of the mouth formation with word examples.

Basic English

Basic English: English as a second language

Thirty-five lesson course in basic English. Each lesson contains instruction in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Designed for native speakers of other languages who want to learn English correctly and easily.

EasyAccent: improve your accent of American English

Video shows foreign speakers how to make the correct sounds when pronouncing English words by watching and listening to a professional teacher.

Intermediate English Intermediate English: English as a second language

Twenty-five lesson course in intermediate English. Each lesson contains instruction in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Designed for native speakers of other languages who want to learn English correctly and easily.

CD

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English for the Real World

Provides instruction for intermediate and advanced ESL students on everyday English in a variety of settings, including an introduction to common English idioms.

Fluent English Fluent English
Instant Immersion ESL
Instant immersion ESL: English as a second language
An introduction to the English language for foreign speakers.

Telephoning in English

Telephoning in English