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"Better Speaking Skills" is an ESL learning program with two series of podcasts: "QualityTime-ESL" and "Your English". The first episodes of these series can be found on iTunes.
These podcasts—free English lessons—are 10-minute recordings of oral exercises/drills that will improve your spoken English dramatically, because they are "interactive", i.e. they will make you speak English!
"QualityTime-ESL"
The first podcasts in the "QT-ESL" series are relatively easy and intended for students who STILL FEEL BLOCKED when trying to speak English. But the structures soon become more complex. We review correct grammar usage and work on pronunciation at the same time. "QT-ESL" podcasts are designed for both students working on their own and teachers looking for oral exercises/drills that focus on essential knowledge of English grammar. SELF-TESTS are available.
Recently all these podcasts have been changed to an audio-book format, which makes them better suited for ESL classroom or lab work.
"Your English"
"Your English" podcasts are exercises that enable you to memorize vocabulary and useful expressions. Go to a different page for "Your English" podcasts.
QualityTime-ESL Podcasts of Season One deal with...
QT-ESL 3 "The Simple Present & the Simple Past"
QT-ESL 4 "The Simple Past Part 1"
QT-ESL 5 "The Simple Past Part 2"
QT-ESL SELF-TEST 1 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 1-5)
The scripts and worksheets of the above episodes are offered as free downloads. The scripts of other podcasts can be purchased in the store.
QT-ESL 6 "The Simple Past vs. the Present Perfect"
QT-ESL 7 "To Want Someone to Do Something"
QT-ESL 8 "To Expect Someone to Do Something"
QT-ESL SELF-TEST 2 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 6-10)
QT-ESL 12 "Different Uses of the Present Tense Part 1"
QT-ESL 13 "Different Uses of the Present Tense Part 2"
QT-ESL SELF-TEST 3 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 11-15)
QT-ESL 16 "Simple Defectives Part 1"
QT-ESL 17 "Simple Defectives Part 2"
QT-ESL SELF-TEST 4 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 16-20)
QT-ESL 23 "Avoiding Frequent Mistakes" Part 1
QT-ESL 24 "Sound of the Letter -i- Part 1"
QT-ESL 25 "Sound of the Letter -i- Part 2"
QT-ESL SELF-TEST 5 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 21-25)
QT-ESL 28 "Avoiding Frequent Mistakes 2"
QT-ESL 29 "Asking Questions 2"
QT-ESL 31 "Compound Defectives"
QT-ESL SELF-TEST 6 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 26-30)
QT-ESL 32 "Asking Questions 3"
QT-ESL 33 "To Like-Need Someone to Do Something"
QT-ESL SELF-TEST 7 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 31-35)
QT-ESL 39 "Asking Questions 4"
QT-ESL 40 "Interested in & Used to"
QT-ESL SELF-TEST 8 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 35-40)
SCRIPTS AND WORKSHEETS ARE AVAILABLE…
all 70 podcasts of the two series with their scripts and worksheets on a CD
all the scripts and worksheets of the 70 podcasts of the two series in a dowbloadable zip file
"QualityTime-ESL: The Digital Resource Book" includes all the podcasts, scripts and worksheets together with 1,500 files of exercises and keys, audio and video.
