WISE Approach to Learning English

October 25, 2017

                       The WISE Approach
               World, Interesting, Social, Extensive
               Lifelong Learning and Usage of English
                            with Jeff Lebow
                         jefflebow@gmail.com

In these times of rapid technical and cultural change, we are all required to continue developing skills (language and otherwise) for new and evolving demands in our personal and professional lives.  This presentation will share ways that students can enjoy improving and using communicative English skills throughout their lives.  Below are some of the resources and activities shared during this presentation.  For a more comprehensive list that includes links, visit EnglishwithJeff.com/wise2017

READING RESOURCES GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/young-adult    Reviews, recommendations, ‘best of’ lists,  and discussions of recent books Wonder Review    Books for ESL Readers in Middle School StoryBird    Storybird.com Allows users to make their own visual stories using contributed illustrations. Thousands of user generated stories to read and discuss. Seven Ways to Survive School    Worst Enemy, Best Friend TeenReads.com http://www.teenreads.com/reviews    Book reviews, author interviews, and reading lists. Girls Life   http://www.girlslife.com/ AImed at teen girls - full text of stories on style, health, advice, entertainment, and fun. How to have a productive lazy day     5 signs your friendship has turned toxic Soompi   http://www.soompi.com/   AllKpop  https://www.allkpop.com Kpop celebrity news and very active discussion forums 10 Things You May Not Have Known About BTOB Kangnam Apologizes To 9MUSES’s Kyungri And Sam Okyere Over Comments Made On TV TWICE Continues To Top Oricon Charts In Japan With New Sales Milestone Bugsy biting Siwon revealed to have affected his military service SECHSKIES’s Kim Jae Duk And H.O.T’s Tony Ahn Recall Legendary Fight Between Their Fans Most Likable and Least Likable Members in Your Bias Groups?? Jin should leave BTS Search for Facebook Groups of Interest;  Kpop  Young Adult Books,  Cooking in Korea

VOCABULARY BUILDING Quizlet.com - Create your own vocabulary sets or copy from millions of existing ones. All sets  includes flashcards, study mode, quizzes, and games. Examples:  수능   Kpop Words    Classcard.net - Korea-based site similar to Quizlet with sets for most Korean textbooks. 수능    고교영어2 영어교과서 YBM 신정현(검정) 레슨 4    Memrise.com - fewer activities, but a great tool for keeping track of which words you’ve learned or not. TOEFL Essential Words   350 Idioms, Sayings and Slang    English is Fun!

LISTENING PRACTICE ELLLO (English Listening Lesson Library Online) http://www.elllo.org/     Thousands of authentic conversations with native and non-native English speakers plus quizzes and activities Love At First Site     How Annoying   Make-up   Love of Shopping TalkEnglish.com  http://www.talkenglish.com   Dozens of English conversations and listening activities Lyrics Training - http://www.lyricstraining.com Using popular English  songs to practice language skills Just The Way You Are      Sugar      Let It Go YouTube Tips Fun Study: Schmoop   Crash Course   Khan Academy    Ancient Egypt    Leonardo DiCaprio & The Nature of Reality Search for other topics of interest: shopping haul, skin care routine, unboxing, teen talk, how to cook… Examples Charlotte Cho's Travel Skin Care Routine Makeup Shopping & Haul in Myeongdong Unboxing Wanna One 워너원 If We Were a Season | 우리가 계절이라면 How to make Korean Ramen Marutv.com TIps:  Activate CC, Change Speed, Open Transcript - search words, listen & repeat, subscribe to users, make playlists

SPEAKING PRACTICE Use speech recognition tools like Google Voice Typing or Google Translate to check your pronunciation. Click here for the Pronunciation Practice Document Practice Sentences It's really too late to wait. If we flee, we will be free. She won't want to walk there Please sit in the soft seat. What's the lowdown on the raw fish law? There were very many berries in the valley. Sue went to the zoo and saw some sheep There was a lot of pressure to measure the major explosion. Pronunciation Practice Handout - Minimal Pairs, Sentences, Paragraph Minimal Pairs with Audio Recordings: Consonants  Vowels : Sentences