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      Recommend audio books
      Submitted by mousey on 11 January, 2009 - 23:44

       

      I'm looking for suitable audio or radio plays in class for teenagers and adults of non-western culture (which means that most students have never heard of e.g. Shakespeare or fairytales), English ability is somewhere lower intermediate to intermediate level.

      I believe the speakers have to be clear and speech must be standard at this level, with only few unusual words. I'm looking for varied material: easy poems, non-fiction, thrillers, detective stories, ghost stories and classics. I'm also looking for audio books suitable for children and lower level students. Clarity is also essential as to be audible and clear over fans and air con - or in places where electricity is not always available, where ripped CD played on MP3 player with tinny speakers may be the only option.

       

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      Amir A. Ravayee
      Books with CDs
      Submitted on 13 January, 2009 - 05:10

       Dear Friend,

      You can try Penguin Readers Levels. These books provide a step-by-step approach to the joy of reading and they come with audio CDs.

      They are published at seven levels:

      Easystarts(200 Words)

      1-Begineer(300 Words)

      2-Elementary(600 Words)

      3-Pre-Intermediate(1200 Words)

      4-Intermediate(1700 Words)

      5-Upper-Intermediate(2300 Words)

      6-Advanced(3000 Words)

      The stories are varied and interesting.

      I hope you find them useful.

      Amir Abbass Ravayee

       

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      amazinanian
      Recommended audio books
      Submitted on 19 January, 2009 - 05:46
      Creativity in the classroom is very impotant . Teachers mut be creative and innovator in creating an alive atmosphere in the class room. Considering student's interests in choosing teaching materials also lead to better class management and excellent

      Dear friend,

      Project Gutenberg, is a very useful site for free electronic books, some of them are in mp3 format, downloadable, you can chose by titles or authors at:

      http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

      Also the folowing site has the topic you are looking for : http://www.readeasily.com/

      You can chose the suitable text and paste it on on your word document , print it for your class.

      Hope you enjoy,

       

      Best wishes

      Ali asghar Mazinanian