Other Resources
As well as taking classes with Jayne, it might be a good idea to use your English between classes.
Here are some of Jayne’s suggestions….
Adults
Read
Choose a book lower than your level in English. Keep a notebook and write new words and phrases with explanations. Use this English in our next class.
Talk
Find a friend with a similar level and have a 10-minute phone chat with them once or twice a week.
Watch
As a family, you could watch a film in English with subtitles: children’s films are brilliant for this. Try Shrek, Inside out or Peter Rabbit.
There are also many people doing excellent videos on YouTube.
Here are Jayne’s favourites.
Canadian Bob English (Learn English Travel and Tourism Vocabulary and Phrases)
Youtube
Oxford English Online.
Youtube
MMMMEnglish with Emma Confidence Coach.
Youtube
Listen
Short podcasts are fantastic for improving your listening skills.
BBC 6-minute English
Newspaper
A Cup of English
Anna speaks slowly in this interesting and short podcast (also available on YouTube). Find it on iTunes.
Youtube
Contact Jayne
Children
Read
Choose a book in English that’s easy for them. Buy them a notebook and get them to write new words and phrases with explanations. They can ask Jayne about anything they don’t understand in their next class.
Watch
Wild Animal Chronicles: introducing young teenage students to the orangutans of Borneo or the penguins of Antarctica. Find on the National Geographic Website
Tv
Listen
Children’s Fun Story Time is an excellent podcast
Or search for classic stories read in English like Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.