Things to Do: May 2008 Archives

We're on a bit of a spoken English kick at the moment - what with the recent publication of our new Talk a Lot course book (and a second one in the pipeline!) - so we were particularly pleased to find this BBC site that's dedicated to helping English students improve their pronunciation.

Click here to go there now:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/pron/spelling/index.shtml

And while you're at it, why not download all 147 pages of our brand new Talk a Lot book...

Click below to get your own absolutely free copy of our latest book, which is packed full of engaging lessons that will help students learn grammar, vocabulary, stress and pronunciation:

http://www.englishbanana.com/talk-a-lot-spoken-english-course-e1-home.html

If you like U2 and want to hear some the latest African artists this is the album for you! Check out the blurb:

"In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 features brand-new covers of classic U2 songs by Grammy Award-winning and up-and-coming African artists including Angelique Kidjo, Les Nubians, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Vieux Farka Toure, Vusi Mahlasela and the Soweto Gospel Choir."

Our favourite track at the moment is "Love is Blindness" (from the group's superlative 1991 album, Achtung Baby). And the best part is that you can listen to the whole album free of charge here:

http://music.download.com/inthenameofloveafricacelebratesu2/3600-8747_32-101126393.html?tag=MDL_genre_door
 

This is a great little game that looks deceptively simple but will have you scratching your head in meditative contemplation in no time! Enjoy...

Click here to play Sling Jumper now!

Have you used our online picture dictionary yet? Click here to try it out now.

There are photos of lots of everyday objects and when you move your mouse over the photo the name of each item in English appears.

An easy way to learn more vocabulary!

There are also 6 .PDF quizzes so that you can test yourself or your class.

Let us know how you get on! Click here to contact us...

Scott is by far the best DJ on radio at the moment. His drive-time show on BBC Radio 1 (every weekday between 4-7pm) is the most entertaining show around. There's always something new and funny going on, and it frequently has us in stitches (i.e. makes us laugh rather a lot!). If you want to find out for yourself - and we know that you will! - listen live on Radio 1 or online today.

You can find out all about Scott here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/scottmills/

Or download his daily podcast here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/mills/

If you become a Mills addict after a few listens - and we guarantee that you will - you'll have to check into the Unofficial Mills online sanctuary for all things - and we mean all things - Mills-related.

Scott recently introduced a new singing sensation to the UK in the form of New Zealand songstress Wing. There is currently a high-profile Facebook campaign aiming to get her to number one in the charts in the UK (singing Mariah Carey's "Hero"). Discover the magic voice of Wing for yourself on YouTube as she sings ABBA's "Mama Mia" in her own unique way:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9ZdTnJ9X9Y

The sound of a woman who really enjoys what she does!

Listen to Scott every day - it's the best thing on radio at the moment.

Great news! We're proud to unveil 50 brand new games for summer 2008 on English Banana.com. Click below to visit the new games page now:

http://www.englishbanana.com/50-new-games-summer-2008.html

There are some absolutely brilliant new games! Our favourite at the moment is Spider Monkey...

...although this could change as we play the rest over the next few days! You'll have to try them all for yourself to find out which one you love the most!