A Ghostly Dictation and Analogies That Build Thinking Skills and Vocabulary

Yoko’s Ghost may be a ghost story. Or it may not.  On this site, you may listen to the story, use the story as a dictation exercise or listen and read along. There’s a mystery to solve, too, that will test your knowledge of human nature more than your knowledge of ghosts.

http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/listening/herethere/18.htm

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Speech pathologist Tracy Boyd from Altoona, Wisconsin, put together this Jeopardy-style analogy game. remember: it was created for native speakers. It may be quite a bit more challenging for ESL students.

http://www.quia.com/cb/7146.htm

“quite a bit” = “much”

If you’re not sure what an analogy is, watch this short, cute video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbXR43hMSV8