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Charles Kelly has created a series of 24 listening lessons on the pronunciation of American English. Users are able to listen to dictation, to compare similar sounds, and quiz themselves once they are comfortable with what they are hearing. This Web site requires Flash (version 4 or newer).

COSTI provides youth and adult employment services to recent Canadian immigrants and refugees residing in the Greater Toronto Area, in addition to a range of educational and social services.

This Web site provides 13 lessons in English pronunciation, each with QuickTime movies, MP3 lessons, and PDF files. The following computer programs are required to use the lessons completely: QuickTime, Shockwave, and Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The official site for the IELTS test - an internationally recognized direct English language assessment governed by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia, and the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations.

Internet English Resources offers self-study grammar, reading, listening activities for ESL students to help study English as a Second Language.

This self-directed ESL Web site contains 14 units, covering a wide range of topics. Each unit contains a number of listening quizzes, as well as vocabulary lists with pronunciation on audio files. The quizzes and vocabulary lists come with accompanying preparatory and study questions. This Web site requires Basic (free) RealPlayer.

Includes materials for teachers, parents, and learners. Lesson plans, online resources, and materials available for printing.

Contains answers to commonly asked questions such as "Where can I get my English assessed to take ESL classes?", " What is Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada?", and "What are first language literacy programs?". Also contains links to other online resources.

The official site for the IELTS test - an internationally recognized direct English language assessment governed by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia, and the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations.

Official portal for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Provides information for test-takers on registration and preparation for the test.