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English Resources: Lesson 1-4: Spring Semester

This document provides information about learning English and resources for improving English skills. It estimates the number of hours needed to progress between levels of the Common European Framework. It also defines the Japanese concept of "ikegai" and includes sections on pronunciation, American and British accents, free learning resources and apps, books, and conversation starters.

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English Resources: Lesson 1-4: Spring Semester

This document provides information about learning English and resources for improving English skills. It estimates the number of hours needed to progress between levels of the Common European Framework. It also defines the Japanese concept of "ikegai" and includes sections on pronunciation, American and British accents, free learning resources and apps, books, and conversation starters.

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English

Resources
Lesson 1-4: Spring Semester

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How long does it take to learn English?
Level of English (CEFR) Number of hours of instruction
Zero to A1 70 hours
A1 to A2 150 hours
A2 to B1 300 hours
B1 to B2 200 hours
B2 to C1 200 hours
C1 to C2 200 hours

Source: Common European Framework of Reference for


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Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR)
Ikegai: a Japanese concept
referring to something, big or
small, that gives a person a sense
of purpose or a reason for living.

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Pronunciation and Accents

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Pronunciation Review
How to pronounce -s and -ed endings

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Pronouncing -s / -es endings Pronouncing -ed ending
Previous sound: Ending sound Previous sound: Ending sound
Is unvoiced + /s/ Is unvoiced + /t/
Is voiced + /z/ Is voiced + /d/
Ends in + /Iz/ Ends in /t/ or /d/? + /Id/
(“-s, -z, -sh, -ch, -g, -j”) + 1 syllable! + 1 syllable!

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American accents from all 50 states

What American accent


would you have? Try
out this quiz!
The U.S. Dialect Quiz:
How Y’all, Youse and
You Guys Talk

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British accents
What British accent
would you have? Try
out this quiz!
The British-Irish
Dialect Quiz - The
New York Times

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English Resources and Games

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Visit The Free Learning List
to explore useful and
Popular and free interesting resources, like:
educational resources 1. Crash Course (Youtube)
2. Khan Academy
In the English information space 3. edX
4. Project Free TV
5. Radiolab (Podcast)
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Anki App https://www.ankiapp.com/

Do you need help memorizing vocabulary


words?

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Let’s practice
circumlocution!
App: Heads Up

https://www.ellentube.com/apps-games#heads-up

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Let’s practice
circumlocution!
App: alias

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id
=com.greylab.alias&hl=zu&gl=RU

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Blank on Blank Blank on Blank
Famous Names. Lost Interviews. New - YouTube
animated shorts.

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Recommended Books
1. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
2. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
3. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
4. Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare
a. You can see it performed live here: https://www.digitaltheatre.com/on-demand/7226
5. How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster
6. Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
7. The Defining Decade by Meg Jay
8. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

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Random
Conversation Starters
Question
Generator
We sat on the bench until late at night,
just shooting the breeze.

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