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United
Nations Learning Center
Location
& Time
Computers equipped
with English language learning
software are available for self-study in DC2 200A
on Thursdays
and Fridays from 9am-12:00
and from 3pm-5pm.
Available
Resources
The following
programs for English study are installed
on the computers in DC2-200A:
- Live
Action English – A
Beginning level
American English CD-Rom. You may choose one of 12 topics and for each
topic can watch a video, organize written events, listen, interact,
practice verb tenses (present, present progressive, past simple
&
both futures), and complete dictation exercises.
- Grammar
3D – An
lower-intermediate to
advanced level American English CD-Rom. This CD-ROM ncludes 4 levels of
self-study grammar quizzes on the following topics: Adjectives;
Adverbs; Articles; Comparatives, Equatives & Superlatives;
Complementation; Conditionals; Connectors; & Demonstratives.
For
each grammar topic, students can choose a level of difficulty:
- Level 1 =
Beginners / Advanced Beginners (= UN
Programme levels 1-3
- Level 2 =
Advanced Beginners / Intermediate (= UN
Programme levels 3-4)
- Level 3 =
Intermediate / Upper Intermediate (= UN
Programme levels 4-6)
- Level 4 =
Upper Intermediate / Advanced (= UN
Programme levels 6-8)
- Let’s
Do Business: Presentations -
This
British English CD-ROM includes short video clips of effective business
presentations. Lessons include vocabulary-building tasks, grammar
exercises, additional on-line support materials, and a glossary of 6000
business terms.
- Let’s
Do Business: Negotiating - This
British English CD-ROM includes short video clips of authentic business
negotiation situations. Lessons include vocabulary-building tasks,
grammar exercises, additional on-line support materials, and a glossary
of 6000 business terms.
- Let’s
Do Business: Meetings - This
British English CD-ROM includes video clips of authentic business
meeting situations. Lessons include vocabulary building tasks, grammar
exercises, additional on-line support materials, and a glossary of 6000
business terms.
- Let’s
Do Business: Telephoning - This
British English CD-ROM includes video clips of authentic business
telephoning situations. Lessons include vocabulary-building tasks,
grammar exercises, additional on-line support materials, and a glossary
of 6000 business terms.
- Pronunciation
Power 1 - This program includes:
- Lessons: For
all English sounds, you can see how
the lips & the inside of the mouth moves in order to make the
sound. You can also record you own voice and compare to a native
speaker.
- Exercises:
Choose a troublesome English sound and
do exercises to practice.
- Dictionary:
Find words organized by first letter
or by meaning category. Pictures and pronunciation are given.
- Games: Play
games to practice troublesome sounds
and to learn new vocabulary.
- Pronunciation
Power 2 - A continuation of
Pronunciation Power 1 with similar exercises, but at a more advanced
level.
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