English Central

Google Ventures, Atlas Ventures, and other investors founded English Central and hope to become the leading English language learning site on the Internet for both computer and mobile users. Enrollment is free. All you have to do is provide your name, email address, and make a password. (Enroll here: https://secure.englishcentral.com/ja/register)
You can also choose the level of difficulty: easy, medium, and hard. Each video shows the text of what's being spoken. You can also set the audio to play slower and/or repeat. After the video finishes, you can choose to check out other videos, try the video in Quiz Mode, or interact with the video by repeating each line. (You will need a microphone to fully interact with the videos.)

If you choose to interact with the video, it will check your English and give you some feedback. In quiz mode, some words will be hidden. You will need to speak the missing words. If you click on the blank space, the missing word will pop up and you can practice the pronunciation of the whole word or just the consonants and vowels that are used in the word. The pop-up also gives the meaning of the word and an example of usage.

The best thing about English Central is that if you change the language interface from English to Japanese, you can see a translation of the English text in Japanese. In the quiz mode, you can also choose to show only English, only Japanese, both English and Japanese, or show no text at all.
If you want some help on how to set up your own account with English Central, please ask me in class. I will be very happy to help you out! See you in class!
Chip
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