Earth, Ocean, and Space

Earth, Ocean, and Space

Earth

10 Things You Never Knew About The Earth

Inside an Antarctic Time Machine

 Earth from Space

The last place on Earth… without life

Iceberg is twice the size of Atlanta

How Much Longer Can Earth Support Life?

New Zealand’s 'dramatic' ice loss could lead to severe decline of glaciers

Biosphere 2: An American Space Odyssey - Retro Report

Giant crater found in Siberia near 'end of world'

Ocean

How big is the ocean? - Scott Gass

Robert Ballard: The astonishing hidden world of the deep ocean

Could Dangerous Underwater Volcano in Caribbean Cause a US Tsunami?

Hidden 'Ocean' Discovered Deep Underground Near Earth's Core

Moon

No, the Moon Won't Turn Green on Wednesday

Super Blood Moon eclipse on night of September 28, 2015

When to watch the closest supermoon

'Blood moon' will be a sight to behold during total lunar eclipse

Full Pink Moon: ‘Blood Moon’ on April 15 Along with Lunar Eclipse

Catching the summer of supermoons

ScienceCasts: A Summer of Super Moons

Traces of another world found on the Moon

New Planets

Three new planets found, and one orbits a 'twin' of our sun

A galaxy full of Earths?

Dazzling supernova mystery solved

Meet Earth 2.0: Kepler 452b revealed as most similar planet to our own ever found with a 'substantial opportunity' for life

Kepler astronomers discover ancient star with five Earth-size planets

NASA's Kepler Discovers First Earth-Size Planet 

In The 'Habitable Zone' of Another Star

Alien Planets Like Earth [2014 Documentary] NEW

Telescope

'Fast' & vast: China building world's largest 500-meter radio telescope

Black Holes

Black Holes & Wormholes

The International Space Station

The International Space Station: Together is the Future

International Space Station Tour 2012 

Mars

Skywatching Mars: 2016 Is A Great Time! | Video

NASA confirms that liquid water flows on Mars

Nasa scientists find evidence of flowing water on Mars

People will live on Mars and never come back Full Documentary

Mars hopefuls ponder life without families, favorite foods

Scientists have compiled the most comprehensive map of Mars we’ve ever seen

Mars 2020 rover will pave the way for future manned missions

NASA's next Mars rover will make oxygen, look for farmland

Sun

Secrets of the Sun / Nova HD 1080p

The Universe

For the First Time, We Have a Detailed Model of the Universe

Mission of Rosetta

Rosetta and Its Mission

'We're in orbit!' Rosetta becomes first spacecraft to orbit comet

Spacecraft enters comet's orbit

Rosetta probe to explore human origins

Could Rosetta unlock Earth's secrets?

Pluto
Blue skies and mysterious RED water ice: Nasa reveals 'gorgeous' conditions on Pluto in stunning new images


UFOs

NASA TV

Watch NASA TV Live

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Translation

TranscULturAL: A Journal of Translation and Cultural Studies

(2008~2015)

Compilation and Translation Review 

(2008-2016)

Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage

林語堂當代漢英詞典

Free Translation.com (Text and Web Translation)

Google Translation

Romanization Comparison Chart

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Bibilomania

A collocation of fiction, short stories, poetry, drama,
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5 Classic Novels Everyone Should Read

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100 Great Short Stories

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Just Books Read Aloud/
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea - Jules Verne Disney Story
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36 Life Changing Poems Everyone Should Read

“MCMXIV” by Philip Larkin

"If" by Rudyard Kipling
"Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe
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Psychology Today
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The Economist

Forbes

Money

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The London Magazine

The Atlantic
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Adventist HealthCare & You

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Discover
National Geographic

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Smithsonian Magazine

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Student Times

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Newspapers

United States newspapers by state

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Articles

Keys to Self-esteem and Self-love

21 Ways to Be a Great Family

How to Improve Your Memory

10 Hollywood Heroes to Inspire You

 Articles in Easy, Unerstandable 

for ESL Learners

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Your First Year of College: 25 Strategies and Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive Your Freshman Year and Beyond

College Survival Skills

The Tips You Need to Survive College

Real Life College Survival Skills for College Freshmen

Your First Year of College: 25 Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive Your Freshman Year

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Reading Material

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Jokes

Jokes4us.com

The Joke Archives
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Stories

14 Real-Life Romantic Stories That Top "The Notebook"

The Winepress

The Chapel

The Metro

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Cliff Notes

SparkNotes

Online Listening and Viewing

Online Listening and Viewing

Audible Stories

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VOA Learning English---American Stories

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Poem.hunter.com

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ELLLO (English Listening Lesson Library Online)
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Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab
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English Listening Lessons (Oxford Online English)
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English Listening: Explore, Listen, Understand

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HowStuffWorks
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Videojug

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CNN Student News/Quick Guides & Transcripts

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TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
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Audio Dialogues with Scripts

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Video Sparknotes

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Speakaboos

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Listen and Read Along

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American Stories for English Learners

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American Rhetoric - Top 100 Speeches - Text and MP3 Streams

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Vocabulary 
(Fruits, Men's Clothing, Pets, Religion, Sea Animals)

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Films from General Electric

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ICRT Online

The Student Standard

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Why I keep speaking up, even when people mock my accent
How to Speak with Confidence

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Self-introduction

Present Yourself

Examples of Self-introduction

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Free Time and Hobbies

How to Talk About Your Free Time and Hobbies in English

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Education
Getting a job - How to talk about your education
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Food

Food, Cooking & Catering

Five Common Mistakes When Talking about Food

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Mistakes and Regrets

How to Talk about Mistakes and Regrets 

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Complaining

5 useful expressions to complain in English politely -

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Negotiation
How to negotiate in English: Vocabulary, expressions, and questions to save you $$$
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Fashion
How to talk about fashion in English
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Stress

How to Talk about Stress

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Films
How to Talk About Films in English – Video Lesson
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Home

Talking About Your Home - How to Describe Your Home in English

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Hometown

Describe Your Hometown in English

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Travel English

160 English Dialogues for Travelling and Tourism

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Medical English

Medical English - Hospital English - Free English Lesson

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First Aid Vocabulary 

Learn First Aid Vocabulary in English – It could save your life!

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Visiting a Doctor

English Vocabulary for Visiting a Doctor

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Diet and Health

Words to talk about DIET and HEALTH 

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Topics

250 Conversation Starters

Interesting Conversation Topics

50 Interesting Conversation Topics To Talk About With Anyone

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Exams

English Speaking Exam

Exam Speaking Tasks: Describe a Photo or Picture

Exam Speaking Tasks: Discussion

Exam Speaking Tasks: Information Gap Activity

Exam Speaking Tasks: Tell a Story or Personal Anecdote

Exam Speaking Tasks: Oral Presentation

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Contest

English Speaking Contest of National College Students

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Methods & Skills

Conversation Skills – Learn new words and keep a conversation going!

14 Methods for Improving Your Spoken English Without a Speaking Partner

For Excellent English Speaking: 

Rule No. 1 Study Phrases, Not Individual Words

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Topic Discussion

How to talk about a topic intelligently

How to discuss a topic in a group

How To Talk About Sensitive Topics In English

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Alcohol and Drinking

Talking about Alcohol & Drinking in English -- 

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Phrases for discussions in English

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Presentation

How to give a presentation in English

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How to Discuss Charts and Graphs in English

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Fillers

How to use right filler words or 'gap words' in English conversation

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English Conversation - 

Learn English Speaking [English Subtitles] Lesson 03

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Let’s Learn English: Speaking Practice

Lesson 37: Let’s Agree to Disagree

Lesson 46: May I Borrow That?

Lesson 50: Back to School

Lesson 51: A Good Habit

Lesson 52: Taking Chances

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Speaking Situations – Low Beginning to Advanced

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Ask for Things
How to Ask for Things in English
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Interrupt a Conversation

How to politely interrupt a conversation

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Daily ESL:
Conversation Starters for English Students

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Oxford Online English:
Free Spoken Lessons
https://www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/free-spoken-english-lessons
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Speaking lessons on communication skills

(Including greeting, … introducing people, 

ability, permission, talking about favorite things, … 

expressing shock and disbelief, … cause and effect, … 

defining concepts, etc.) 

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English Speaking Basics

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Phrases and Idioms
Sections 1 to 10 
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Shopping Expressions

(BBC)

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Weather
Weather Words: How to Talk About the Weather in English with the Perfect Vocabulary

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Food

25 Delicious Phrases for Talking About Food in English

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Films

HOW TO TALK ABOUT FILMS IN ENGLISH

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News

English Conversation – Learning and Talking About World News

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Expressions

Greeting and General Things

College Related Topics

Health, Dating, Marriage

Guys, Girls, and Sports

Feelings and Emotions

Family, Children and Friends

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Love

What are the other ways to say I LOVE YOU?

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Criticism and Compliments

How to give criticism and compliments

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Sympathy

How to Find the Right Words to Express Sympathy in English

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Applause

6 Different ways to ask for Applause

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Thank You

112 Phrases for Saying Thank You in Any Situation

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Hurry Up

Polite Ways to Say Hurry Up › For employers, parents and more…

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Condolence

How to express condolence in English

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Bad News

Responding to Bad News in English

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Joke

Three Ways to Respond to a Funny Joke in English

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Job Interview

Interview English Lessons

Great Answers to 8 Common English Job Interview Questions
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Public Speaking

27 Useful Tips To Overcome Your Fear Of Public Speaking

20 Public Speaking Tips of the Best TED Talks

12 Tips for Public Speaking─Forbes

A former child prodigy who gave 100 speeches

before turning 13 shares 3 public speaking tips.

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