i) Note-taking in the listening activity: This activity can be done in the classroom in which teachers play the audio without the transcript. While listening to the audio, learners have to jot down the points. Then learners in pairs can have a short discussion, comparing each other notes. To reward their efforts, teachers give them the comprehension question to be answered. This can enhance learners' listening and writing skills at the same time. If there is no internet access in the classroom, teachers can download the audio at home before introducing the lesson.   

ii) Speaking activity: Teacher asks students to work in pairs and choose the topic that they like. They need to listen to the conversation from the audio and pay attention to the pronunciation and the tone of the speakers. Then teacher can ask students to practice speaking using the transcript given 

iii) Summary writing activity: Students listen to the audio and write a brief description or summary to conclude the main points of the audio.

iv) Self-study / do-it-yourself activity: Students are encouraged to do one or more the exercises at home and share their work in the next lesson.

Who are the learners?

1. Secondary school students in Malaysian context who have basic knowledge on how to use computers
2. 13-17 years old.
3. Suits to all levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) as various activities based on different level of proficiency are provided

What I like about this site:

1. It is free for those who are interested in learning English and available on iTunes and iPhone application as well!

2. The materials ( videos / audios) provided are based on variety of accents and cultural backgrounds according to the geographical area. Therefore, learners are exposed to wider context of using authentic English across the world, at the same time develop their cultural understanding of other cultures because various topics are covered. 

5. This website involves combination of multiple skills, which are listening (good for the auditory learners), reading and writing (the transcript), speaking (with the correct pronunciation) and the visual through videos (good for the visual learners)

6. This website also provides printed materials (exercises and vocabulary sections) and downloadable audios that can help teachers in designing the lesson and they could do material adaptation in order to suit the learners' context.

7. Several ads that are based on educational purpose at the sidebar of the website are quite helpful and useful for learners to extend their language learning.

8. All the lessons are based on different proficiency levels, therefore teachers could apply differentiation in which lower level learners can be given the topic that is less difficult compared to the advanced learners, thus motivate them to be responsible for their own learning. 

What are the limitations?

1. Even though the activities based on the proficiency levels, but there are no categories to be chosen. So teachers need to find them by themselves and this consume the time.

2. It is not really systematic because there are no specific themes / fields for the resources(eg: history, environment, sports etc)

3. Sometimes too many ads provided can make the website less attractive

4. We have tried to use this website in the class, but because of the problem with the internet connection, some parts of the website are missing and the setting and layout are mess up, making the lesson turned to be boring, thus can reduce the motivation to learn in an enjoyable way.

Further suggestions:
i) Fun Easy English: this website mainly focuses on the basic English knowledge and teaching tips, its courses include pronunciation, grammar, idioms, slang, writing, tests and much more. Most of those courses are launched in Video format, in addition with text scripts and pictures. There are two columns of educational link at the sidebar; one for students and the others for teachers.

ii) Learn English: With an over 11 years history, Learn English Free Online is an abundant website for EFL/ESL learners and teachers. You can learn vocabulary with the related pictures, you can get some English learning tips, you can do some dictation to enhance your spelling and listening skills, learn the British culture and take some funny test, and so on.

You just need a computer with internet access, then visit some English learning websites and try to design the lesson for your students without paying any money. It sounds cool, right?

~Because English is FUN! :) ~

1. Context

The topics are designed for Australian context which is maybe meaningful for the Australian learners but for the learners from other countries learning English, sometimes they might find that it is very hard to contextualise the lesson as they do not have the schemata of particular topics.  

2. Listening text

The English words used in the audio or video are sometimes quite difficult to be understood as it might be because of influences from the context itself in terms of the accents, the tone and the speed of the speaker talking. This can make learners become confused to figure out what the speaker is trying to say, thus demotivating them to learn as the listening text is quite difficult  for them. In addition, there is no any audio or video transcription given as guidelines even for the teachers to assist the learning process

3. Navigation

There is no any go back button. Therefore, you just need to click the underlined link provided from a disclaimer saying that "This is an archived website that was produced by Screen Australia Digital Learning. See all Digital Learning websites." for each site that you have log on to return to the main menu

Further Suggestions:
i) Breaking News English: Free ready-to-use EFL / ESL lesson plans in Word and PDF. Graded news articles, listening, podcast, and communicative activities.
ii) EnglishRaven: Clear and precise information on teaching methodology and techniques plus a whole host of resources for teaching reading skills, vocabulary, phonics and more.
iii) BBC Learning English: Excellent site with lots of teaching and learning resources for both teachers and students including lesson based on animation production.
iv) its-teacher: This site includes an online magazine for teachers of English, 400+ interactive exercises, a free community site for subscribers' students and lots more.

~Because English is FUN :) ~

# Teachers can encourage learners to use hint provided if they could not listen to the audio properly, for example because of the word pronunciation and different accents that have been used.

How the task can be carried out?

# The web-based lesson like this can be used in the class but I would rather say that it is more likely suitable for the outside classroom activity, such as learners do it as their self-study at home, thus fostering autonomous learning.

# If teachers need extra information for online training, this Russell Stannard's website is very worth to opt for as all the steps involved for the task are visually and clearly presented. Teacher themselves might be interested to show to the class at the beginning of the lesson before asking learners to do the actual task. 

What are the learning style that have involved?

# Flemming's VAK: This site is useful especially for the auditory learners as the repetition of the words is involved

# Multiple Intelligences: Involve linguistic intelligence in which students need to listen and type the words in their target language correctly, thus enhancing their language skills.

Who are the learners?

# Secondary school students whose the age range is from 13-17 years old (in Malaysian context)

# This site is also suits all levels, even for the weakers' because through the same audio text, there are different tasks can be carried out according to the language ability levels, for example the blank mode require learners to fill in the blanks, full mode in which learners write the words in full and the quick mode for those who are at the beginners level as they only need to write the first sound of a word.
# Learners can move from one level to another and challenge themselves to complete the task.

What are the advantages?

1. Improve multiple skills

Example:
Song: When You Believe by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey

Instruction:
1. Select the mode. Here we choose the beginner level. 

Enter = Play/Pause

What kind of the learning style that involves? 

# Gardener's Multiple Intelligences:

--> learners are allowed to learn in their own best ways based on their preferences. For example:

i) Musical intelligence: Learners who perceive and appreciate rhythm, pitch and melody will learn the language better through music and songs as they enjoy the lesson to the fullest. This activity fosters a relaxed but motivating and productive classroom atmosphere.

ii) Linguistic intelligence: Learners with high verbal-linguistic intelligence display a facility with words and languages and through this tool, they tend to learn best by memorizing the lyrics.

Who are the learners?

# Secondary school Malaysian students whose mostly first language is not English

# Beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of English 

# Age range: from 13 - 17 years old

What are the advantages?

Learners will engage more in the lesson as they can enjoy the songs and music played at the same time. Learners can choose their favourite song as well. Different songs chosen will increase learners' exposure to different accents and expressions from all over the world.

2. A beneficial and challenging task

The task is quite challenging as learners need to complete the missing words between the lyrics after listening to the song which can be in different accents and speed. Therefore, this step requires both writing and listening skills, particularly relates to the vocabulary used and how certain words are pronounced. However, hint is also provided to help them.

3. Great for motivation

It is also great for motivation because similarly to playing games online, learners will be given the point for completing the blanks. The more they do the exercises and completing them correctly, the more scores they will get and the higher rank they could go because they do not only test themselves but also compete with each other or even people from all over the world that have joined this site.

4. Foster autonomous learning

This is applicable if learners are willing to try at home because by practicing do-it-yourself exercise, they will learn better as they need to figure out the sentence pattern, the words' sound or the vocabulary that they do not understand by themselves. This will help to develop the language skills while also morphing the task of learning into an enjoyable hobby.

What are the limitations?

1. Limited access to internet

For the school where computer facilities are limited, it can create tension to teachers to conduct the lesson. Learners who do not have computer at home also will not be able to do this task as homework.

2. Inappropriate songs
There are some songs plus video clips that are not really suitable in Malaysian context for example, in terms of the words use (harsh and foul words) and how the singers act out in the clips (eg: public display of affection)

Further suggestion:

i) tefltunes.com: An amazing website that is suitable for teachers who are interested in planning the grammar lesson using songs. There are some free lessons provided apart from the subscribed ones.

~Because English is FUN! :) ~