Using Technology to Support Skill-Based Activities
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Discussion Group Using Technology to Support Skill-Based Activities |
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Christine Bauer-Ramazani |
Mary Ellen Butler-Pascoe | |
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How can we use technology to integrate skills-based
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K-12 | Content-Based ESL Learning & Teaching Resources | Reading | Vocabulary | Writing | Grammar | Listening | Speaking | Pronunciation | Adult Education/Basic Skills and VESL Software | Quizzes | WebQuests | Games | Software Resources | ||
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Software |
Publisher |
| Christine's Useful Links to
TESL/CALL Web Sites -- K-12: http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/k-12_links.htm |
National Inspirer | Tom Snyder Productions |
| Skewl
Sites: http://www.beacom.com/skewl/index.htm -- a site created by teachers for teachers to identify the best K-12 websites. |
International Inspirer | Tom Snyder Productions |
| English as a
Foreign/Second Language in Secondary Education: Materials and links for
Teaching and Learning: http://www.isabelperez.com/ -- a wealth of materials, exercises, and interactive quizzes by Isabel Perez Torres (and others) |
Oregon Trail, Yukon Trail, Amazon Trail, Africa Trail | The Learning Company/Riverdeep |
| Riverdeep Interactive
Learning: http://www.riverdeep.net/ -- A premier provider of comprehensive K-12 eLearning solutions offering comprehensive courseware and supplemental curricula over the Internet and CD-ROM.. |
Reader Rabbit Series | The Learning Company/River deep |
| CyberGuides http:/www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html The state of California has put teacher lesson plans for language arts and literature, grades K-12 on the web. | KidPix Studio Deluxe | The Learning Company/Riverdeep |
| DiscoverySchool.com
http://school.discovery.com/teachers/ -- a comprehensive web site containing pages for Students, Teachers, and Parents, including K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 lesson plans, teaching tools (a Quiz Center, Web Safaris, etc. |
Discis--Kids can read | Discis Knowledge Resource |
| School World Internet Education http://www.schoolworld.asn.au/ -- interactive internet projects | The Great Ocean Rescue (simulation, game) | Tom Snyder Productions |
| Choosing Children's
Software--Reviews http://www.choosingchildrenssoftware.com/review.asp> -- free reviews; possibility to subscribe to free weekly newsletter at www.ComputingWithKids.com. |
The Great Solar System Rescue | Tom Snyder Productions |
| Kathy Schrock's Guide
for Educators http://www.capecod.net/schrockguide/> -- for elementary, middle school, high school ESL; classified list of sites on the internet of interest to teachers. |
Kidspiration | Inspiration Software, Inc. |
| KidsReads.com
http://www.kidsreads.com/ -- Children's/Adolescents' books on the web (full text) from Dr. Seuss to Jules Verne, Write to the Author, Newsletter, Reading Lists, Reviews, Polls, Trivia, and more |
Storybook Weaver Deluxe | The Learning Company/Riverdeep |
| MightyBook.com
http://www.mightybook.com/ -- Books are read aloud to child. Phrases being read are highlighted as they are read. |
Imagination Express | Edmark/Riverdeep |
| StoryPlace
http://%20www.storyplace.org/ -- (Choice of Spanish as well as English.) Interactive and printable activities in addition to being a site where children can have books read to them. |
Rainbow | Curriculum Associates |
| TESOL CALL-IS Resources:
K-12v http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~call/cgi-bin/links/links.cgi |
Curious Creatures | Curriculum Associates |
| The Global Schoolhouse
http://www.gsn.org/ Provides collaborative online learning activities, 700+ projects on wide variety of topics, including live expeditions & geography games. K-12. |
Longman's Children's Picture Dictionary | Pearson Education Limited |
| Story Place http://www.storyplace.org/ -- Children's digital Library |
English+Kids | Edusoft |
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Destination Reading™ Course 1: Emergent Literacy and Phonemic Awareness
(pre-K-1) http://www.riverdeep.net/products/destination_reading/dr_crs1.jhtml |
Riverdeep | |
| Web Sites |
Software |
Publisher |
| ESL Teaching and Learning
Sites: http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/esl_teaching_learning_sites.htm |
Geography (simulations, non-ESL): National Inspirer (U.S.), International Inspirer; African Inspirer; Asia Inspirer | Tom Snyder Productions |
| Maps http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/maps.htm |
History/Geography (simulations, non-ESL): Oregon Trail; Yukon Trail; Amazon Trail; Africa Trail; Timeliner | MECC or The Learning Company |
| Salem-Keizer Public
Schools in Oregon http://skonline.org/webresources/default.htm --Web Resources and Links for all curriculum areas. |
History: Multimedia World History; Multimedia Factbook; Multimedia U.S. History; | Bureau of Electronic Publishing, Inc. |
| Decisions, Decisions series (simulation, non-ESL)--Feudalism, Immigration, Ancient Empires | Tom Snyder Productions | |
| Teaching About Evolution
and the Nature of Science http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/evolution98/ |
Science: Curious Creatures | Curriculum Associates |
| Internet and Computer
Writing Resources for a Content-Based Curriculum http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/tesol98/home.html -- Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum: Internet/Computer Writing Resources for a Content-Based Curriculum. |
Science: Dave Taylor's Wildlife Reference Library | Ingenuity Works |
| Blue Web'n: A Library of
Blue Ribbon Learning Sites On The Web http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/ -- a compendium of projects for all content areas |
Mathematics: Decimal & Fraction Maze | Great Wave Software |
| SitesALIVE!
http://www.oceanchallenge.com/ -- Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, Geography, World History, Technology |
Social Science:
Imagination Express: Castle, Pyramid Ocean |
Edmark Corporation |
| Social Science: WorldWalker Destination: Australia | Soleil Software | |
| History Channel
Speeches http://historychannel.com/speeches/index.html |
Mathematics: MathKeys | Learning Company |
| Map Machine
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/ |
Mathematics: Math FactMaster | Curriculum Associates |
| Science: Science Works and Workers | Curriculum Associates | |
| Science: Wonders of Learning CD-ROMS | Educational Services | |
| Science: Zurk's Rainforest Lab | Soleil Software | |
| Web Sites |
Software (non-ESL) |
Software (ESL) | |
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Christine's Useful Links to TESL/CALL Web Sites -- Reading:
Mary Ellen's Favorite TESOL Web Site - Reading: |
Microsoft Encarta
Encyclopedia Publisher: Microsoft |
CALLEAP Publisher: Wida Software | |
| Online Newspapers and
Magazines: http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/esl_olnewsmag.htm |
Microsoft
Encarta--Interactive English Learning Publisher: Microsoft |
Core Reading and Vocabulary
Development Publisher: Educational Activities Co. | |
| Search Engines http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/search_engines.htm |
Discis Interactive Books
Series Publisher: Discis Inc. |
Developing Critical Thinking
Skills for Effective Reading Publisher: Merit Audio Visual | |
| Internet Treasure
Hunts http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/esl_treasurehunts.htm |
Harmony Interactive Book
Series Publisher: Harmony Interactive |
Let's Go Publisher: Gessler Educational Software | |
| University of Victoria
English Language Centre; English Language Center Study Zone http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/ |
Imagination Express:
Destinations Publisher: Edmark |
The Lost
Secret Publisher: DynEd International | |
| ESL Blues Pre-intermediate-
high intermediate http://www.collegeem.qc.ca/cemdept/anglais/trouindx.htm |
Kids Phonics II
Publisher: Davidson and Associates |
Speed
Reader Publisher: Knowledge Adventure | |
| Reading Page: Polytechnic
University of Hong Kong http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/reading.htm |
Leap Into
Phonics Publisher: Leap Into Learning, Inc |
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| News Stories: California
Distance Learning Project. News Reports, Vocabulary, Multiple Choice
listening , Sequencing, Drawing Conclusions. http://www.cdlponline.org/cdlp/news.html |
Reader Rabbit’s Learn to Read
Series. Publisher: The Learning Company, Inc. |
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| Virtual Language Centre:
Reading- Polytechnic University of Hong Kong by Chris Greaves http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/ |
Scholastic Literacy Place
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. |
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| ESL: Reading. Internet TESOL
Journal http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Reading/ |
Wiggleworks
Publisher: Scholastic Inc. |
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| The ESL Study Hall (by
Christine Meloni) http://home.gwu.edu/~meloni/gwvcusas/ -- includes READING |
The Ultimate Speed Reader | ||
| English Online Reading
Project http://www.geocities.com/philliptowndrow/ -- Improve their reading comprehension skills in a collaborative learning environment. |
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| Extensive Reading Pages
http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/er/ -- A web site dedicated to exploring all aspects of ER. |
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| Testing Your Reading and
Reading Effectively http://www.tsd.jcu.edu.au/netshare/learn/effreading/testyourself.html -- by James Cook University's Learning Center |
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| CNN Newsroom for ESL
http://lc.byuh.edu/cnn_n/cnn-n_page.html |
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| CNN Interactive http://www.cnn.com/ |
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| USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/ |
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| CRAYON: Create Your Own
Newspaper http://www.crayon.net/ -- students can construct a personalized electronic newspaper, creating an opportunity to read on a regular basis |
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| The Comenius English Language
Center http://www.comenius.com/ -- stories to read followed by automated quizzes or questionnaires to give students immediate feedback |
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Software (non-ESL) | Software (ESL) | |
| Christine's Useful Links to
TESL/CALL Web Sites -- Vocabulary: http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/esl_vocabulary.htm
Mary Ellen's Favorite TESOL Web Sites - Vocabulary: |
Carmen Sandiego Word Detective
(simulation) Publisher: Broderbund |
North American
Idioms--Customs & Culture Publisher: Encomium | |
| ESL Crossword Puzzles &
Crossword Generators http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/esl_crosswords.htm |
Super Tutor Vocabulary Publisher: |
Collins Cobuild
Collocations Publisher: Harper Collins | |
| Online Dictionaries,
Encyclopedia, Thesauri http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/online_dictionaries.htm |
The
Alphabet Publisher: Protea Textware |
Dictionaries with CD-ROMs | |
| University of Victoria
English Language Centre; English Language Center Study Zone http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/index.htm |
Compton's Encyclopedia Deluxe
Publisher: The Learning Co. |
CALLEAP Publisher: Wida Software | |
| Dave's ESL Café: Vocabulary
http://eslcafe.com/search/Vocabulary/index.html |
Crossword Magic
Publisher: Mindscape |
DressMe (and others)
Publisher: Idiom Software | |
| Karin's ESL Partyland:
Vocabulary Easy-difficult levels http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz%20center/quiz.htm |
Compton's Encyclopedia Deluxe
Publisher: The Learning Co. |
ESL Literacy and Number
Publisher: Protea Textware |
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| Activities for ESL Students:
Vocabulary Quizzes http://a4esl.org/ |
Longman Interactive English
Dictionary Publisher: Pearson Education Limited |
English Vocabulary: Home,
Shopping School, Work Publisher: Courseware Publishing International |
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| ESL: Vocabulary. Internet
TESL Journal Links http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Vocabulary/ |
Longman's Children's Picture
Dictionary Publisher: Longman |
The Interactive Picture
Dictionary Publisher: Protea Textware |
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| Commonly-Used American Slang
. Interesting Things for ESL Students http://www.manythings.org/slang/ |
Super Solvers Spellbound
Publisher: The Learning Company |
Kids English
Publisher: Syracuse Language Systems |
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| Vocabulary Study; Spelling
and Vocabulary Study http://www.manythings.org/ |
Ultimate Word Attack
Publisher: Knowledge Adventure |
New Oxford Picture Dictionary
Publisher: Oxford University Press |
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| Vocabulary Page: Polytechnic
University of Hong Kong. Dictionary, Vocabulary Materials, and a
Concordancer http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/vocabula.htm |
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| The Visual Thesaurus
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/index.jsp -- maps a word and its synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech meanings, sample sentences, etc. |
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| Daily Page For Students Of
English http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls/daily/ -- Includes such things as "Proverb of the Day," "Word of the Day" and "Idiom of the Day." |
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| The ESL Study Hall (by
Christine Meloni) http://home.gwu.edu/~meloni/gwvcusas/ |
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| VOCABULARY http://home.gwu.edu/~meloni/gwvcusas/shvocabulary.htm |
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| Common American Slang
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls/slang/ |
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| University of Victoria
English Language Centre Study Zone http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/index.htm -- vocabulary/matching exercises for beginners (in Hot Potatoes) |
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| Vocabulary University
http://www.vocabulary.com/schoolcal2002.html -- many calendar activities with colorful vocabulary exercises and puzzles |
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| Web Sites | Software | |
| Software | Publisher | |
| Christine's Useful Links to
TESL/CALL Web Sites -- Writing: http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/esl_writing.htm
Mary Ellen's Favorite TESOL Web Sites: Writing |
Common Space | Sixth Floor Media (Houghton-Mifflin Company) |
| Writer's Workshop. University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://www.English.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/grammar.menu.htm |
Brainstorm | Computers for Education, Publisher, and TESOL/CELIA CD-ROM |
| Writing Help by Ruth
Vilmi http://www.ruthvilmi.net/hut/LangHelp/Writing/index.html |
Classroom Newspaper Workshop | Tom Snyder Productions |
| Writing Page: Polytechnic
University of Hong Kong. Materials, EAP Writing Assessments, Referencing,
and Generating Ideas. http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/writing.htm#Learner%20Diary |
Constructing the Paragraph | CELIA |
| Online Writing Lab (OWL),
Purdue University http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ |
Daedalus Integrated Writing Environment (DIWE) | Daedalus Group |
| The WritingDEN. Paragraph and
essays http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/index.htm |
Easy Writer Software for Students | Linguatronics |
| Dave's ESL Café: Writing
http://eslcafe.com/search/Writing/index.html |
Great Beginnings | Teacher Support Software |
| E-mail Projects http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/email.htm -- An archive of ESL student writing, writing ideas and projects |
How to Write for Everyday Living | Educational Activities Software |
| CRAYON: Create Your Own
Newspaper http://www.crayon.net/ -- students can construct a personalized electronic newspaper. |
Hyper Studio | Roger Wagner Publishing, Inc. |
| ESL Help Center http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/wwwboard2/wwwboard.html -- 24 hour help to ESL/EFL students from ESL/EFL teachers |
Imagination Express | Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited and Harcourt Brace |
| Saint Michael's College's
Student Resource Center http://www.smcvt.edu/src/career/services/resume/resume%20index.htm -- resumes and cover letters (guidelines and samples) |
Inspiration | Inspiration Software, Inc. |
| Writer's Handbook http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/handbook.html (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison) |
Mark-Up | RDA Mind Builders |
| Technical Writing Exchange
(TWE) http://www.ruthvilmi.net/hut/Current/twe.php |
Paragraph Punch | Merit Audio Visual |
| The ESL Study Hall (by
Christine Meloni) http://home.gwu.edu/~meloni/gwvcusas/ -- WRITING (Punctuation quiz, Writer's Web--online writing handbook. |
Rainbow | Curriculum Associates |
| Ruth Vilmi's International
Writing http://www.kolumbus.fi/rvilmi/iwc.htm -- 4-week International Writing course - advanced writing skills. |
Report Writer | Clarity |
| Ruth Vilmi's International
Writing Exchange (IWE) http://www.ruthvilmi.net/hut/Current/iwe.html -- 4-week International Writing course - advanced writing skills. |
Storybook Weaver Deluxe | The Learning Company |
| Student Writing and Research Center | The Learning Company | |
| Super Solvers Spellbound | The Learning Company | |
| Writing Process Workshop | Educational Activities Inc. | |
| Grammar | ||
| Web Sites | Software (ESL) | |
| Software | Publisher | |
| Christine's Useful Links to
TESL/CALL Web Sites -- Grammar: http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/grammar.htm
Mary Ellen's Favorite TESOL WebSites -- Grammar: |
Focus on Grammar (basic, intermediate, high-intermediate, advanced) | Addison Wesley/ Longman |
| ESL: Grammar and English
Usage, Internet TESL Journal Links http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Grammar_and_English_Usage/ |
Azar Interactive Understanding and Using English Grammar Interactive |
Prentice Hall (Pearson-Education, Longman) |
| ESL Blues Pre-intermediate-
high intermediate grammar tutorials, exercises, grammar trouble shooting,
quizzes http://www.collegeem.qc.ca/cemdept/anglais/trouindx.htm |
Easy Writrer: The Interactive Software for ESL Students | Linguatronics |
| Dave's ESL Café: Grammar
http://eslcafe.com/search/Grammar/index.html |
Grammar 3D | Newbury House/ Heinle and Heinle |
| Karin's ESL Partyland The
Quiz Center Grammar --Very Easy-Difficult Levels http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz%20center/quiz.htm |
Grammar Games | Davidson |
| Self Study Grammar Quizzes;
Internet TESL Journal. http://a4esl.org/q/h/grammar.html |
Grammar Mastery Series | American Language Academy |
| Grammar Page: Polytechnic
University of Hong Kong http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/grammar.htm |
Perfect Copy English | Logicus |
| University of Victoria
English Language Centre; English Language Center Study Zone's Grammar
exercises at 3 levels http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/ |
Tense Buster | Clarity Language |
| Virtual Language Centre:
Grammar- Polytechnic University of Hong Kong by Chris Greaves http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/ |
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| The Grammar Help Page
http://www.hut.fi/~rvilmihelp/grammar_help http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/ |
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| The ESL Study Hall (by
Christine Meloni) http://home.gwu.edu/~meloni/gwvcusas/ -- GRAMMAR (A Guide to Grammar and Writing with grammar explanations and quizzes |
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| OnLine English Grammar
http://www.edunet.com/english/grammar/index.cfm |
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| University of Maine Writing
Center Online http://www.ume.maine.edu/~wcenter/ |
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| Grammar Safari http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/web.pages/grammarsafari.html |
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| Grammar and Style Guide
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jlynch/grammar.html |
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| Lists of Grammar Lists
http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/grlists.htm -- provides lists of grammar items for use by ESL/EFL teachers. |
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| Web Sites | Software (ESL) | |
| Software | Publisher | |
| Christine's Useful Links to
TESL/CALL Web Sites -- Listening: http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/esl_listening.htm
Mary Ellen's Favorite TESOL WebSites -- Listening: | North American Idioms--Customs & Culture | English Language Centre; distributor: Encomium Publications |
| Movies for ESL http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/esl_Movies.htm | Rosetta Stone | Fairfield Language Technology |
| Using Music in
Teaching http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/music.htm | Active English (teen-age and young adult) | Courseware Publishing International |
| Online Video and Sound
Sites http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/online_video_and_sound_sites.htm |
Tell Me More English | Auralog, Inc. |
| English Listening Room.
Interesting Things for ESL http://www.manythings.org/el/al |
Triple Play Plus! English | Syr |