Week 5: Listening & Speaking - Health Issues

Your listening task for this week, "Cancer Treatment":
http://www.esl-lab.com/cancer/cancerrd1.htm


If you have problem downloading the mp3 audio file, you can try this software that reads any text you have on your screen.  Copy and paste the script for the listening task. (Click on the "Quiz Script" link on top of the page at esl-lab.com.)
To download the text-to-speech software, go to this website http://www.readplease.com/


Do you find the reading a bit strange?  Sounds like a robot, right?  That's because the speech generated by the software doesn't have the natural rhythm and intonation of a normal speech.   

If you need practice in rhythm and intonation, you can try these jazz chants that illustrate the natural stress and intonation patterns of conversational English: 

http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/listening/jazz-chants/mp3-files-and-recording-scripts/