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STeP stands for Standadized Test Practice. These English listening activities are designed to help students prepare for Standardizes Tests of English and become accustomed to exercises used to test listening and reading comprehension on TOEFL®, TOEIC® and IELTS®.
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STeP 18 Ao Dai 18 Ao Dai
Read or listen to the text about the internationally famous Ao Dai.
   
STeP Pete Best 17 Bad Boys
Read or listen to the text about why girls love bad boys.
   
STeP Pete Best 16 The World Series
Read or listen to the text about the Fall Classic.
   
STeP Pete Best 15 Original Beatle
Read or listen to the text about Pete Best.
   
SteP Long Texts 14 Fitness Plan
Read or listen to the text about President Obama's fitness hopes.
   
SteP Long Texts 13 Music Television
Read or listen to the text about the world's most famous music TV station.
   
SteP Long Texts 12 Broken Heart
Read or listen to the text about a pain we all go through at sometime.
   
SteP Long Texts 11 Electric Guitars
Read or listen to the text about electric guitars.
   
SteP Long Texts 10 TV Depression
Read or listen to the text about how TV can affect moods.
   
SteP Long Texts 09 Yao Ming
Read or listen to the text about China's NBA superstar.
   
SteP Long Texts 08 Super Small Super Store
Read or listen to the text about this store's international success.
   
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#7 Post-It Notes
Read about one of the most commonly used paper products in the world.
   
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#6 Subprime Housing Crisis
Listen or read about the reason behind the housing market collapse in the U.S.
   
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#5 True American Idol
Listen or read about the amazing succcess of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
   
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#4 Mobile Novels
Listen or read about the newest fad for phone users in Japan.
   
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#3 Raising Salmon
Listen or read about new trends and troubles in getting fish to markets.
   
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#2 The Life of the Amazon
Listen or read about the abundance of life in the Amazon Rainforest and River.
   
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#1 The Super Bowl's Big Day
Listen or read about how there were many surprises at this year's Super Bowl.
   
       
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#2 Picture Description
Listen to ten descriptions of various photos and choose the correct image.
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#1 Picture Description
Listen to ten descriptions of various photos and choose the correct image.
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