Spoken English Example Recordings and Videos for Children
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Spoken English Example Recordings and Videos for Language Study by Children
Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading. - G. M. Trevelyan
One of difficulties many students of English have is distinguishing good language from bad. Here is a short collection of English language example videos which use English on the very highest level.
Audio Books For Children
These are books whose language and expressive devices are exemplary of the best of English prose.
| Audio Books | |
|---|---|
| Title | The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame The Classic Children's Story, read by Guilitis 2010 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Dialect | British (RP) English |
| Description | Though clearly a children's story, few stories of any sort approach the eloquence and poignancy of The Wind in the Willows. For full text, see The Wind in the Willows Page. This is a playlist of the full text of the work read by an artist who loves and understands the work and whose speech is entirely suited to it. |
| Title | ANSI Animals by D. Titchenell A Poem for Fiona. The true story of events at the zoo. |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| Dialect | Standard American |
| Description | Every stanza depicts accurately the comparison of book and zoo animal when Fiona was just under a year old. Her Uncle Bob, reductionist, scientist and materialist was also an influence. |