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Canada
January 23, 2008
Here in Canada we are blessed with probably the best national television and radio coverage in the world. Our national network, the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) is as Canadian as maple leafs and beavers.
If you go to their website http://www.cbc.ca
you can cruise around and find all things Canadian, podcasts, news and weather, sports, entertainment...a virtual Canada!
If you go to their news site, here : http://www.cbc.ca/news/
you can watch and listen or just listen to the latest news. These items are short and you can replay them to get the whole sense of what is being said. This morning I spent a few minutes helping someone with their 'listening' skills on that site. I was able to help with an assignment and the person was thrilled to find a site where she could listen and learn about Canada. Try it out! Let me know how you make out on the site. There is no advertising on the site or on the radio so feel free to surf the CBC to your heart's content.
Remember : You're better than you think you are!
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