EXTENSIVE LISTENING SOURCES1
BBC Learning English http://www.bbc.co.uk/ worldservice/learningenglish/ This site has hundreds of listening activities and texts from the BBC’s extensive archives. It is about news and stories that learners can read and listen to. Some words are marked so that they can be studied as vocabulary. It is appropriate for the three levels. 2 Beeoais.com Beeoasis.com The website has stories with audio about people and their lives, spoken slowly. Learners can listen to and read along with the stories. It is recommended for three levels: Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced. 3 Connect with English http://www.learner.org/resources/series71.html The website has video stories about people and their lives spoken in slow English. It includes 50 fifteen-minute video programs and coordinated books. It is suggested for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. 4 Elllo http://www.Elllo.org This website supplies teachers and students with free online listening activities. Many of them have quizzes and a transcript. There are many kinds of authentic materials, such as songs, interviews, and casual lectures on this website. It is suitable for Intermediate and advanced students. 5 Euronews http://www.euronews.net The website has Euronews TV, radio, and video about news, European affairs, business, special reports, sports, and culture. It is suggested for advanced level. 6 L.E.A.R.N. http://learnintl.com The website is recommended for intermediate and advanced learners. It is about stories in fairly hard English, but read slowly. Learners can also read the scripts on-line. 7 NPR http://www.npr.org/ The website is recommended for advanced language learners who are interested in listening to stories. These short stories are deep and touching. 8 Spotlight http://www.spotlightradio.net The site is about podcasts, stories, and news. The English is at almost normal level. Language learners can listen to and read at the same time. It uses a specially modified form of English to make listening to the radio easier. It is suggested for beginning and intermediate levels. 9 Successful English www.successfulenglish.com This website is a good place to find clear explanations and practical suggestions for better English. Especially it supplies intermediate and advanced English learners with online listening and video resources about subjects related to life in the United States: daily life, business, entertainment, health/medicine, relationship, shopping, etc. 10 Takako's Great Adventure http://international.ouc.bc.ca/ takako/index.html This is a full novel told in parts that learners can listen to. They can also download PDF files of it to read. The site is good for advanced learners. 11 VOA Learning English http://www.voanews.com/ specialenglish/index.cfm This website is recommended for adult learners and students who are interested in politics, current news, as well as special features on life in the U.S. including science, education, health, famous Americans, and American history. They can read and listen to them on their computer or download them to their iPod or mp3 player. 12 Alpozo's Phonetic Blog http://allphonetics.blogspot.com/ search/label/videos This is a great blog for songs. The blog is mainly based on the field of phonetics addressed to teachers and students of English at all levels. You can listen to songs you like and do the tasks following the songs if you wish. The activities are interactive and can be used as lessons in class, a language lab, on-line or off-line. 13 Elllo http://www.Elllo.org/english/ 1001.htm This website supplies teachers and students with free online listening activities. Many of them have quizzes and a transcript. There are many kinds of authentic materials such as songs, interviews, and casual lectures on this website. It is suitable for Intermediate and advanced students. 14 ESL Videos: Category: ‘Songs’ http://www.manythings.org/b/e/ category/songs/ This site features folk songs, campfire songs, and group-singing songs that native English speakers sing. These podcasts are short and designed to be listened to more than once, so learners can listen and sing along as many times as they need to in order to learn the song. 15 Music Tube 101 http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=anxqSb3XrGE This video is about a famous song, including its transcript. You can listen to the song and practice singing the song. It is recommended for all levels. 16 Songs for Teaching http://www.songsforteaching.com/ phonemicawareness.htm This website is a great idea for using music to promote language learning. It has audio and video songs categorized into a broad range of topics. It also includes transcripts, so you can listen to the song and read its transcript at the same time. You not only listen to your favorite songs, but also practice phonetic features. It is appropriate for elementary and intermediate young learners. 17 VOA Learning English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33qbMCuJ5XI&feature=player_embedded# This is the video about a VOA Special English Education Report about songs. Through this report, you may find your favorite songs. |
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