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- all levels - the script is available -
American English |
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http://esl.about.com/library/courses/blcourses_beginner_listening.htm - beginner - British and American English |
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http://esl.about.com/library/courses/blcourses_lower_intermediate_listening.htm - pre-intermediate - British and American English |
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http://esl.about.com/library/courses/blcourses_intermediate_listening.htm - intermediate |
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http://esl.about.com/library/courses/blcourses_upper_intermediate_listening.htm - upper-intermediate - British and American English |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/youmeus/videonation/video_nation_index.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/archive/ (the archive with
all the clips) http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/ (radio online) - intermediate and above - bbc video and
radio archives - clips of
different people's lives across the Uk. - plenty of materials and exercises - transcripts and answers provided |
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http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/ ABC Asia Pacific: English Bites http://australianetwork.com/studyenglish/ ABC Asia Pacific: IELTS preparation - upper-intermediate to advanced - the archive contains
previous weeks' stories -
enter the LIBRARY for grammar and other
skills practice - IT'S
WORTH A VISIT! - Australian English |
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- intermediate to advanced - you can register or sign in as a visitor - all
units have listening activities - to read the script,
click on 'turn on text of video - animated tutorial: http://www.myefa.org/quicktour/ -
American English, mainly |
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http://www.nwt.literacy.ca/northernedge/NorthernEdgeThumbnail.html - intermediate to upper-intermediate - you can read and listen to newspaper articles - lots
of activities provided - Canadian English |
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- intermediate to advanced - choose a topic - many stories have a basic and a full version with an audio
file - a video is also provided (for upper and advanced
levels) - do not miss the
'activities' section |
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http://www.englishlistening.com/ - beginner to upper-intermediate -
enter the 'free guest area' - choose your level,
play the audio and click
on 'activities' - you can read the 'transcript' |
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http://www.focusenglish.com/dialogues/conversation.html - intermediate to advanced - everyday English in conversation - this site is still being developed
and some sections may not be available |
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http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html - upper- intermediate and advanced - CNN and CBS 5 - KPIX (CBS Broadcasting)
news stories - each module includes
the full text of each story, a simplified version (= abriged) and a summary (outline) - interactive hotpotatoes activities to test comprehension.
- the learner can choose to read the text, listen to the text, and view a short video clip of the story. -
American English - this website is a MUST for advanced learners! |
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HOW TO
LISTEN BETTER http://esl.about.com/od/englishlistening/a/listen_tips.htm http://www.how-to-study.com/How%20to%20Listen%20Better.htm - intermediate level and above - an article with advice on how to improve your listening skills (link 1) - tips on improving your listening skills and other
study skills (link 2) |
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- high beginner to
upper-intermediate - surf the sections
'this week', 'mixer', 'songs', 'listening games' and 'speakers by country' - read the instructions
carefully - the 'speakers by country' section
has a wide range of accents - try http://www.elllo.org/months/levels.htm to choose activities according to your level |
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http://www.eltpodcast.com/archive/bc - beginner - basic conversations -
American English |
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POETRY,
SHORT STORIES, DRAMA, FOLKTALES http://www.lightupyourbrain.com/stories.html (Classic
children's stories) http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/poetry/outloud/index.shtml (BBC 'poetry out loud') http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/home.do (poetry,
mainly) http://www.favoritepoem.org/thevideos/ (more poems) http://www.repeatafterus.com/ (excellent!
all levels - quotations, nursery rhymes, tongue twisters, etc.) http://wiredforbooks.org/ (hundreds
of audio archives, including Shakespeare, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Charles Dickens) http://www.dreamtime.net.au/dreaming/storylist.htm (traditional
Australian aborigenal
tales) http://www.angelfire.com/il2/grimm/ (Grimm's
fairy tales) http://www.themoonlitroad.com/ (Southern
US ghost stories) - all levels but most materials are appropriate for upper-íntermediate and advanced - Most
of them are the 'read
while listening' type |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/interviews/ - upper-intermediate and advanced - classic audio interviews (actors, thinkers, musicians, sports personalities, etc.) |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/index.shtml - pre-intermediate to advanced - Hundreds of audio
and video files at the BBC 'Learning
English' website |
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DOCUMENTARIES http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/highspeed/news.html - National
Geographic news http://pulseplanet.nationalgeographic.com/ - National
Geographic http://www.virtuetv.com/- news, interviews and reports onf music, lifestyles,
film, sport and media - upper-intermediate
and advanced |
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http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm http://town.hall.org/radio/NASA
- upper-intermediate and advanced - learn about the
planets in the solar system by visiting this Nasa website - first link: short recordings with glossaries and scripts. second link: short summary, no transcript -
American English |
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http://www.radiodiaries.org/radiodiaries.html http://transom.org/shows/archives.html - upper-intermediate and advanced - authentic materials - selections of first-person narratives (script
available) which give account on sociocultural aspects of American culture, such as aging, work, prison and teenagers. -
American English |
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ENGLISH
ACCENTS AND DIALECTS http://english-utah-us.org/gmlistening.php - all levels http://www.gazzaro.it/accents/files/accents2.html - advanced http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/collections/dialects/ - for researchers, linguists and teachers only - get familiar with worldwide English accents - 1st
link: really interesting! Native and non-native speakers. Click on ‘ accents’,
on the right- 2nd
link: Over 650 recordings of English regional accents and dialects from 1950 to present day. Excellent notes on lexis, grammar and phonology. 3rd
link: scroll down to view all the available accent files |
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LECTURES http://ethics.sandiego.edu/video/index.html
http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/tdugas/ids3305/ - very
advanced learners - university
lectures on ethics matters
(link 1) - very comprehensive lectures on media,
literature and the arts with slides and readings
as support material ---- go
to ‘presentations’ (on the
left menu) . Then choose modules from 2 to 7 (link 2). |
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DICTATION
AND RECONSTRUCTION EXERCISES http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/dictations/rodspeople/begsindex.htm
(real beginners) http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/dictations/realenglish/realindex.htm
(beginner and pre-intermediate) http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/dictations/telephone/telephone.htm
(telephone expressions dictation) http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/herethere/index.htm (text reconstruction) http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/trailers/trailersindex.htm (text reconstruction
- movie trailers)
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- all levels - select a category and a mode - sories read aloud and
songs karaoke - British English mainly |
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http://www.english-trailers.com/index.php - Pre-intermediate and above - Movie trailers -
follow the instructions carefully and choose the
right level
- do not miss the ‘activities’ menu at the
top |
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http://broadcast-live.com/television/english.html - watch
TV in English - no specific software or hardware needed
- lots of channels available |
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http://eleaston.com/listen.html - all levels - ALL
kinds of excellent listening and pronunciation activities listed at this site
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http://www.englishmaze.com/main/home.html - intermediate
and above - click on ‘ speaking and listening’, on the right |
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http://www.elanguages.ac.uk/activities/listening.html - advanced |
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http://www.cbc.ca/ottawa/esl/lessons.html - all levels (choose the right lesson
according to your level) - 10 entertaining lessons on Canadian culture - Activities before and after watching
- transcripts provided |
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http://www.world-english.org/better_listening.htm - Listen to the short audio clip and then try
the questions. - New clips and exercises every month |
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http://www.eslradio.net/radio.htm ESL
Radio, Australia - all levels - 8 listening programmes for different levels. Clips and exercises developed for each programme - answers provided |
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http://www.rthk.org.hk/special/uninaction/ - intermediate and above - short videos on the work of
the United Nations. - English subtitles provided. |
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http://www.uh.edu/engines/engines.htm - advanced - this is a radio programme with audio files (radio scripts provided) on culture, art, technology and human matters.
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http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Listening/ - all levels - hundreds of links
to listening activities and websites compiled by the
INTERNET TESL JOURNAL (they are
the creators of the famous
site http://a4esl.org/) |
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- all levels (EOI) This project has been
developed thanksto a five-month grant given to Núria Casas Martí by the Catalan Educational
Authorities (Departament d'Educació de la
Generalitat de Catalunya) in 2005 |