NO MORE EXCUSES TO NOT PRACTICE LISTENING

The Web is here to help

Are you one of those who feel…

o that you don’t get enough listening practice in class?

o that audio-books at the school library don’t quite cover your needs?
o that you don’t have time for listening to English?
o that there are not interesting listening resources at hand?
o that the texts you can listen to are not challenging enough?

All right. If you have ticked at least one of the previous, then carry on reading, because
I’ll try to help you try.

And this might be the answer to your worries: The world is at your feet thanks to the
Internet. Please try some of the following links below and get back to me. You won’t
be disappointed!

Hey hey hey. Hold on, hold on. Did you say you can’t try because you don’t have an
Internet connection at home? Well… What’s the title of this article again? “No more
excuses!” Why don’t you come over to the Aula Multimedia? It’s located on the ground
floor of the school and it’s open a certain amount of hours every week, JUST FOR
YOU. Now… there you go.

For all levels:

http://www.vaughanradio.com : This is a radio devised specially for students of

English, which offers a variety of programmes running all day. They deal with specific
aspects of the four skills + grammar and vocabulary. Very, very interesting.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml : Listen and watch

video, music, pictures and more. Specially designed for students of English too.

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/about.html# : Listen to the sounds of

English and improve your pronunciation. Watch a video of the mouth pronouncing
vowels and consonants.

http://www.esl-lab.com/ : Listening quizzes for all levels

http://www.repeatafterus.com/ : Drama, prose, poetry, children’s stories… Many of

them are read aloud in English! Very entertaining. Their free audio clips provide an
excellent resource for students and literature lovers of all ages.

http://www.everydayenglish.com/ It has audio, video and animated tiny lessons for

those tricky, idiomatic parts of the English language.

http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/ : News Radio for English learners

http://www.elllo.org/ : English Language Listening Lab Online. Here you can practice
and learn English by listening to English speakers from all over the world. Games,
Songs… etc.

For beginners and pre-intermediate students:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/storycircle/ : Interactive fairy tales from all over the

world. Choose a story and listen to it while you read the subtitles, karaoke-like.

http://www.globalenglishsalon.com/english/ : Modern English for every day situations

and at normal conversational speeds. American accents.

http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/activity/listening.html : Several listening activities for

students of English.

http://www.eflclub.com/6movies/harrypotter/harrypotter.htm : A fill-in-the-gaps
exercise on Harry Potter’s trailer!

http://www.eflclub.com/6movies/movies.html : Other movies and video clips

http://www.eflclub.com/2songs/songs.html : Songs with gaps to fill while you listen.

For advanced students:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/ : News in English in many different channels. Listen to live

programmes or recorded ones.

http://www.storyteller.net/stories/audio : Storytellers perform their stories for you!

Both children and adults are welcome.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/interviews/ : Very famous people being interviewed.

Take your pick. There are actors, composers, singers, politicians, scientists, sports
personalities… I wouldn’t believe you if you said you’re not interested in any of them!

http://www.focusenglish.com/dialogues/conversation.html : Listen to everyday English

conversations. Useful also for developing your speaking skills and your fluency.

http://www.nbc.com/ : Watch TV on the net. Hundreds of videos to play and listen to.

http://www.english-the-international-language.com/listening.html : Listening
comprehension exercises on various topics.

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Laura Martín Reolid