Speech Links and Directions for Oral Presentations  Click "Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the World. A speech rubric is also available.

PBS.org  Watch and listen to PBS Primetime shows. The list of great shows is on the menu bar on the left.

NorthStar Audio Files  Click the audio icon on the left. Then type your password in the box and hit 'Enter'. To get a password, fill out the form and one will be emailed to you very quickly. Select the level of book and the unit you want to study.

President Obama's Inaugural Speech Read and listen to the speech.

This I Believe  Listen as you read essays on what people believe from thisIbelieve.org. Click "more" to get to the full essay and the listening link.

Poetry Foundation  Watch the videos and listen to poets read their poems.

CNN Student News  Listening to a news report every day will improve your listening comprehension.

Voice of America  Listen to reports on a variety of topics in clear English spoken slowly.

PBS Student News  Scroll to the video of the day and to the video archive to view PBS News Hour videos.

MSNBC News  Listen to the daily news on MSNBC.

AP World News.  For short listening segments, click Video and listen to 1-minute segments of world news.

CNN Student News  Listen to national news and read news stories. You can download a daily podcast as well.

World Pass  Online activities and resources for the text, World Pass, Upper Intermediate.

BBC Learning English   A range of activities to help you with your English, including audio, video and interactive exercises.

Movie Sound Clips with listening activities

Videos from the Smithsonian You can find videos of historical significance at this site.

Everyday English in Conversation  Select a topic on the left and listen to the dialogue line by line. Then practice it with a partner.

The Moonlit Road  If you like Ghost Stories, this is the site for you. The site is free. (You do not have to make a donation). Click Feature Stories to select a story. You may want to read the story first, and then listen to it and see how much you can comprehend without the text.

Wired for Books  Ohio University 's online audio includes interviews with famous 20th century authors and audio (on RealPlayer) of some of the most important classics such as Alice in Wonderland and A Christmas Carol. You will find hours of listening pleasure at this link. Scroll down for the classics.

ESL Lab.com  Select topics under General Listening Quizzes (Medium & Difficult) and topics under Listening Quizzes for Academic Purposes (Medium & Difficult).  Pre-listening, Listening, and post-listening exercises provide hours of  listening practice.

Medical dialogues Click on one of the topics. Then click See full cartoon. Click the round arrow on the right and wait for the sound file to load. Excellent site and no password needed.

Ten Shaggy Dog Stories  First read "The Story of the Stories" and then read tips for how you can use them to improve your English.  Scroll down to the story links and enjoy 10 Shaggy Dog Stories.

History Channel Select a topic by using the tabs above the video frame.

ESL Wonderland   Here you can listen to six current topics of interest.