NorthStar Audio Links  Type the password F253EFE302 (if necessary) and hit enter. Select NorthStar 4 Listening and Speaking and then click the unit you want to study.

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

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.

TED (for Technology, Entertainment and Design ~ an event that features speakers who have won prizes to help change the world)- Watch, read, and listen to speakers from all over the world present their ideas on changing the world. (captioning available)

Asian American Voices  Watch four short videos on four different Asian American groups from "Asian American Voices, Shaping Silicon Valley, Strengthening Community, Sharing Hope.

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.

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

CNN International News  Listen to News Broadcasts from different areas of the world. Select a region of the world  listed at the top of the page. Scroll to a news report with audio and click the arrow to begin listening.  Listening Journal Assignment            Listening Journal Worksheet

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

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.

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

Movie Sound Clips   The clips come with listening activities.

Videos from the Smithsonian Click on Videos in the upper frame to watch videos on many topics of interest.

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.