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Companion Web Sites for Textbooks |
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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. |
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NorthStar Intermediate
Under Student Resources
for Longman Intermediate Listening/Speaking textbook,
click "Select Resource" and select Style
Glossary, Vocabulary Banks, or Internet Resources. |
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World
Link 3 Online activities and resources
for World Link 3 are at this site. |
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Sounds Good Click Level 3
or Level 4 and work your way through the 12 Units.
Directions are on each page. Click the sound icon to listen. |
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News Sites with Audio |
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CNN
Student News Listening to
a news report every day will improve your listening
comprehension. |
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Voice of America
Listen to and read special English reports on many
interesting topics. The recordings are slow and clear for
English language learners. |
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News for You
Online You can listen to a story,
read it, and complete vocabulary and comprehension
activities. Don't miss this great site. |
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ESL
Learners Monthly News Digest
From EnglishClub.com you
can listen to news summaries from 2006 through 2008 or open
the archive. At the end of the page you will find an
interactive quiz on the summaries you have read and listened
to. |
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Practical Sites for Listening
Improvement |
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English for All
You can sign in or use the visitor link.
There are 20 episodes with videos on topics related
to the world of work. Parts of Quick Time videos may not
play, but all of the audio files work well. To see the text
for the video, click "View text of Video." Work your way
through the activities for each episode. The audio files
will help with pronunciation. |
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English Conversations
Practice Everyday English in
Conversation. Select a topic on the left and listen to
the conversation or dialogue. Then print it and practice it with a partner. |
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ESL-Lab.com
Select
topics under General Listening Quizzes (Medium ) and
topics under Listening Quizzes for Academic Purposes
(Medium). Pre-listening, Listening, and post-listening
exercises provide hours of listening practice. |
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ComAudioOnline
This is a great listening
site. Listen to the directions as the page opens. Click
Exercises, Audio Articles, or Funny Videos
on the left. From the drop down menu you can select FEATURES,
STORIES, SONGS, or CHRISTMAS. |
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The Lion King
Don't miss listening to this wonderful
story with comprehension questions. Click AngloFile
to start and then click the arrow. Follow directions to work
your way through the story and questions. |
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Dictation with stories
Try this very challenging Dictation
Activity. Select a story. Click the arrow to play
and pause after every phrase. Type what you hear. Everywhere
a typed word occurs in the story, it will be written into
the text.
There are several stories to work with. (British
English but very clear). |
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English Speaking
EnglishClub.com offers tips on the importance of speaking
practice, telephone English, and presentations and public
speaking. |
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Oral
English Online
Scroll down to Contents
and select a topic to listen to. Click
each line to hear it. |
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Listening Activities At this ESL
Wonderland site, click a topic and do the comprehension
exercises. |
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CNN Student News
Click on video (at left) to watch a news story.
Transcripts
of stories and Newsquiz are available. |
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Wired for Books
Wired
for Books:
Ohio
University
's online audio includes interviews with famous 20th century
authors and recordings of some of the most
important classics such as
Alice
in
Wonderland and A Christmas Carol as well as poems
by well-known authors. You will find hours of
listening pleasure at this link. Scroll down for the
classics. This site is advanced for intermediate listeners.
(RealPlayer or click the new MP3 page) |
ESL 324-INTERMEDIATE LISTENING/SPEAKING PRACTICE