Hi everyone,
For those of you who are interested in using listening material for their ESL/EFL classes, here's a short list of websites or podcasts I regularly visit or download :
- voanews.com : (voice of America) They have an interesting 'Special English' section to help non-native English speakers understand broadcasts of the Voice of America and from which you can download audios and PDFs. For A1 and A2 speakers of English (on the CEFR);
- breakingnewsenglish.com : ready-to-use ESL/EFL lesson plans. Great for pre-int or intermediate levels (B1);
- Editor's highlights : six selected articles a week from the audio edition of the Economist you can podcast(Itunes, Facebook,...).Intelligent, well-written, in-depth coverage, and last but not least, makes you look intelligent on the train ! For me the best of its class ! Definitely for advanced or very advanced learners of English, C1 or C2 ;
- Busyteacher.org : Free printable worksheets for emergency situations or when you run out of time (believe me it happens more than often).
Hope this will be of interest.
Best,
Philippe
1 comment:
Wow. Thanks for these Philippe. I'm sure the others will find these really useful. Good of you to share.
Other sites which may be of interest include:
Listening Websites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish
A range of general and business English topics. Choose the topic that interests you. Listen and answer focus on vocabulary. Audioscripts available.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/ Here, you can select a topic that interests you and listen to key vocabulary – only one question per listening.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/
British English for native speakers - no questions or audio script – good for higher-level students
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/
British English for native speakers – no questions or audio script – good for higher level students
http://www.onestopenglish.com/podcast_list.asp?catid=59885
Podcasts for students – one interesting topic which students can relate to is ‘living in London’. No exercises or audio script available
http://esl.about.com/od/advancedlistenin1/Listening_Skills_for_Advanced_Level_English_Learners.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/
American English – Select topic, listen, key vocabulary + quiz
http://www.carolinebrownlisteninglessons.com/
limited listening, but with 3 /4 exercises per listening
http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/listening.html
fairly limited, but each listening comes with an exercise
Grammar Revision
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/
Exercises that go hand in hand with each unit of the Headway books
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises
You select your level and are then presented with grammar points at this level.
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com
A range of tenses with 2 or 3 exercises per area
http://www.englishpage.com
American English – you can choose tenses, phrasal verbs, etc Also has listening and readings
Vocabulary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish
Pronunciation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/index.shtml
Videos, quizzes and activities to help you practise your British English pronunciation
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