Listening & Speaking

General Listening Practice:

• VOA Special English – Voice of America audio for news stories read at a slower pace, with text
• News for You Online – simplified news stories on current events, contains audio for all text at slow speed (password: 17D6AD)
• TED Talks
• NPR – National Public Radio
• NPR Radio Diaries – National Public Radio stories
• CNN
• MSNBC
• PBS

Listening Practice with Activities:

• ESL-Lab – Randall’s Cyber-Cafe
• http://www.eslvideo.com/ – videos, comprehension quizzes
• English Listening Lesson Library Online
• 1 Language
• ELT Podcast – conversations
• UEfAP – listening/note-taking
• Literacy Net – text of news articles w/audio & video files and quizzes designed for students
• English Breaking News – text of stories w/audio files and activities for students (British English)

Listening about Specific Topics:

• Scientific American 60-second science
• Living on Earth – environment
• Dartmouth – videos about academic skills & study strategies
• History and Politics Outloud – famous speeches

Pronunciation:

• University of Iowa
• Paul Meier – interactive charts for the International Phonetic Alphabet, including vowels and consonants
• Sounds of English
• Rules for ‘ed’ endings
• Pronunciation Pro
• Basics of Stress and Rhythm (video)

Voice Thread:

• Voice Thread – website for Listening/Speaking assignments