Listening
Practice
News Programs
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/
Intermediate-Advanced. Audio and video news; transcripts also available on-line
National Public Radio
http://www.npr.org/
Intermediate-Advanced. Audio news and other programs; past programs available through archives
University of Texas audio and video news page
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/news/audio.html
Links to other audio and video news broadcasts in the U.S. and around the world
News for English Learners
Voice of America Special English
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/
Low Intermediate. News articles modified for English learners
BBC for English Learners
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
Intermediate. British English. Recent news articles modified for English learners.
Learning Resources (Western Pacific LINCS)
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/
Intermediate. News Stories from CNN and CBS. Site has audio, video, transcript, abridged story, outline, exercises, and links for further information.
California Distance Learning Project
http://www.cdlponline.org/
Low Intermediate. News stories with audio, transcript, abridged story, exercises, and links for further information.
Breaking
News English
www.breakingnewsenglish.com
Intermediate. Daily news reports in print and audio. Includes
numerous activities. British English.
Listening exercises for English learners
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
http://www.esl-lab.com/
All levels. Site includes audio, pre- and post- questions, transcript of the audio, vocabulary explanations, and a cloze exercise
English listening lounge
http://www.englishlistening.com/
All levels; some free activities; more activities available for a monthly fee
Site includes audio, comprehension questions, answers, and transcript of the audio
Q/A Approach to Learning English
http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/
Beginning
to Low-Intermediate. 50
very short stories with audio and exercises.
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