Listening

Radio podcasts
You can download radio podcasts from the following links:

• BBC radio podcasts


• NPR radio podcasts


• Podcasting news


• Educational podcasts


• VOA News: Learn American English


• Listen to English


• More on podcasts

Listening practice
For some extra practice on listening you can try:

• WORDS IN THE NEWS: You can listen to different BBC news and read its script.


• YPPR.COM: You can watch different videos and read its script.


• ELLLO: Online listening resource of over 1,000 listening activities designed especially for ESL and EFL students and teachers. Most listening activities include images, an interactive quiz, transcript of the audio and downloadable MP3.


• FilmTrailers with a summary, script, links, levels and a cloze test.


• More on listening with scripts.


• CBS-CNN Stories


• http://www.mansioningles.com/listening00.htm


• ESL Podcast Blog


• Movie Sounds Central


• The Film Programme

Audio books

You can read and listen to a wide range of books from the following link: LibriVox