ESL Listening for English language learners

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Welcome to ESL Listening

This site provides materials to help develop the listening skills of English language learners. These include:

  • podcasts and streamed video & audio.
  • interactive activities
  • traditional ESL/EFL listening comprehension exercises
  • worksheets based around short video clips & slideshows
  • links to some of the best podcasts for ESL students

ESL Listening is a sister site to ESL Reading, has been providing free graded reading materials for English language learners since 2002. ESL Reading has links with Extensive Reading, the British Council and many other organisations promoting language learning through reading.

ESL Reading features in the recently published, Tips for Teaching with Call: Practical Approaches to Computer -Assisted Languag Learning (2008, Pearson/Longman).

Songs

Songs are a great way of learning English.

  • Watch videos
  • Sing along
  • Try to understand the words.
  • Do the fun worksheets
  • Enjoy the other learning activities.

You can find the songs here

The Beatles

Fun Facts

Short slideshows about Polar bears, snow leopards, lightning, penguins, cats & other fun subjects here.

Animals

Poems

Poems by Robert Frost, Belloc, Lear. Some are accompanied by audio links and activities.

Poems

Podcasts

Podcasts are a great way for English language learners to improve listening comprehension.

Suggestions
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