Listening and Speaking exercises in English

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2. LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES: a) LISTENING & SPEAKING

Please note: For many activities you can use Windows media player (free with Windows). You may need to download RealPlayer or an equivalent to receive the sound for some sites - don't worry, the sites will tell you if you need this. Some of the sites need Macromedia Flash (noted in the Details column) which you can either download in advance or from the point of use in the site you have visited.

For ReadPlease - free text to speech software, or for Yahoo Messenger, please go to WebTools and scroll down.

Description	Level	Details
Media - TV or English Video for learning English	all levels	English tv & radio and English video for ESL/ EFL students
Listening Planning a listening skills lesson - British Council & BBC	all levels	excellent articles and resources
Evaluating Speaking - the IELTS speaking test Teaching English - British Council & BBC	all levels	excellent articles and resources
UEfAP.com Speaking in Academic Contexts	intermediate advanced	Helpful information and activities
Independent Centre for Language Learning - Hong Kong Polytechnic University Speaking	intermediate advanced	Helpful information and activities
Independent Centre for Language Learning - Hong Kong Polytechnic University Pronunciation	intermediate advanced	Helpful information and activities
Independent Centre for Language Learning - Hong Kong Polytechnic University Listening	intermediate advanced	Helpful information and activities
Business presentations and public speaking in English English Club	intermediate advanced	Introduction Preparation Equipment Delivery Language The Presentation Review Test
ESL About - Listening	beginners intermediate advanced	Listening activities for beginners to advanced - for teachers as well as for students.
Randall's Listening Exercises	elementary intermediate advanced	excellent site scroll down for Listening Quizzes for Academic Purposes good interactive exercises including prediction choice of long or short exs pronunciation exercises
Western Pacific Literacy Network - Story Modules	intermediate advanced	excellent site read, listen and view video story available in full, abridged, & as outline based on CNN news stories interactive comprehension activities
BBC Worldservice Learn English	elementary intermediate advanced	excellent site glossed texts & video clips quizzes, questions, chat, discussion uses video clips of pop songs for interactive exercises for lower levels of proficiency (added weekly, archived for 6 months) uses business talks on the radio for MBA students words in the news - text with glossed words + sound/video
Com Audio Online from EFL net	intermediate advanced	excellent site interesting texts displayed on screen while you listen news, features, poetry, songs texts are glossed works with RealPlayer (you don't need ComAudio)
Pronunciation Tips BBC Worldservice	intermediate	quote from BBC/ British Council site: 'These activities are designed for use with the teaching English interactive phonemic chart. If your students have access to computers at home, you can download and copy the chart for them to use with their homework.
ESLRADIO.NET	elementary intermediate advanced	excellent collection of programmes with listening activities from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia extremely enjoyable for all levels includes programme on world music introduced by ESL students - extremely enjoyable includes a one-act radio play featuring ESL students sharing a flat in Melbourne includes programme on visit to The Age newspaper and discussion on ethics needs Macromedia Shockwave plugin (downloadable from site at point of use)
English Listening Lounge	intermediate advanced	excellent collection of listening passages sorted according to level includes academic English presentations in biochemistry, philosophy, literature etc. some passages include transcripts (from the oral presentation so without normal written punctuation) some passages have questions and answers (not interactive) American English
Learning Oral English OnIine	elementary intermediate	online conversation book with 10 lessons notes & non-interactive exercises works with RealPlayer
Art of Speaking in Public	intermediate advanced	tips (intended for people who need to speak in public, but may be interesting for ESOL students) transcripts of famous speeches no sound
1-language.com Online ESL Center	all levels	comprehensive ESL Site, includes: forums, realtime chat, jobs, grammar, helplines, multi-lingual content - and much more!
Language Trade	elementary intermediate advanced	free matching service to bring together learners who are studying each other's language to communicate in realtime using both text and voice with Yahoo Messenger

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