Arbeitsblatt: Listening Websites

Sites for English language students: English Bites English Bites is an educational English learning segment shown as part of the program Nexus, from ABC Asia Pacific (Australia). The site contains videos of stories shown on television with scripts, vocabulary explanations and pronunciation of some of the expressions used. RealPlayer Randall ESL Cyber Listening Lab This is very good site with free listening activities at different levels, covering many topics. It uses .wav files and Real Audio. Real English An excellent resource consisting of online video lessons. Although you need to request password, the lessons are completely free. The English Listening Lounge Although you have to pay subscription for membership of this site, there is good free guest area that has listening activities at different levels. You need Real Player. FocusEnglish.com This site is still being developed but at the moment it has lot of everyday conversations and expressions that you can listen to. There are also some exercises and you can also chat online with the creators of the site. Real Player. ESL About.com Part of very good ESL site, the listening section has activities at Beginner, Low-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate and Advanced levels, in Real Audio. There are also sections giving pronunciation practice and examples of different US accents. BBC Radio Four (The intelligent program) BBC World Service Learning English Some areas that youll find here include audio and video content that use Real Player. In the VideoNation section you can watch and listen to British people talking about their lives and answer questions to check your comprehension and grammar. Literacy Network Actually produced for the development of adult literacy in conjunction with CNN, language learners may find the learning activities and scripts very useful. Real audio and video News: BBC Audio/Video News Audio and video news reports from the BBC that require Real Player. Click on the More AudioVideo News link on the right-hand side. BBC World Service News World Service news is streamed online 24 hours day and can be accessed through Real Player or Windows Media. CNN video CNN news reports in video form through RealPlayer unfortunately it is CNN. The Guardian The latest audio reports from one of the leading British newspapers. There is also Guardian audio archive where you can search alphabetically by subject. RealPlayer VOANews News reports from Voice of America. Real Audio. Sometimes propaganda but NPR Latest news from National Public Radio in the US. Real Audio. Used to be excellent but the Bush conservatives have hijacked it. Still some great stuff here. All Things Considered prgId2 Interesting news and current affairs features from National Public Radio in the US. Listen with Real Audio. Living on Earth fantastic site with huge amount of online audio material from the weekly environmental news and information program distributed by National Public Radio. RealPlayer with lot of mp3 downloads Literature, poetry, folktales, short stories, drama: The Mercury Theatre on the Air The finest radio drama of the 1930s. Classic stories, including the very famous broadcast of War of the Worlds. Real Audio streaming and downloadable in Real Audio and mp3 formats. Wired for Books Shakespeare From Wired for Books, William Shakespeare plays and poems in audio and video, including Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, The Merchant of Venice and number of Shakespeare sonnets. Alice Adventures in Wonderland From the Wired for Books, dramatic audio production in Real Audio Poetry Online Another part of the Wired for Books site, there are readings of works and interviews with poets. Real Player. Book Radio You can find complete audio books here as well as interviews with authors. Favorite Poem Project An impressive project from former US Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky who asked Americans to record their favourite poems. The site has Americans, from Bill Clinton to students and construction woker, reading their poems on video. Real Player is required. The Moonlit Road This site has collection of southern US ghost stories and adds new story each month. You need Real Player and the stories are also in text form for you to read. Grimm Fairy Tales These are offbeat versions of some well-known tales, performed by the Hanky Pank Players. Real Player is required to listen from the web but there is also an mp3 download page so that you can save them to your own computer. Indigenous Australia Stories Part of larger site that presents great deal of interesting information, this section has number of traditional Aboriginal tales, as well as interviews with the tellers explaining the importance of storytelling to Aboriginal culture. Documentary: National Geographic Channel News in streaming video from National Geographic. RealPlayer and Windows Media Pulse of the Planet Documentary features from National Geographic. Use the Feature Stories and Archive links to find all the stories. RealPlayer and Windows Media Adventure TV www.adventuretv.com/ Travel documentaries from around the world. Windows Media Virtue TV This online variety channel has news, interviews and reports on music, lifestyle, film, sport and radio. Real Player and Windows Media 1st Person.org Personal narratives by writers, artists and journalists that are in MP3 format, complete with transcripts.