Voice Threads - Connect with people around the world

Looking for a place where you can interact with people around the world, plus practice your speaking, listening, and reading skills? Try Voice Thread, a great web site where you can post a picture, record yourself explaining something about the picture, and then receive comments about it from other internet users. Try it - it's free!

Places

Listen to someone talk about Key West, Florida. What things does she say about where she lives?

What city or country do you live in? What is it like?

English News Web Site for English Language Learners

Practice your listening and reading skills, as well as increase your vocabulary, by reading and listening to articles at Simple English News. This web site offers a variety of news in simple, easier language than that found in a regular English newspaper. There are unusual news features, words in the news, entertainment & sports news, and even polls asking opinions for everything from "Would you like to travel in space?" to "What kind of cola do you drink when you are thirsty?".
Have fun exploring the site!

Listening Site for Beginners

Beginners may be overwhelmed with the English on the web, but there are some good listening sites for beginners, too! Check out VOA'S Special English web site for listening activities that are slower and with limited vocabulary and grammar. Now beginners can practice their listening skills, too!

Focus on English Listening Web Site

Here is another link to a web site where you can practice your listening skills. Focus on English is a web site where you can hear native speakers and develop your conversational English skills.

• Learn useful idioms.
• Learn common words and phrases.
• Test your vocabulary skills.
• Practice responding to real-life English conversations.

Listening Practice with ComAudio

At ComAudio you can listen to many different kinds of audio items - poetry, songs, stories, etc.. Read the texts at the same time. Learn new vocabulary - to find the meaning of a word, click on it and then click the
Find button. Here you can also test audio books before purchasing them.

More on Listening Practice

CNN Stories Archive is a great place to test your listening and reading skills. You can read, listen to, or watch a clip of the news item. There are interactive activities to test comprehension. The story can be seen in its complete version or its abridged (shortened) version.

More Listening Practice with ELLLO

ELLLO stands for English Language Listening Lab Online. This web site is a great place for students of English to practice listening skills. There are more than 1000 activities archived on the site, and a variety of activities updated every Monday. Here are some of the site's features:

Interviews: Hear English-speakers talk about their jobs, families, lives, hobbies, etc. There is a good variety of English spoken, so students can hear many different types of English.

Newscasts: Short news stories with accompanying comprehension questions. Funny, motivational, debatable - there is something for everyone in these mini news stories!

Surveys (Mixers): Hear 6 people answer the same question. Again, a variety of English is presented: Australian, American, British, Swedish, etc.

Songs: Read the lyrics as you sing! Lyrics displayed on the monitor karaoke-style.

FOR BEGINNERS!!! Listening games: Listen to a short clip and find the matching picture.

This web site is very interactive, and fun for students and teachers alike. Visit every Monday and improve your listening skills!

Become Better at Listening

Practice your listening skills at Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab. You can find listening activities for all levels here, on a variety of topics. Each dialog also has activities to check your comprehension!

Music to your ears

Do you like to listen to music in English? Music is a great way to learn and practice another language. If you said yes to the question above, try these tips to build your vocabulary and listening skills.

1. Choose an English song you like. Listen to it 10 times and try and understand the lyrics (words). Then look them up on the internet.

2. Have you ever tried writing a song in English? If not, you should! Start slowly. Add music. Perform it for a friend or teacher.

3. Try and translate Shakira’s songs into English. Then listen to the English version. Are yours and hers the same?

We'd love to hear how YOU practice your English with music. What songs are good for English language learners? Leave us a comment!

More practice with Interchange, Third Edition

Students of Interchange, Third Edition will be happy to know that they can practice their English online using Cambridge University Press' web page for this book series. Go to the Interchange, Third Edition page and click on your level. From there you can choose the unit you want to practice, and work on your vocabulary, grammar, or listening skills. There are also fun activities, like word searches, that can be done online.

So next time you need to study for the test, or just want to have fun with English, why not check out this web site?

Practice Your English with Students Around the World

Go here to record a message that will be heard around the world! Listen to messages that have been left by other English teachers and students.