Interactive Listening
Links
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Interactive
Listening
Links
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab--Randall is quickly setting the standard in interactive ESL listening. At this great web site you can listen to short talks and longer conversations. You can watch videos. There is a quiz for every activity. Highly recommended for all levels.
The English Listening Lounge--Another fantastic listening site. This one focuses on real language, with different people telling personal stories. You can read the text as you listen. Then, there are questions to think about with answers provided.
DEIL/IEI LinguaCenter--Interactive listening comprehension practice from the University of Illinois. You can listen to talks on a variety of topics (comets, the future of the Internet, etc.) and answer comprehension questions. Highly recommended for intermediate to advanced students. Requires RealAudio.
Kent's ESL Wonderland--At this very cool web site, you can learn new vocabulary, listen to interviews and talks, and take interactive quizzes. Highly recommended for intermediate to advanced students. Requires RealAudio.
FAMILY HEALTH Listening: ESL/EFL--This ESL listening site is sponsored by Ohio University. It offers short talks on health-related topics. (Some examples are: coughs, middle-ear infections, and apple cider.) Most of the talks include comprehension exercises. If you answer a question incorrectly, the computer explains the correct answer. The listening activities at this site are difficult, but you might find it of particular interest if you are studying for the TOEFL.
John's Music Testing Center--Listen to songs and take fill-in quizzes. Very hip.
Cutting Edge CALL Demos--Jim Duber brings you a variety of interactive activities. You'll find some exercises to help with pronunciation, dictations, grammar practice, and a fun game here. Requires Shockwave.
Online English--Listen to an announcement for a job posting and take an interactive quiz.
The Bond and Pond Game (An EFL RealAudio Game)--A cool listening activity which will help you practice hearing the difference between /p/ and /b/ and /d/ and /t/. You listen to a business story and take a quiz. Recommended for intermediate to advanced learners. Requires RealAudio.
TrackStar: A Snapshot of the American Culture--This is track of RealAudio clips which was designed for ESL students at the Applied English Center at the University of Kansas. Anyone can use the track. You'll hear lots of interviews and talks on topics related to American culture. Although there aren't any comprehension questions, there are a lot of interesting topics here. This site is recommended for advanced learners.
Good Neighbors: English Listening and Role-play for Busy People--Role-plays, interactive dictation quizzes, and RealAudio listening comprehension activities.
Titanic Race Against Time--On-line audio game. You're on the Titanic and it's going to sink. Will you survive?
Takako's Great Adventure--Listen to and read the story of Takako's Great Adventure. Print of the worksheets so you can answer the questions as you listen. The worksheets also include a vocabulary guide. Requires Shockwave.
Integration of Reading, Listening, and Speaking Skills--Reading and listening practice. Might be good for beginning learners.
New Interchange Multimedia Activities--There are a few interactive activities here from Cambridge University Press. Recommended for beginning learners.
Academia Boston's Language Laboratory--Listen to and read sentences in English.
In-House Listening Quizzes--There are 10 sentences here for dictation practice. You listen to the sentence and type what you hear. The computer checks your work.
Conversations for ESL Students--Read and listen to conversations in English. Might be good for beginning learners.