In the News
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Chronic Diseases an ‘Impending Disaster’ for Some Nations
English Level: Upper Intermediate Listening: Chronic diseases Click here for the listening quiz In this listening: Voice of America tells us all about the threat of non-communicable diseases in developing countries.
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The World Water Crisis
English Level: Upper Intermediate Listening: The World Water Crisis Click here for the listening quiz In this listening: This program looks at one the most important issues in the world today: the lack of clean water in developing countries.
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A Visit to “The Age” Newspaper
English Level: Intermediate Listening – A Visit to “The Age” Newspaper Click here for the listening quiz In this listening: Ning introduces a song called ‘Candlelight Blues’ by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand; John introduces ‘Sister’ by A-Mei from Taiwan (pictured left); Roxanne introduces ‘In a Dilemma’ by Ronald. Learning Ideas from ESL Radio and TV Pronunciation Pronunciation means the way we say the words. There is no one correct way of saying English words as the pronunciation of English varies from country to country and even from city to city within a country. But you can still improve your pronunciation by listening to native speakers and copying the…
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Listening: Students design graphic novel
English Level: Intermediate Listening – Students design graphic novel for social change Click here for the listening quiz Students of Stanford University in the USA have produced a graphic novel that tells the story of a man who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in 1945. The novel was published in October 2010. Featured image by: Jessica Abel Learning Ideas from ESL Radio and TV Listening for gist “Listening for gist” means listening for general understanding and is the opposite of listening for detail.. Often when second language learners listen to an English text they try to understand every word and then they find that they don’t really know what…
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Listening: English in Action: Test Design – an Holistic Approach
English Level: Advanced Listening – Test Design – an Holistic Approach Click here for the listening quiz In this listening Dr. Andrew Finch, with the help of his linguistics students, shows us how tests and the testing process can be humanistic, educational and even fun!
