Online Listening Skills Resources

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General

• Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
  http://www.esl-lab.com/
• The Tower of English - The Stories
  http://towerofenglish.com/nprorgprogramslnfsoundstoriesindex.html

Auditory Discrimination

• Pronunciation - r/l contrast
  http://www.esl-lab.com/pron1.htm
• Pronunciation - b/v contrast
  http://www.esl-lab.com/pron2.htm
• Pronunciation - f/v contrast
  http://www.esl-lab.com/pron3.htm
• Pronunciation - s/sh contrast
  http://www.esl-lab.com/pron4.htm

Conversational Dialogue

• Numerous LCP topics - Focus English
  http://www.focusenglish.com
• Oodles of topics: jobs, numbers - Intermediate Level Learning - Listening Comprehension
  http://esl.about.com/library/courses/blcourses_intermediate_listening.htm
• Authentic, everyday dialogues with transcripts, vocabulary and explanations - Learn English! Meet Friends! It's Cool!
  http://www.englishbaby.com

Telephone Dialogue

• Focus English - Communication
  http://www.focusenglish.com/dialogues/communication/commindex.html

Radio and TV Broadcasts

• DEIL/IEI Lingua Center
  http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/web.pages/listeninglist.html

Short Passages

• Everyday English â?? interesting listening topics at three levels with transcripts, questions and answers
  http://www.englishlistening.com/

Listening Content Practice

• Menu with varied levels, pre/post listening, vocabulary and quizzes http://towerofenglish.com/esl-lab.html
• Menu with topical listings (i.e. greetings and introductions)
  http://www.esl-lab.com/short.htm

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