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Audio, Transcripts & Activities
 
  1. Virtual Independent  Learning Centre - VILC (Easy News - Advanced)
    http://www.virtualilc.com/ (password required)
    Well structured; graded; different topics; abridged stories; Australian accent; news based; updated weekly; different graded activities; RelOne Player embedded in the Web page; searchable database; quality sound with broadband connection.
  2. Randall’s Listening Lab
    http://www.esl-lab.com/
    Well structured; graded; different topics; dialogues; pre-, and post-listening activities; American accent; reliable streaming with broadband connection.
  3. Voice of America (VOA) - Special English
    http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/
    News based; different topics; prepared for ESL students; searchable database; low speech rate; downloadable materials; American accent; different voices; quality audio streaming with broadband connection.
  4. BBC Words in the News
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/archive_2005.shtml
    Well structured; different topics; news; business & sports English; British accent; some activities; good quality sound withn broadband streaming.
  5. CNN Learning Resources
    http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html
    Different topics; abridged stories; news based items; audio & video clips; well structured; different interactive activities; American accent; quality sound with broadband streaming.
  6. News Hour
    http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.html
    News based; extensive archives; variety of topics; searchable database; audio & video clips; American accent; different voices; quality streaming with broadband connection.
  7. English Listening Language Lab Online - ELLLO
    http://www.elllo.org/
    Different levels; a variety of topics; different accents; a wide range of voices; interactive activities; free, downloadable audio files; good quality sound with broadband streaming.

 

Video, Transcripts & Activities
 
  1. English Bites
    http://www.abcasiapacific.com/englishbites/archives.htm
    Australian accent; different voices; variety of topics; hyper-linked vocab and grammar structures; pronunciation activities; short quiz; quality audio/video streaming with broadband Internet connection.
    No searchable database.
  2. CNN Learning Resources
    http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html
    Different topics; abridged stories; news based items; audio & video clips; well structured; different interactive activities; American accent; quality sound with broadband streaming.
  3. BBC Top of the Pops
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/music/totp/blue2/index.shtml
    Well structured; different topics; musical video clips; some interactive activities; good quality sound with broadband streaming.
  4. News Hour
    http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.html
    News based; extensive archives; variety of topics; searchable database; audio & video clips; American accent; different voices; quality streaming with broadband connection.
 
 
  
Last update on 27 November 2008 by Bojan Blatnik
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