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To put our ears into exercise and being better in English, we need tools.

Here are some tool and sources:

1. Audacity

Audacity is a free audio editing software, which also has ability to records sounds directly on the computer through `Strereo Mixer`.

[ Audacity - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ ]

2. English Conversation Source

a. Online Streaming Video or Audio (Webcast)

Channels are such as, CNN, MSNBC, NHK English, BBC Radio, and many more.

[ CNN - http://www.cnn.com/ ]

[ MSNBC - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ ]

[ NHK English - http://www.nhk.or.jp/english/ ]

[ BBC Radio - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/ ]

b. Podcast or Videocast

Many of these channels can be found at Apple iTunes Podcast or, Yahoo! Podcast. Source websites, such as BBC radio podcast, or CNN podcast.

For files download, you can use iTunes, or for some sources, directly download the .mp3 or .mov files by using mouse`s right-click on the hyperlink and choose `save file as`.

Nowadays, there are many other sources that can be found using search engine such as Google or Yahoo! Search.

[ Apple iTunes Podcast - http://www.apple.com/jp/itunes/study/ ]

[ Yahoo! Podcast - http://podcast.yahoo.co.jp/ ]

[ BBC radio podcast - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/waystolisten/podcasts/ ]

[ CNN podcast - http://www.cnn.com/services/podcasting/ ]

[ iTunes Software - http://www.apple.com/jp/itunes/download/ ]

[ Google - http://www.google.co.jp/ ]

[ Yahoo! Search - http://search.yahoo.co.jp/ ]

3. Other Sources

Cable or sattelite TV`s English channels, DVD movies.

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