Agenda Web Listening Activities
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Copyright: Agendaweb
Skill: Listening
Topic: Conversation and Listening
Keywords: Listening
Very large range of materials to develop listening skills, from quizzes to dialogues and books.
Radio ESOL (Podcast)
Podcast created by Jennie Coles from Leeds City College. Lots of great discussions, often with a local focus, which can stimulate discussions in your sessions.
BBC – English in a Minute (Podcast)
Hot tips about English in one minute. Includes grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.
BBC – 6 Minute English (Podcast)
Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC.
BBC – 6 Minute Grammar (Podcast)
Learn English grammar in six minutes. Join BBC presenters every week and learn a new key area of grammar.
BBC – 6 Minute Vocabulary (Podcast)
Build your English vocabulary in six minutes. Join two BBC presenters every week and hear about different ways to develop your vocabulary knowledge and skills.
BBC – English We Speak (Podcast)
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Copyright: BBC
Skill: Listening
Topic: Conversation and Listening
Keywords: Conversation
Every week this podcast takes a fun look at a piece of slang or an everyday phrase in a 3 minute episode.
Learning and Work Institute Conversation Questions (Website Link)
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Copyright: Learning and Work Institute
Topic: Conversation and Listening
Keywords: Conversation
Learning and Work Institute worked with Learning Unlimited to research and develop a new set of resources aimed at volunteers supporting adult English language learners and organisations using volunteers in this role. There are 15 interesting topics with conversation prompts to use.
NEN Gallery (Website Link)
A gallery of high quality images, video clips, and audio files.