Wednesday 6 July 2022

listening in english

There are lots of ways to listen to stuff to improve your English...

1: You can hear about things going on in non-English-speaking countries - but in English.

Czech:

News from the Czech Republic | Radio Prague International

Czech Radio | Czech Radio

Swiss: 

The Local – Switzerland’s News in English

WRS

Hear Swiss stories for the world on our podcast - SWI swissinfo.ch

2: You can listen to your favourite songs in English...

Lockdown favourites:

Jay Doubleyou: singing songs through lockdown

The Beatles: and phrasal verbs:

Phrasal Verbs with The Beatles - YouTube

With A Little Help From My Friends (Remastered 2009) - YouTube

JOE COCKER With A Little Help From My Friends 1969 Woodstock - YouTube

Strawberry Fields Forever - Restored HD Video - YouTube

Lyrics:

Jay Doubleyou: listening to song lyrics will help your pronunciation

3: You can watch something:

TV:

Jay Doubleyou: which tv programmes should i watch to improve my english?

TED Talks:

Jay Doubleyou: shorter ted talks

Movies:

Jay Doubleyou: learning english from films - an overview

4: You can amuse yourself:

Comedy of manners:

S2E1.Communication Problems - video Dailymotion

Satire:

A Conference Call in Real Life - YouTube

5: You can listen and read:

Audio books:

Jay Doubleyou: english easy readers - audio books

For example:

Learning English through story: White Fang 01/08 - YouTube

6: You can listen and write:

Dictation:

Jay Doubleyou: practical dictation > online texts and audio

Jay Doubleyou: dictation can be fun

For example:

BBC Learning English - News Report / Superbug threat

7: You can listen and speak:

Shadowing:

Jay Doubleyou: the shadowing technique

7: You can try all sorts of audio-rich websites:

Breaking News English:

Jay Doubleyou: breaking news english lessons: different levels and speeds

Story Corps:

Jay Doubleyou: story corps - listening to america

Voice of America:

Jay Doubleyou: learn english with voice of america and esl-bits

ELS-bits:

Jay Doubleyou: authentic listening - fast and slow





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