Improving your listening skills

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 1

I. Tapping the power of wind (1’43”)

II. NEWSPAPERS

III. MEDIA BLACKOUT (6’)

IV. International Internet Sites now allowed in China (3’16”)

(recording)
(exercise and script)

VI. Sandquist (2’36”)

VII. Fashion

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 2

FACEBOOK PHOBIA (3’34”)

CROSSLANDS

THE NEW IPAD 2 (3’13”)

SUPERSTITIONS (5’16”)

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 3

I. MOBILE PHONES IN TAJIKISTAN (42”)
II. CHANNEL4 NEWS REPORT (EXTRACT) (1’52”)
III. GREAT APARTMENT (3’46”)
IV. ENERGY CONSERVATION (about 5’)
V. JOB INTERVIEWS – HOW TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN (about 16’)

podcast

tips for Canadian job interviews

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 4

I. MEDICINE (1’)
II. MY DREAM HOUSE (2’51”)
III. GLOBAL WARMING (3’04”)
IV. A SHORT STORY: HOME AGAIN (2’56”)
V. GEORGE ORWELL

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 5

I. Janet talking about living in New York (1’15”)
II. I got a new computer
III. Travel Chaos (2’01”)
IV. Craig from England (8’04”)
V. Living on my own (4’02”)
VI. Ecotourism (6’03”)

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 6

I. SCHOOLS GIVE STUDENTS TOOLS TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST BULLIES
II. DIVERSITY By Vincent O'Brien (1’19’’) (North of England accent)
III. A TRAVEL AGENT TALKS ABOUT HIS JOB (3'18'')
IV. E-BOOKS ARE THE FUTURE (4’28’’)
V. EXCHANGE STUDENTS (15’)

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 7

I. A MAN EATS 182 CHICKEN WINGS IN 30 MINUTES (48’’)
II. MY FAVOURITE FOOD
III. A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION (2’40’’)
IV. MYTHS ABOUT SLEEP
IV. STRESSED OUT? (3’42’’) nº 56

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 8

I. Plans for the weekend
II. What's my favourite food?
III. Learning languages
IV. August news
V. How is the internet changing language today?

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 9

A. Listen to a girl talking about the book she’s reading. (1’20)
B. Listen to this short lecture giving advice on how to study. (3’13’’)
C. Beyond Race. (4’35’’)
D. Lying (6’)

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 10

I. A MATURE ACTRESS (2’20’’)
II. WHICH ENGLISH SHOULD WE TEACH AND LEARN? (3’)
III. CREDIT CARDS (6’)
The script(pdf)
IV. WORKING IN SPAIN AND WORKING IN THE USA (11’10’’)
text(pdf)


IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 11

1. Improving your memory. (2’15”)
(recording)
(text)
2. How to build furniture (Ikea)
3. Reasons to move to the Spanish coast (2’18”)
4. Better Speaking (12’) episode 2

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 12

1. How do you feel about living in London (2’ 26”): Go to “ live from London 6: living in London”

2. Annoying co-workers.

Listen to the podcast ( 5’) and take notes. Then listen and read it and have a look at the vocabulary list.

3. Patrick’s restaurant (5’)

4. How to behave in a hotel (6’29”).

5. Better Speaking: Episode 1

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 13

1. A healthy lifestyle (1'18")
2. Air Rage (2')
3. Kangaroo Island (3'52")
4. November news
5. Debbie (11')

Source: http://intermedio2lumi.blogspot.com/