Resources: Listening

Now I will give you some helpful links to improve your listening skills!

http://englishteststore.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11388&Itemid=389 (This homepage offers many, many different listening exercises. You can choose if you want to listen to short or long conversations. Afterwards, you will be asked to answer questions about the topic of the conversation. You can also do exercises where you need to fill in blanks. Furthermore, it offers listening exercises about pronunciation and stress.)

http://www.5minuteenglish.com/listening.htm (Here you will find many conversations about different topics. Those topics are from everyday life, so you might find something you can relate to. Afterwards, you will be asked to answer questions for comprehension.)

http://esl.about.com/od/englishlistening/ (This homepage offers many links for further exercises and listening resources.)

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/videos2.html (Do you like “The Simpsons”? Well, here you have an exercise with watching clips of the show and the answer questions about the clip! Ay, caramba!

But you do not need to answer questions every time you listened to something. How about some good old radio listening? While listening to the reporters and the music, it will help you a lot to improve your listening skills.

Check out the BBC for improving your British accent and knowledge. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/ Here you have the chance to choose between several radio stations and interest. Radio 1 is the “young” radio station, playing the latest music. BBC Radio 4focuses more on stories and documentaries.

Or, if you are more into American accents, try out on of the links on this homepage:  
http://www.usliveradio.com/

If you want to listen to Podcasts, try out this homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/tae . Podcasts are an episode of audio or video which are published on the internet.

If you like music, you should exercise your listening skills on this homepage: http://www.lyricstraining.com/ . Here, you will be asked to fill the gaps of music songs. You can choose between several levels. The easiest is with only a couple of words missing and the hardest level does not provide any text; you need to write down everything in time.

Have fun!