The following sites provide listening and pronunciation exercises for students. Other sites which may provide additional materials can be found under Interactive Sites and/or Multipurpose Sites.
5 Minute English
http://www.5minuteenglish.com
Contains short self-study lessons in various English language skills. Some lessons include pronunciation exercises and other oral work. Useful for ESOL students who have at least reached the high beginning level of English.
BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml
Special area on the BBC website that is geared toward ESL students.
California Distance Learning Project
http://www.cdlponline.org
Students can listen and read along; some news stories have video.
Connect with English
http://www.learner.org/resources/series71.htm
A video instructional ESOL series which includes 50 15-minute video programs which can be viewed online for free. The videos tell a continuing story about an aspiring singer on a journey across America. Appropriate for ESOL learners at the high beginning through intermediate levels. Free signup is required for first-time users.
Discovery Channel
http://dsc.discovery.com
Click on "Video" and choose any show.
English Language Listening Lab
http://www.elllo.org
Good site for high beginners. A collection of over 1,000 listening activities.
English Listening Lounge
http://www.englishlistening.com
Good site for beginners. This site provides listening and reading of small dialogues in three levels (new, regular, and advanced listener). The dialogues can be followed with questions and answers. The new student dialogues are slow enough for basic students.
English Online-Materials for Teaching and Learning
http://eleaston.com/listening.html
Includes wide variety of listening and pronunciation activities at varying levels of difficulty. Contents range from alphabet song to dialogs.
Learn English with Audio
http://www.learn-english.co.il
Over 1500 words with audio, sorted by topic. May be printed for offline study.
Learn English with Pictures and Audio
http://www.my-english-dictionary.com
The site has over 400 words and photographs with audio, ranging from animals to kitchen appliances.
Many Things
http://www.manythings.org/pp
Minimal pair practice and quizzes, songs, poems, and tongue twisters; all with audio files.
Quiz-Tree Sight Words
http://www.quiz-tree.com
Provides the Dolch Word List with pronunciation for beginning readers up to third grade level. This is a useful way for beginners to be introduced to, and practice, speaking some of the basic English sight words. No definitions are provided.
Sounds of English
http://www.soundsofenglish.org
A multimedia site offering information on word stress, sentence structure, intonation and how to pronounce specific sounds. Includes authentic audio recordings with printable worksheets and teacher guides, as well as pronunciation exercises and resources for teachers to use with their students. The site also provides links to other relevant sites, including some which contain listening activities.
Story by Story Phonics Lessons
http://www.mcedservices.com/phonics/phonics.html
Provides 12 stories that are read to the beginner for basic pronunciation work.
Voice of America
http://www.voa.gov
Contains international news; more appropriate for high intermediate and advanced students.
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
http://esl-lab.com
Contains exercises at easy, medium, and difficult levels.
