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| English - Listening |
| Listening Exercises |
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Beginner Listening Exercise |
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Listen for the word and click on the right picture. |
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Randall's Cyber Listening Lab |
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Easy, medium, difficult and very difficult activities. There are pre- and post-listening exercises. |
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Everyday English in Conversation |
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Choose a topic on the left-hand border and then select a conversation. You will learn idioms and do several interesting listening comprehension exercises. |
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English Listening Lounge |
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Great site! Choose from New Listener (Easy), Regular Listener (Medium) and Advanced Listener (Difficult). |
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Interactive Listening Comprehension Practice |
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A list of interactive listening comprehension exercises based on a template developed at the Intensive English Institute of the University of Illinois . |
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Independent study lab |
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A great site for different levels. |
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| Media |
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VOA News |
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Special English broadcasts. There is a limited vocabulary of 1500 words; no idioms are used; English is spoken at a slower pace, about two-thirds the speed of standard English. |
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CBC Newscasts |
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Listen or watch a newscast from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. |
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It's A Living |
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A fun and informative show about jobs in Canada . Click on "Job Bank" to watch a video. This site requires Macromedia Flash Player. |
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Marketplace |
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An excellent consumer affairs program. Click on a topic and watch the video. |
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Quirks and Quarks |
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Learn about the latest scientific discoveries from this famous radio program. Scroll down the page and choose a topic. |
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National Geographic News |
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Watch these interesting mini-documentaries (3 minutes long) and keep informed with the world of nature. |
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CTV News |
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Webcasts from another Canadian news channel. |
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Schedule of online audio and video programmes. |
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| BBC |
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Do you like Britney Spears or Black Eyed Peas? Watch a music video and do some listening comprehension exercises. |
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| Listen to the BBC World News Summary |
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(Radio) |
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| Watch the BBC One TV News |
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(TV) |
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CP24 |
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Toronto 's 24 hour news source. |
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