Listening to the news
Why not tell your students to listen to the news? It’s a great way to practice authentic listening. They can listen on the radio, on television, or on the internet. Miles Craven presents tips and tricks for using the news in class.
The BBC World Service is a good place to start.
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice
For a monthly schedule of radio programs click here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/worldservice/psims/ScheduleSDT.cgi
Tell your students to look out for the video and audio symbols. Explain they might like to download the programs and then they can listen as many times as they like!
There is even a special BBC World Service site for people learning English!
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml
They can try listening to different accents, for example American English on CNN or CBS:
www.cnn.com/
http://cbsnews.cbs.com
Related resources
Listening skills: listening tips for listening to the news
Author: Miles Craven Type: Reference material
Some useful tips to give your students if they want to listen to the news.
Listening skills: useful links
Author: Miles Craven Type: Reference material
Some great links to other ELT listening resources on the Internet.
