Sites that use audio for langauge learning

ELLO (English Listening Lesson Library Online) Lots of listening activities
http://www.elllo.org/
Example: http://www.elllo.org/english/1001/1019-Ron-Hawaii.htm

Breaking News English - news stories with lots of language activities
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
Example: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1003/100315-poaching.html

ESL Lab - Many listening activities 
http://www.esl-lab.com
Example Lesson: http://www.esl-lab.com/expense/expenserd1.htm+

Lyrics Training - Using songs to practice language skills
http://www.lyricstraining.com
Example: http://www.lyricstraining.com/game72.htm
You will need to download Google Chrome for this to work. 

Other Sites
English Central
Lyrics Website - http://www.azlyrics.com
Online Karaoke - http://www.singsnap.com/
Audio Conversations - http://www.voxopop.com/
Listening Videos - http://yappr.com
Songs with lyrics - http://www.subingles.com/?langp=en

• Manytings.org Listening
• CLA audio based listening exercises online
• Listen to English: E. L. Easton
• Language Activities: a) Listening & Speaking
• Arlyn Freed's ESL/EFL Listening Resources with reviews of web sites (audio and video)
• Interactive Audio-Picture English Lessons
• Adult Learning Activities - California Distance Learning Project
• British Council - Learn English: Songs and Lyrics

Podcasts - audio recordings that are posted online in a way that allow people to subscribe the program and listen to them on their computers or mobile devices

• Listen to English - Learn English
• ESL Business News
• Business English Pod and Video Vocab
• Guide to the TOEFL Test Podcast
• ESLPodcast
• English Through Stories
• The Bob and Rob Show Podcast
• ESL PodCards
• ESL Podcasts
• ITESLJ Podcast List
• Shambles ESL Podcast List

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Readings

• First, You Have to Hear It! ESL Oral Language Practice
• Analyzing Oral Skills in Voice E-Mail and Online Interviews
• Skype and Podcasting: Disruptive Technologies for Language Learning
• LLT's oral learning special issue