Ideas for Listening Lessons

Listening Resources

The idea has finally taken hold that what students need isn’t standard English, the

Queen’s English or simple English What is most important is that they hear natural

English.

That means giving them the opportunity to listen to the variety of accents we have in

native English-speaking countries.

Similar to reading lessons, there are an abundance of different resources to build a

listening lesson around.

Incorporated into nearly every course book are the standard recorded scenarios. They are

great because they are real situations, they have already started to use different accents

and they have even added realistic background noise to add authenticity.

Songs – the skill is finding a song the students are interested in but also matches the

language level of the student.

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