Enhance Your Learning with ESL Podcast!

For an adult learner who needs some English listening practice and has Internet access, we highly recommend eslpod.com.  Learners can go to the site and choose a podcast that is of interest to them. They can listen to it slowly, listen to an explanation of it, and/or listen to it quickly; at the same time they can read the transcript if they'd like. The service is free, but interested students can pay for a basic or premium membership if they would like to receive the "Learning Guides."  

Esl Podcast is a great opportunity for students who don't hear English at home but find television and radio to be too fast or confusing. You can also use them for your tutoring sessions: your student can listen and summarize what he/she heard, or you can ask some questions about the podcast. You can discuss vocabulary together, and even use the topic as a launch pad for conversation. Check it out, have fun, be creative!