Listen and improve your listening skills. English language listening website ESL Lab developed by Randall Davis will help you to enhance your listening abilities through exercises with self-grading. You will improve your pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, learn new words and phrases, and you will also be able to understand better those people who use different accents. Here are some selected links for your level. Listen and complete the tests.
First Day of Class
School Schedule
Internet Access
Bus Travel: Sightseeing Across Country
Taped Library Tour
Dinner Ideas
A Student Credit Card
A Healthy Lifestyle
A Hiking Family
Tour of Kyoto, Japan
UFO: A Story to Remember
Saving the Earth
Airline Safety
News Report : Disaster Relief and Other Emergencies
Back to School Supplies
Baking Cookies: Dad's Cooking Show
Breakfast Recipes: And a Small Surprise!
Budget Hotel Rooms
Bus Trip
Car Rental
Career Search: Finding the Right Job
College Majors: Getting a University Degree
College Roommates
College Textbooks
Job Hunting: Finding Work Today
Jobs
Hiking Arches National Park
Blood Donations
College Scholarships
ESL Program Meeting
Computer Sales and Repairs
Cyberbullying
Roadside Assistance: Emergency Call
English Language Center
Moving Company
Smart Phones
Texting and Driving
Personal Security: Theft in the Park
Carpet Cleaning: Radio Advertising
Movie Show Times
TV Guide
Vacation Plans
Weekly Activities
World of Computers
Medical Advice
Apartment Living
ESL Programs: Studying English Abroad
Airport Announcement
I Love Trees
A Free Cell Phone!
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What People Say When They Don’t Know What to Say, By Adrianne Haslet-Davis
Written text (transcript) of the lecture
What People Say When They Don’t Know What to Say
Lecture (Video)