I am really impressed with Ted: Ideas worth spreading and I enjoyed speeches like this one by Richard St. John where he explains what the secret of success is. I found these talks very inspiring indeed. It may be used as a listening exercise for ESL students but also just for helping us to keep going, to better ourselves or understand our world a little better and try to make a difference – why not?. There are talks about almost any topic such as global issues, technology, culture, science, etc.
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Learn English while you are having fun
We are not going to live for ever, are we? That is a good reason why you should try to spend a good time while you are learning English as a second language.
Why don’t you check these out? Comedy Central and the Monty Python Channel on YouTube. Here is a video that I find particulary funny and it’s easy to understand for non native English speakers.
It’s called Bush-Who’s on First.
I think learning should be fun. An enjoyable way to learn is listening to music. Nowadays you have many options, such as:
- YouTube.
- Musica.COM. Videos in English and Spanish with lyrics.
- Morkol. Just the same as Musica.COM.
- yappr.com.
You can learn english watching TV
The easiest way to improve your listening is BBC Learning English, News English. They have the news available in both audio and text format, so you can follow the text if you have difficulty understanding what is being said.
You may also watch the news on BBC, NPR, 30 Minutes Lunch Break.com or listening to BBC World Service. The last link provides you access not only to BBC World Service but also to more BBC radio stations.
If you listen to politics you can also find something special (very rare indeed) from time to time such as:
