A podcast is an audio file that you download from the Internet. After you download it, you can listen to it on your computer or on an MP3/portable music player (for example, an iPod or iRiver). You can subscribe to a podcast so that it is delivered to you automatically each day, just like a newspaper.
I think podcasts are very useful to learn speaking english very well and to hear how the proper pronunciation of an english native speaker is.
Searching around the web, on Google, del.icio.us and odeo I found some interesting podcasts which I think are very useful to learn and improve my spoken and written english.
- English One Podcast contains activities and advice for English language learners. You will discuss the use of certain words and their meanings and you will also learn how to solve common problems of learners of english. There are dicussions about very different topics.
- English Pod contains podcasts through which you will learn how to “small talk” or the basic conversations to build relationships with people.There are podcasts which cover common phrases people use when they are making presentations, especially one with a visual aid – a chart, PowerPoint slides or handouts. You will hear new business vocabulary, but also language to invite someone out informally. You can learn how to speak english diplomatically.
- Listen to English - Learn English is a podcast website for people learning english. The podcasts on this site will help you to improve your English vocabulary and pronunciation and your listening skills. There are two short (3 to 5 minutes) podcasts every week, in clearly spoken English. Many of them are linked to grammar and vocabulary notes, or to exercises or quizzes.
- English as a Second Language Podcast contain podcasts about very different topics, for example daily life, business, english cafè, shopping, relationships, dining, entertainment. So you can learn how to speak english very well in different situations.
- BBC Learning English is a very useful site with podcasts about very different topics: daily problems, business english, how to get a job, working abroad, etc. This site is also well organized for who want to learn english having fun. You can listen to the music, watch telefilms, do quizzes and grammar exercises. You can check the words you don't know in an online vocabulary. BBC Learning English has two blogs. One blog is updated by a student and the other blog by an English language teacher. Each month a new student will blog on the site giving daily updates about their life and their interests. The teacher blog will give the student advice on what they write and suggestions for improving their writing. And you will be able to ask questions of both bloggers and write about their blogs.
Well, finally I can say that the world of podcasts is so crowded and full of new relationships and experiences. It dipends on us using it well and listen to the podcasts to improve our english! Let's expierence it!!!
I hope you'll appreciate my podcasts! I'm looking forward to see what you found in the world of podcasts!
Bye bye!
Letizia
4 commenti:
Hi Letizia!!
I appreciated all the Websites you have picked up from the huge and crowded world of podcasts!They are all very interesting though it takes quite a lot of time to download and listen to the various files! Don't you think?
Anyway The BBC Website is really well organized: I had the opportunity to explore it previously (for E-tivity 5) and I found it great! I mean, there are a lot of different activities so you can practice English without getting bored and the section about students' blogs is worth reading if you got some time!
See you next week!
Giada
Hi Letizia,
You did a great job! You mentioned 5 websites, not only 3. I visited the English One Podcast and the website called Listen to English - Learn English. I think they are quite nice: the first one is specifically addressed to ESL students and there are podcasts that deal with the use of certain words in English. For instance, I listened to a podcast on the different use of the word "concern" in English. The second one provides with articles on different topics. I appreciated the fact that each podcast contains also the script but I think that the speaker reads it too much slow.
See you on Wednesday!
Elena
Hi Letizia!
Among podcasts you provided I like those you found in Odeo. I think they can help us to improve the use of connectors and articles which might seem basic aspects of the language but actually are what we commonly can fail.
My tips for you are:
- "to learn TO speak" or "to learn ANd speak in English";
- couldn't it be better: "there are two new short podcasts every week"?;
I hope I helped! If I was wrong please tell me.
Bye,
Zara
Hi Letizia!
Like Giada, the website I liked the most was that of the BBC website: I think it is very complete because you can find podcasts about very different topics, such as about grammar, vocabulary, business English, music and quizzes. I really appreciated it because by means of these podcasts you can learn a lot of new expressions taken from the language of newspapers!
I also chose eslpod.com as it offers a wide variety of interesting and informal podcasts dealing with everyday situations of easy understanding :-)
See you tomorrow!
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