My esl podcasts: Recent Episodes
Mª Jesús García San Martín
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Heard on Morning Edition
An interview about self-help books from BBC Learning English, 6 Minute English for B2 ESL learners.
This is the film theme of Rocky III (1982), uploaded for educational purposes, to be used in ESL lessons.
Extract from ET, British programme, about the recent worries on a new heir to the British throne.
Audio extracted from a Youtube video.
This 1985 song was number one in the US and number five in the UK charts for the British singer Robert Palmer.
You are going to listen to a report about Trastevere, a well-known part of the city of Rome.
Part of a television programme in which Dr Oliver Sacks talks about a neurological condition called amusia.
Listen to this dialogue between David and his sister, Jackie.
Audio from British Council. LearnEnglish Professionals.
Listen to an online broadcast which takes place some time in the year 2014…
Audio from British Council. LearnEnglish Professionals.
Listen to an interview with a male top model who is talking about his career.
Audio from the British Council. Learn English Professionals.
Listen to this interview with a financial trader talking about the stresses of his job and the ways of beating it.
Audio from British Council. Learn English Professionals.
Listen to Ann, talking about some of the members of her family. Audio from Inside Out. Level V. Student’s Book
What job would you love to do? Which one would you hate?
Listen to these five speakers talking about jobs they would and wouldn’t do.
Audio file from New English File. Advanced.
Listen to this interview with the well known author of the Twilight series. From Time Magazine.
You are going to hear part of an interview with Catherine Sanderson, the author of a book titled 'Petite Anglaise'. From Penguin podcasts.
Dan and Alice talk about an experiment at Bournemouth University in England to see how students react if they don't use any media for 24 hours. The people who volunteered were asked to unplug their media devices, such as laptops, phones and TVs for a full day.
From BBC Learn English
Rick Steves - a famous American radio host - interviews Carmen Arnat, who works as a tourist programme director, about South Africa.
Listening extract about the topic of greenwashing. This was part of a listening test from the EEOOII Advanced Certificate in English in Asturias, in June 2009.
Advanced listening extract about the city of Birmingham. This was part of a listening test for the EEOOII Advanced Certificate in English, in Asturias, Spain.