Tools and resources that you can use to create developing listening skills activities:

to create the vocabulary flashcards and games
to create the quiz
to find inspiring speeches for your classroom TED talks 

to create picture Bingo Cards (downloadable software)
to create text Bingo Cards


Also explore the resources below:
Voki
Vlogs
Podcasts

A teacher’s guide to using audio and podcasting in the classroom 

http://www.rong-chang.com/listen.htm  (a series of sites on listening)        

http://www.rong-chang.com/nse/ (easy stories for reading that you can listen to)

http://www.elllo.org/ (Views, videos, mixer, games, scenes, news room)

http://www.englishmedialab.com/listening.html

https://www.youtube.com/user/InterestingThingsESL (Listen and repeat)

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/videos2.html (The Simpsons)

http://www.manythings.org/

http://www.penguinenglish.com/ 

http://www.heinemann.com/

http://www.cup.org/ 

http://oedb.org/library/features/236-open-courseware-collections

http://mcgraw-hill.co.uk/kingscourt/

  

Chose some that you would like to use in your classroom. 

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Can Technology make the world more beautiful?   

Building listening skills

Based on the speech "A park underneath the hustle and bustle of New York City" by Dan Barasch

Pre-listening

•VOCABULARY

Task1. Learn the vocabulary 

•Do the activities, play the games until you master the vocabulary and get at least 80% on the test

•ACTIVATING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE

Task2. Answer the questions:
•How do you think technology can make our world beautiful?

•What do you think the following video is going to be about. Elaborate

listening

•Listen to the talk.

•Try to get the main idea.

•Pay attention to the key words in order to get the idea.

•Don’t stress out if you don’t understand the meaning of a word. You can still understand the message without it. The secret is that you need to relax and simply listen.

Post-listening

•Check your understanding of the speech

by Liliana Nederita