Listening Class- Black is Beautiful

Click here to hear Sufia Abdul Rachman's essay again.

You can read her essay here.

Listening Class, March 23

Today we will listen to a report about the artist Shepherd Fairey, who created the famous Obama poster which we can still see everywhere in Philadelphia.

You can listen to the story again here.

You can see the poster here.

Shepherd Fairey's website is here

Listening Class, January 21st

Listening #1: Test Invalidated over Directions Goof

Listening #2: Business Schools Groom Foreign Students

Listening #3: US Universities No Longer Only Game in Town

Happy Listening!

Listening Class, January 14th

Listening #1: Six Memorable Words

Listening #2: "Ossama's' becomes 'Obama's'"

Listening #3: "Obamifications"

Listening Class, January 12th

Listening #1: Time' Photographer Captures Obama Moments

If you want to see the photographs which are described in the interview, go here.

Listening #2: Tuning Up For The Inaugural Ceremonies

Listening #3: Civil Rights March To Inauguration: Elections

Listening Class, January 7th

Listening # 1: Mexican Hospitals Aim To Attract More Americans

Listen Again

Listening #2: Medical Tourism Creates Thai Doctor Shortage

Listen Again

Listening Class, January 5th

Story # 1: Chinese Dairies Apologize Via Text For Scandal

Listen Again

Story # 2: Parents Question Chinese Milk Compensation Plan


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Listening Help

Do you want to improve your listening?

Here are some things you can do:

1. Ask Julia at the front desk to borrow listening materials.

2. Watch movies in English with English Subtitles.

3. Watch TV and listen to the radio while you are doing other things. Don't try to understand, just get used to the sounds.

4. Join the English Podcast: http://www.eslpod.com/website/

5. Listen to slow, clear news from VOA: http://esl.podomatic.com/

6. Listen to people read essays and read them at NPR: http://www.thisibelieve.org/

7. Listen to stories about American Culture at This American Life: www.thislife.org

Remember! You can study grammar but you can only improve listening by practicing! The more you listen to and use English, the more quickly you will improve.

Listening Class- Barack Obama Yes We Can Speech

Listening class students, you can find Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" speech here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe751kMBwms

The TEXT of the speech is here:

http://www.culturekitchen.com/liza/blog/text_barack_obamas_speech_in_new_hampshire