Listening about Japan
Listening to the News
1. BBC World Routes - Japan
World Routes is a BBC radio programme which looks at traditional music and culture around the world. There are two programmes about Japan, both of them very interesting...and good English listening practise!

2. Japanese Budo
A short BBC English Learning radio programme about judo.

3. Japanese School in London
A short BBC Weekender radio programme about a Japanese elementary school in London.
1. BBC Learning English - Watch & Listen
Short audio and video clips about world news and interesting topics.

2. VOA Special English
This is a special site which helps English learners read and listen to the news from Voice of America.

3. Breaking News English
Listen to a news item in 'Easy English'. You can also read the news item.

4. NHK Radio Nippon News (Bilingual)
Fun Listening
Listening about the World
1. Movie Trailers (commercials)
Listen to movie trailers and do the listening exercises. Great fun and great listening practice!

2. ESL-Lab
Choose your level (Easy, Medium, Difficult) and listen to some great listening exercises. There are fun comprehension quizzes too.
1. BBC Weekender
An excellent series of radio programmes for English learners (intermediate to advanced)

2. ELLLO
This is a great website with 1,000s of free listening activities for English learners.
Podcasts
 
1. ESL Podcast
English learning podcasts on many different topics, such as shopping, business, medicine and TV.
 
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