ESL Podcasting

It seems that podcasting is a great tool to practice using listening skills. At ESLpod, many podcasts are uploaded daily to help students not only practice listening skills, but also learn practical phrases and vocabulary. Each episode has an audio file that can be downloaded, a transcript of a conversation, additional explanation.   

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I chose a particular episode which is “Kitchen Appliance” from ESL Pod. In order to use this episode a classroom, first, teacher explains the key vocabulary and phrases in a conversation so that students can listen to the conversation more comprehensively. And then, teacher let students repeat after to a conversation by each sentence. Afterward, Students practice the conversation in pairs. For next activity, teacher gives students a worksheet that has blanks, and students will fill in the blanks by listening to the conversation from the podcast. Teacher then checks the answers with students by listening to the conversation again. Finally, teacher gives students another worksheet has word puzzle using the key vocabulary and phrases. Through these activities, Students will be able to memorize the key vocabulary in the conversation “Kitchen Appliances,” and practice speaking and listening skills.