1.) The first site I recommend is one that allows young learners to learn English through the media, namely with movie clips. This site offers movie clips along with listening comprehension questions. (The Bee Movie, Shrek 2, and Mean Girls clips would be suitable for this age group.)
2.) Another site I would recommend is ESL Wonderland. This site has a Halloween listening activity where students can listen to a chain story, which is fitting for this time of year! While they listen they can fill out a cloze (fill in the gap) assignment. Another listening activity that I liked was the Waste and Recycle exercise. http://www.eslwonderland.com/activities/index.htm
3.) A third site that I would recommend is the English Lesson Listening Library Online (Elllo). This site offers an array of authentic conversations on many topics by listening to speakers from different parts of the world. You can even choose a conversation by proficiency level. They are all very short and can be a great way to begin class. Topic #882 on text messaging would a good conversation for my context since these teens enjoy texting. I also like this site because there are many topics that relate to culture.
4.) The last site that I would recommend for listening is Breaking News English. This site offers up to date news items on topics that are appropriate for this age group. It has an MP3 that students can click on and listen to. I used this site quite a bit in Korea because the news items in the textbook I was using were more outdated and this site offered more recent news items. It also offers warm-up and pre-listening exercises as well as post-listening exercises. Recent news items that would be good for young learners in an EFL setting are "Children can 'imagine' pain away" and "Miley Cyrus quits twitter". This is a great site that offers an integrative approach to learning.
Please share any other sites that you would recommend :)
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