Intermediate ESL Listening with Text
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1) Election 2008:  'At This Defining Moment, Change Has Come to America'
     
(13 - 15 minutes long)

2) Robert Kennedy 1968:  'Recapturing American's Moral Vision'
     (27 - 34 minutes long)

3) The Power of "Hello"
     (4 - 5 minutes long)

4) Hello in There
     (3 - 4 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 47 - 58 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Recent

1) About a Place Called Gabrielle's
     
(13 - 15 minutes long)

2) Isaac Newton: One of the World’s Greatest Scientists
     (13 - 16 minutes long)

3) All the Years of Her Life
     (13 - 16 minutes long)

4) Mama Tried
     (2 - 3 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 40 - 48 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Recent

1) Where Did the English Language Come From?
     
 (12 - 15 minutes long)

2) How English Became a Modern Language
     (12 - 15 minutes long)

3) The U.S.-Mexico Border Fence
     (12 - 15 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 47 - 59 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

 
Archive
One


1) An American Woman's Startling Tale of Life in Iraq
     
 (25 - 29 minutes long)

2) Secondhand Smoke
     (13 - 16 minutes long)

3) Student Series: Starting Out
     (3 - 4 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 41 - 49 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Two


1) That's America to Me
     (33 - 40 minutes long)

2) A Princess of Mars, Part One
     by Edgar Rice Burroughs (13 - 16 minutes long)

3) Student Series: Choosing Between a College or a University
     (3 - 4 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 49 - 60 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Three


1) "The Audacity of Hope" (Barack Obama)
     
(9 minutes long)

2) Women Have Been Leaders in Science Throughout History
     (13 - 16 minutes long)

3) A Princess of Mars, Part Two
     by Edgar Rice Burroughs (13 - 16 minutes long)

4) Student Series: Considering an Online Education Program
     (3 - 4 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 38 - 45 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Four


1) The Story of a Eyewitness
     (13-16 minutes long)

2) A Prairie Home Companion: "When I Dream "
     
(8-10 minutes long)

3) A Princess of Mars, Part Three
     by Edgar Rice Burroughs (13-16 minutes long)

4) Accrediting Agencies Play Important Part in U.S. Higher Education
     (3-4 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 37- 46 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Five


1) John F. Kennedy: Civil Rights Address
     (13-16 minutes long)

2) Desegregation Pioneers Reflect on Education Milestone
     
(17-20 minutes long)

3) A Princess of Mars, Part Four
     by Edgar Rice Burroughs (15-18 minutes long)

4) A Prairie Home Companion: "Supper"  (a satire)
     (2-3 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 47 - 57 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Six


1) No Place for a Woman - Part One ("A Man's Job")
     (15 - 18 minutes long)

2) The Californian's Tale
     
by Mark Twain  (13 - 16 minutes long)

3) Taking the TOEFL
     (3 - 4 minutes long)

4) There But For Fortune
     by Joan Baez (3 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 34 - 41 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Seven


1) No Place for a Woman - Part Two  ("A Legal Landmark")
     (19 - 23 minutes long)

2) The Devil and Tom Walker
     
by Washington Irving (13 - 16 minutes long)

3) A Prairie Home Companion: "Graduation"
     (8 - 10 minutes long)

4) Tomorrow Will Be a Better Day
     (3- 4 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 43 - 53 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Eight


1) No Place for a Woman - Part Three ("The Legacy ")
     (16 - 19 minutes long

2) Insuring the Children
    
(15 - 19 minutes long)

3) To Build a Fire
     by Jack London (13 - 17 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 41 - 50 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Nine


1) American History: Lives of the Plains Indians
     (14 - 16 minutes long)

2) Crazy Horse
     
(14 - 17 minutes long)

3) The Law of Life
     by Jack London (13 - 15 minutes long)

4) Day of the Dead
     (4- 5 minutes long)

5) Halloween Scares up Tricks and Treats
     (3- 4 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 48 - 57 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Ten


1) "Who Killed the Electric Car?"
     
(30 minutes long)

2) "I wanted to be a hero"
     
(11 - 13 minutes long)

3) Keesh
     by Jack London (13 - 16 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 49 - 58 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Eleven


1) American History: A Clash of Cultures in the New World
     (13 - 16 minutes long)

2) American Heritage: Thanksgiving
    
(13 - 16 minutes long)

3) Thanksgiving Day: Filled With Family Traditions and, Oh Yes, Food
     (13 - 16 minutes long)

4) A Prairie Home Companion: "Butter"
     (2 - 3 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 43 - 53 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Twelve


1) Income Inequality
     (19 - 25 minutes long)

2) Helen Keller - Part 1
    
(13 - 15 minutes long)

3) Helen Keller - Part 2
     (12 - 14 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 44 - 54 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Thirteen


1) Michael Moore on "Sicko"
     
(28 minutes long)

2) The Line of Least Resistance
    
by Edith Wharton (14 - 16 minutes long)

3) Dreamcatcher
     (3 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 50 - 59 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Fourteen


1) Cesar Chavez: Commonwealth Club Address
     (24 - 28 minutes long)

2) Christmas in America: Music and Traditions of a Merry Season
    
(13 - 15 minutes long)

3) The Gift of the Magi
     by O. Henry (14 - 17 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 51 - 60 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Fifteen

1) Education City
     (25 - 31 minutes long)

2) Vitamin D Does Alot
     (3 - 4 minutes long)

3) "Luck" by Mark Twain
     
 (13 - 16 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 41 - 51 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

Sixteen

1) Information Age, Part 1 - The Way People Communicate
     
 (13 - 16 minutes long)

2) Information Age, Part 2 - The Internet
     (13 - 16 minutes long)

3) Information Age, Part 3 - Teaching with Technology
     (13 - 16 minutes long)

(Total listening time = 39 - 48 minutes depending on chosen listening speed)

   

 

 

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