Leia sobre como praticar a habilidade de listening online por meio de podcasts (arquivos de áudio).

 

Learn English with free podcasts

 

Living in the digital age has quite a few benefits – especially when it comes to (cat videos and) language learning. You can improve your English at the push of a button – for example with podcasts. To get you started, here are the best podcasts for elementary learners. Happy listening!

 

Elementary-level podcasts

 

1) Learn English

Let’s start with ‘Learn English’ – a fantastic podcast from the British Council. The episodes are discussion-based and cover everyday vocabulary and situations. This website also offers a lot of free support material. You can download each episode’s transcript and also take short quizzes to test your recently acquired knowledge. It’s the best way to retain new words and make quick progress.

 

2) Voice of America

Do you want to improve your English while listening to current and interesting topics? Then, ‘Voice of America: Learning English’ is for you! It has different kinds of audio programs covering different interests and narrated at a slower speed. The “American Mosaic” program discusses pop culture in the United States – such as the new movies. Meanwhile, U.S. history fans will enjoy “The Making of a Nation”. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg: other podcasts focus on science and even grammar – so in addition to learning English, you’ll get super smart, too!

 

Texto adaptado. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 29 maio 2018.

 

Agora, marque verdadeiro (V) ou falso (F) de acordo com o texto, e escolha a sequência correta:

 

(     ) No site Learn English, pode-se responder perguntas sobre podcasts a respeito de atividades do dia a dia.

(     ) Esse site oferece podcasts em forma de diálogos, assim como suas transcrições, e bastante material gratuito.

(     ) Também é possível aprender e praticar speaking no site Learn English.

(     ) No site Voice of America, pode-se ouvir diferentes podcasts sobre temas atuais gravados em um ritmo mais lento.

(     ) Nesse site, você pode ouvir podcasts variados e acessar outros tipos de material extra.

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