How can you hear English when you’re not in an English-speaking country? Especially when you cram for TOEIC listening section? Fortunately, there are many ways of hearing English in almost all countries of the world. Listen to television or radio news in English on your computer. From this page you can get instant access to English language TV and radio news programmes wherever you are in the world, without a TV or radio. Perfect for listening practice.
Russia Today presents free news events and interviews from a mainly Russian viewpoint. Generally speaking excellent and clearly-spoken English.
Al Jareera presents news and current affairs from a Middle East perspective with videos and podcasts. Not all of their content is free.
The BBC (British Broadcastic Corporation) presents free news and current affairs programmes with a mainly British English accent and Western bias.
The British Broadcasting Corporation’s main website. This is a large site covering television (and radio) in Britain and internationally.
VOA (Voice of America) offers free news coverage spoken in simple American English with a core vocabulary of 1500 words and an American bias.
An American channel offering news reports from around the world. They also provide transcripts for all of their news at: CNN Transcripts
CBC Television
Canadian television channel.
A few minutes each day with English accents and you’ll see that your listening has improved more than you expect! Enjoy listening!
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