Friday, January 6, 2012

British Council Elementary Podcasts

The British Council has been doing elementary podcasts since 2008, so there's a lot of material there. The first two seasons' podcasts are about half an hour each, broken into multiple sections, while the third season had shortened them down to about 10 minutes each. Most of them are covered by a creative commons license, which allows you to freely reproduce them. Each has materials attached.

As you would expect, the accents are mostly British. The speaking can get a bit fast, but the content and the activities are aimed at quite low levels.

Premier Skills English

Premier Skills English is a collaborative project between the British Council and the Barclays Premier League. They have heaps of lesson plans and materials based around football, including interviews with some of the top players.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

To make your own MP3

This is great for teachers and students. Just load the website, click to record, and share. Couldn't be easier.