There are many audio resources available on the Internet. These resources can be interwoven into your general classroom curriculum to enhance your daily lessons. Deciding how to use them is often very similar to choosing other print teaching materials.
Begin by determining what type of language skills and topic areas you want to teach. Then find audio lessons that can provide follow up reinforcement and practice for that skill or topic.
Reading Skills
Marshall ABE Reading Skills website
This website is for ABE learners from beginning to advanced levels. Students can listen and read at the same time and time their readings as well.
California Distance Learning Project
The CDLP is a reading website for intermediate and advanced level ABE students. Readings are modified from news reports given by a Sacramento TV station.
Listening Skills
English Language Listening Lab Online
This website is updated with new content regularly and has an extensive archive of listening topics. Exercises are focused on "big picture" listening tasks supported with digital images. There are exercises appropriate for high beginning to low advanced ESL.
Randalls Listening Lab
This website has a range of short and long listening activities for beginning through advanced ESL learners.
NPR Valentine’s Day music review
This website is one example of how you can use online music to create lessons.
Lyrics search: there are many different types of lyrics search engines available. This is one example.
News websites
Often news websites provide audio files and transcripts that can be used to teach a wide range of topics and skills.
BBC Learning English Homepage
Voice of America: Special English section
Troubleshooting Tips
Remember to always check the headphones and audio players in your lab before using them with students. Following is a list of troubleshooting tips for your computer audio player. | 
