Forever English/Forever Teaching

Hundreds of audio extracts, in MP3 format, organized by European Reference levels (A2, B1, etc.) A good source of listening practice for Management Assistant students (and others!)

6-minutes podcasts from the BBC; various subjects.

Listening Activities (various topics and levels)

Many authentic conversations with different accents, including North American. Conversations are available as MP3 download and scripts are provided. A good site for TOEIC practice.

Podcasts on a number of business situations; corrected audio exercise within each podcast. Themes linked closely to TOEIC and BTS exams. (Note: it's a German site so some extracts refer to German.)

American English. Interesting format: slow dialog, long explanation of expressions and vocabulary, then the same dialog spoken quickly. Interesting insight into American culture and language. Some good TOEIC topics.

A number of podcasts for English learners on a huge variety of subjects. The annoying background music stops after a while. Includes vocabulary and dialogues, so it's interesting for TOEIC preparation.

This site lists the 30 most recent ESL podcasts to be found on the Internet.

A combination of a listening and pronunciation site; possibility of recording yourself. The "Business English" part contains a lot of TOEIC-style phrases, but the speed is slower. Could be useful for students having trouble w/TOEIC listening.

Authentic talks and speeches by some of the world's most famous and influential people. Great English and great ideas. Other languages are also represented.

Many types of online activities for students; site run by the Internet Teaching English as a Second Language Journal.

A variety of quizzes, exercises and listening activities.

Don't get too excited, although you've gotta love this site name. Different activities in all categories: grammar, voc, etc.

As the name implies, you can find many things here! Listening, vocabulary, grammar, games, quizzes -- it's one of the most complete ESL sites online today.

Many different activities (listening with video, vocabulary, quizzes) organized by level.

The "quizzes" section contains 364 quizzes on precise grammar points. Great for revision and TOEIC preparation.

All types of news but a lot of French news, in English. Also includes videos.

A number of "listen and repeat" activities, some on YouTube. The focus is on American pronunciation -- good for building TOEIC skills.

A lot of vocabulary that you can listen to and repeat. The accent is American, so TOEIC-style. Bonus: the site exists in other languages too.

Answers explained and tapescripts provided. Not a lot of variation in accents.

No practice, just tips and advice.

40-question quiz to practice the grammar portion. No explanations; no other parts of the test presented.

Confusing site presentation but the listening downloads especially seem very authentic. See me for advice if you are interested.

This site doesn't seem that well-organized, but does have some TOEIC-specific work and interesting listening extracts.

A new YouTube channel featuring 30-second videos for English learners. Generally elementary level, but there is something for everyone. Videos are 30 seconds only. Neutral accent.

A truly different listening site, with activities and extracts based around clips from famous films, songs, etc. Extracts are given a level. This is a subscription site, but three activities are available every day for free.Try it!

A variety of authentic videos at different levels. Interesting themes and approaches.

Recent mini-video lessons on a variety of subjects, many business-related. Good quality.

The site presents a lot of quizzes and games. Well-constructed and seems to be getting better all the time.

Also useful for pronunciation, this site presents a lot of vocabulary simply (through pictures) and with audio. Bonus: it exists in many languages.

A tool for creating, and using, flashcards for learning vocabulary. Don't be alarmed, though, if a lot of the flashcards are English to Japanese!

Short article plus definitions in English of words connected to Internet and social networking.