In the physical world, we
tend to identify ourselves by nationality. But online, where you can reach
across cyberspace and speak directly and instantaneously with someone 6,000
miles away without ever passing through customs, nationality isn’t nearly as meaningful.
The real borders are created by language: Language is what makes someone
addressable no matter where he is. Language is what you share with strangers
above all else. Language is your passport into a new community of people.
My dear students, here you can find different websites where you can practise listening on your own. Some of the websites include exam practice exercises. Others, however, only provide the videos but you can read the script at the same time, which, as you all know, it's good practice for your learning. Just click on the words TRANSCRIPT, SCRIPT, TEXT or something similar and get ready to improve your listening skill! PBS NewsHour (American English) ABC The World Today (Australian English) CNN Students News (American English) NPR (American English) Click on TOPICS VOA News (American English) Future Radio (British English) BBC Learning English (British English) Here you have a link to a list of British radio stations . Before choosing one, please have a look at the information about the location so that you can have a go at different accents. Listening + script + exercises: http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/ http://www.instant-practice.com/ http://w
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