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Early vocabulary building, ideally, needs to be supported by sounds.

The Audio Picture Dictionary is great for beginners - and there are lots of good reading and listening exercises below for learners at all levels.

1. Pronunciation. 2. Recommended Listening. Sites for Beginners (B), Intermediate (I), Advanced (A)

1. Pronunciation

Chris Fry's Site - with links to some excellent pronunciation sites.
Phonetics - The sounds of English (and Spanish)
Sounds of English- pictures, sounds, videos, exercises and activities.

2. Recommended

Audio Pictionary (BI)
LearnEnglish (BI)
Cyber Listening Lab (BIA)
ELLLO (BIA)
Englishcaster (BIA)
English Podcasts (BIA)
Downloadable MP3 Files (BIA)

https://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com (IA)
StoneSoup (IA)
Learning English Radio (IA)

BBC WORLD SERVICE (IA)
VOA News (IA)

Also very good ...

Listen to English (BIA) - loads of listening links listed at E.L.Easton.
Focus English (BI) - dialogues, scripts, comprehension & dictations.
About English (BI) - with exercises for beginners.
New Listener Menu (BI) - easier American listening with scripts.
VOA Special English (BI) - slower readings for lower level learners.
Listen and Learn (BI) - from 1-Language.
Martin Luther King (I) - "I have a dream...". Great in any language.
George W. Bush (I) - a different type of speech about September 11.
Light Up Your Brain (I) - some enlightening stories.
Quizzes with Sound (I) - lots of them.
Regular Listener Menu (I) - more American exercises with scripts.
RepeatAfterUs (I) - thousands of texts & hundreds of recordings.
Short Penguin Readings (I) - an interesting range of topics.
University of Illinois (I) - Interactive Listening Comprehension Practice
Arlyn Freed's ESL Listening Resources (IA) - with reviews of websites