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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.

Sites for Beginners (B), Intermediate (I), Advanced (A)

1. Pronunciation. 2. Readings with Sound. 3. Dictation Exercises.

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. Readings with sound

Cyber Listening Lab (BIA) - Recommended

BREAKING NEWS ENGLISH (IA) - FANTASTIC SITE & great lessons

BBC WORLD SERVICE (IA) Recommended
VOA News (IA) - Recommended

Also

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.
English Tapestry (BI) - speakers from all around the world...with text.
Time4English (BI) - lots of listening with tests.
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
Advanced Listener Menu (IA) - more testing American tests.
Arlyn Freed's ESL Listening Resources (IA) - with reviews of websites

3. Dictation Exercises

Beginner's Dictations Exercises (B) - from English On-line.
Telephone Expressions (B) - from English On-Line.
Soundguide (B) - mostly short, basic sentences.
Video Dictation Exercises (BI) - free online video dictations.
Dictation Please (BI) - from Learn English.

Pictures that paint a thousand words can be seen at THE ART OF SURFING

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