Listen to a Good Book

Listening to stories read out loud is a great way to improve your listening skills in English.   I recently discovered a website called storylineonline.net  that has many videos of  books being read by actors.  The books are really intended for young children but they are all well written stories with beautiful illustrations.  The videos are professionally done and under 10 minutes in length.  So, give them a try.  Here's a tip - if you want to see the words as they are being read, turn on the closed captioning that the CC button in the YouTube frame.

Culture Connection
These are all really popular Children's picture books in the US, so chance are many Americans have read them or had these books read to them.  Reading and listening to these stories as an English language learner helps you connect with American culture and thinking.