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Podcasts for Listening 2

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In Podcasts for Listening 1, I talked about some intermediate and advanced podcasts that you may want to try. This time, I’d like to tell you about some very short podcasts. Scientific American produces a range of podcasts whose episodes are all just one minute long. This means that, even if there are some difficult words, each episode is so short that you can go back and listen to the difficult parts many times.

There is no web page for these podcasts, so please search for the term 60-second in iTunes. The podcasts available are:

Eigotown

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Eigotown.com has a wide range of services for Japanese learners of English. These include:

  • information on study abroad
  • information on work opportunities using English
  • a shop to buy books, magazines, and other items to study English
  • study resources and links

ELI Readers Role-Play

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These books are not in the LLC, but I borrowed one from the University Library, and it was so interesting that I wanted to tell you about it.

The book I borrowed is called Underwater Mystery, and it’s about Atlantis. It’s in the ELI Readers Role-Play series. In this series, there are many different story lines, and the development of the story depends on the choices you make. You could fail in your task or even die if you make the wrong choices! If you look at the pictures below, you’ll see an example: you could go back into your room, or explore. If this kind of story looks interesting, please check these books out on the 3rd floor (洋書 section) of the University Library. The code is 428 E 461.

Another similar series you might want to try out is Oxford Bookworms Starters. Four of those books are Interactive Stories: The White Stones, Mystery in London, Survive!, and Oranges in the Snow.

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