ESL Podcasting

Using podcasting for teaching can be a very beneficial tool for learners. At eslpod.com, many podcasts are uploaded daily to help people understand concepts in English. In this particular episode, the topics of Eleanor Roosevelt, Renaissance fairs, admit versus confess, mix versus blend and chick flicks are covered. If i were to give a lesson on teaching about historical figures while introducing some new vocabulary and/or phrases, this is a great episode to do it. My students would be able to take this lesson on the go and play it over and over if there were some confusion. The author does a great job speaking clear and slow enough for any one to understand. He also gives definitions for more of the difficult terms used in the podcast. Lot's of terms and idioms are also addressed here so it gives the listener a lot of new things to comprehend.