{"id":219,"date":"2016-11-30T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.254.11.177:8081\/?p=219"},"modified":"2025-07-27T19:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T17:01:27","slug":"9-recursos-para-practicar-gratis-el-listening-y-el-speaking-del-toefl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-recursos-para-practicar-gratis-el-listening-y-el-speaking-del-toefl","title":{"rendered":"9 recursos para practicar gratis el Listening y el Speaking del TOEFL\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One way to improve your listening and speaking skills is to listen to native speakers on a regular basis. But how can you do that in a foreign language environment (i.e., in countries where English is not the primary language)?<br \/>\nOne effective way is by listening to\u00a0<strong>podcasts<\/strong>\u00a0or the\u00a0<strong>radio online<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 See the entry \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/markdowntohtml.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to practice listening outside of class<\/a>\u201d in the TOEFL\u00ae Tactics Blog for more ideas.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-recursos-para-practicar-gratis-el-listening-y-el-speaking-del-toefl\/#Watching_Films_and_TV_%E2%80%93_Is_It_Effective\" >Watching Films and TV \u2013 Is It Effective?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-recursos-para-practicar-gratis-el-listening-y-el-speaking-del-toefl\/#Recommended_Websites_for_Listening_Practice\" >Recommended Websites for Listening Practice<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-recursos-para-practicar-gratis-el-listening-y-el-speaking-del-toefl\/#1_ESL_Lab_%E2%80%93_wwwesl-labcom\" >1.\u00a0ESL Lab \u2013 www.esl-lab.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-recursos-para-practicar-gratis-el-listening-y-el-speaking-del-toefl\/#2_English_Listening_%E2%80%93_wwwenglishlisteningcom\" >2.\u00a0English Listening \u2013 www.englishlistening.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-recursos-para-practicar-gratis-el-listening-y-el-speaking-del-toefl\/#3_BBC_Learning_English_%E2%80%93_wwwbbccoukworldservicelearningenglish\" >3.\u00a0BBC Learning English \u2013 www.bbc.co.uk\/worldservice\/learningenglish<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-recursos-para-practicar-gratis-el-listening-y-el-speaking-del-toefl\/#4_University_of_Stirling_Events_%E2%80%93_wwwstiracukeventsrecordings\" >4.\u00a0University of Stirling Events \u2013 www.stir.ac.uk\/events\/recordings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-recursos-para-practicar-gratis-el-listening-y-el-speaking-del-toefl\/#5_CDLP_%E2%80%93_wwwcdlponlineorg\" >5.\u00a0CDLP \u2013 www.cdlponline.org<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-recursos-para-practicar-gratis-el-listening-y-el-speaking-del-toefl\/#6_VOA_Learning_English_%E2%80%93_learningenglishvoanewscom\" >6.\u00a0VOA Learning English \u2013 learningenglish.voanews.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-recursos-para-practicar-gratis-el-listening-y-el-speaking-del-toefl\/#7_NPR_%E2%80%93_wwwnprorg\" >7.\u00a0NPR \u2013 www.npr.org<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-recursos-para-practicar-gratis-el-listening-y-el-speaking-del-toefl\/#8_TED_Talks_%E2%80%93_wwwtedcom\" >8.\u00a0TED Talks \u2013 www.ted.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-recursos-para-practicar-gratis-el-listening-y-el-speaking-del-toefl\/#9_Academic_Earth_%E2%80%93_wwwacademicearthorgplaylists\" >9.\u00a0Academic Earth \u2013 www.academicearth.org\/playlists<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-recursos-para-practicar-gratis-el-listening-y-el-speaking-del-toefl\/#Final_Tip\" >Final Tip<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"watching-films-and-tv-is-it-effective-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watching_Films_and_TV_%E2%80%93_Is_It_Effective\"><\/span>Watching Films and TV \u2013 Is It Effective?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Watching television or films\u00a0<em>can<\/em>\u00a0help with the listening and speaking sections of the TOEFL\u00ae test.<br \/>\nHowever, since audiovisual media includes\u00a0<strong>non-verbal cues<\/strong>\u00a0(body language, facial expressions, etc.), it\u2019s\u00a0<strong>more useful to focus on pure audio sources<\/strong>\u00a0to better simulate the TOEFL\u00ae test environment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"recommended-websites-for-listening-practice\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recommended_Websites_for_Listening_Practice\"><\/span>Recommended Websites for Listening Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s a list of recommended websites with free listening materials, descriptions, and usage tips.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"1-esl-lab-www-esl-lab-com-http-www-esl-lab-com-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_ESL_Lab_%E2%80%93_wwwesl-labcom\"><\/span>1.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esl-lab.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESL Lab \u2013 www.esl-lab.com<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Large collection of\u00a0<strong>audio and video-based listening comprehension<\/strong>\u00a0exercises.<\/li>\n<li>Activities are\u00a0<strong>graded by level<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Everyday life topics and higher-level video themes.<\/li>\n<li>Includes:\n<ul>\n<li>Student study guide<\/li>\n<li>Help page<\/li>\n<li>Mailing list<\/li>\n<li>Discussion forum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udee0 Requires freeware audio\/video players (downloadable from the site).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"2-english-listening-www-englishlistening-com-http-www-englishlistening-com-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_English_Listening_%E2%80%93_wwwenglishlisteningcom\"><\/span>2.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishlistening.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">English Listening \u2013 www.englishlistening.com<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>30+ graded quizzes using\u00a0<strong>authentic native-speaker dialogues<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Topics: family, travel, customs, sports.<\/li>\n<li>Includes transcripts and answers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7 Tip: Take notes during listening and\u00a0<strong>compare with the transcript<\/strong>\u00a0to improve your note-taking.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"3-bbc-learning-english-www-bbc-co-uk-worldservice-learningenglish-http-www-bbc-co-uk-worldservice-learningenglish-index-shtml-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_BBC_Learning_English_%E2%80%93_wwwbbccoukworldservicelearningenglish\"><\/span>3.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/worldservice\/learningenglish\/index.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Learning English \u2013 www.bbc.co.uk\/worldservice\/learningenglish<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Designed for\u00a0<strong>intermediate-level learners<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Based on BBC news and educational content.<\/li>\n<li>Covers: news, sports, music, and current affairs.<\/li>\n<li>Transcripts available for each audio clip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u270f\ufe0f Tip: Listen and take notes before reading the transcript.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"4-university-of-stirling-events-www-stir-ac-uk-events-recordings-http-www-stir-ac-uk-events-recordings-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_University_of_Stirling_Events_%E2%80%93_wwwstiracukeventsrecordings\"><\/span>4.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stir.ac.uk\/events\/recordings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">University of Stirling Events \u2013 www.stir.ac.uk\/events\/recordings<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lectures and presentations on diverse academic topics.<\/li>\n<li>Great for simulating\u00a0<strong>lecture-type listening<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Many videos include transcripts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83c\udfaf Tip: Listen\u00a0<strong>without watching<\/strong>\u00a0to simulate TOEFL-style audio.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"5-cdlp-www-cdlponline-org-http-www-cdlponline-org-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_CDLP_%E2%80%93_wwwcdlponlineorg\"><\/span>5.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdlponline.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CDLP \u2013 www.cdlponline.org<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>200+ reading passages read aloud by American speakers.<\/li>\n<li>Topics: working, law, family, school, health, housing, money, science, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd Tip: Listen, take notes, and then compare with the full reading.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"6-voa-learning-english-learningenglish-voanews-com-http-learningenglish-voanews-com-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_VOA_Learning_English_%E2%80%93_learningenglishvoanewscom\"><\/span>6.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">VOA Learning English \u2013 learningenglish.voanews.com<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Offers\u00a0<strong>seven programs<\/strong>\u00a0focused on improving English listening.<\/li>\n<li>Includes transcripts and downloadable content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc Tip: First listen and take notes; check transcript afterwards.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"7-npr-www-npr-org-http-www-npr-org-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_NPR_%E2%80%93_wwwnprorg\"><\/span>7.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NPR \u2013 www.npr.org<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to\u00a0<strong>radio news<\/strong>\u00a0on a wide range of topics.<\/li>\n<li>Downloadable\u00a0<strong>MP3 files<\/strong>\u00a0available.<\/li>\n<li>Transcripts also provided.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc Tip: Listen first \u2192 take notes \u2192 compare with transcript.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"8-ted-talks-www-ted-com-https-www-ted-com-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_TED_Talks_%E2%80%93_wwwtedcom\"><\/span>8.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TED Talks \u2013 www.ted.com<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Wide range of\u00a0<strong>presentations<\/strong>\u00a0on diverse topics.<\/li>\n<li>High-quality speakers and engaging topics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc Tip: Listen only (don\u2019t watch) and take notes. Then review transcript.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"9-academic-earth-www-academicearth-org-playlists-http-www-academicearth-org-playlists-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Academic_Earth_%E2%80%93_wwwacademicearthorgplaylists\"><\/span>9.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.academicearth.org\/playlists\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Academic Earth \u2013 www.academicearth.org\/playlists<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>University-level\u00a0<strong>lectures<\/strong>\u00a0from Yale, Harvard, Stanford, MIT, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Ideal for\u00a0<strong>lecture-type listening<\/strong>\u00a0practice for TOEFL iBT\u00ae.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc Tip: Practice listening and note-taking. 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