This site is named IOLA, i.e. Interactive Online Listening Assistant. It is a City University Teaching Development Fund project aiming to facilitate the independent learning efforts of students taking the Spoken Language course offered by the English Language Centre. The listening materials are mostly converted from ELC listening courses developed in the past. IOLA makes heavy use of the Real Player program, which can be downloaded from http://www.real.com/. Public workstations on campus already have it. IOLA is best viewed with Internet Explorer and Netscape (v.8), at a screen resolution of 800x600. Comments are welcome. Click here to visit the PDA version of this site. & Howard Martyn

Click the plus signs (+) below to see the nested items: Introduction a. Listening Materials b. Navigational Tips Unit One: Endangered Wildlife a. Pre-listening vocabulary b. Bears c. Tigers d. Rhinos e. Elephants f. Review and reflections g. PDA version Unit Two: Stress Management a. Pre-listening vocabulary b. Dr. Smith c. Causes of stress d. Releasing stress e. Review and reflections f. PDA version Unit Three: Three Conversations a. Pre-listening vocabulary b. At the Canteen c. In the Library d. On the Podium e. Review and reflections f. PDA version Unit Four: Drugs a. Pre-listening vocabulary b. Sentence Dictation c. Legal and Illegal Drugs d. Review and reflections e. PDA version Unit Five: Meetings (Attitudes) a. Pre-listening vocabulary b. The Listening Task c. Review and reflections d. PDA version Unit Fiveb: Meetings (Functions) a. Pre-listening vocabulary b. Starting the meeting c. Making Suggestions d. Interrupting e. Asking and Giving Opinions f. Agreeing and Disagreeing g. The Entire Meeting h. Review and reflections i. PDA version Unit Six: Studying in Western Australia a. Pre-listening vocabulary b. The Listening Task c. Review and reflections d. PDA version Unit Seven: City University Student Hostels a. Pre-listening vocabulary b. The Listening Task c. Review and reflections Unit Eight: Immigration to the United States a. Pre-listening vocabulary b. The Listening Task c. Review and reflections d. PDA version Unit Nine: Alcoholic Beverages a. Pre-listening vocabulary b. The Listening Task c. Review and reflections d. PDA version Unit Ten: What is love? a. Pre-listening vocabulary b. The listening task c. Review and reflections Unit Eleven: Idols a. Pre-listening vocabulary I b. Pre-listening vocabulary II c. The listening task d. Review and reflections Unit Twelve: Minimal Pairs Dictation a. ban/bang   ran/rang b. run/rung   gone/gong c. test/text   section/session d. sin/shin   parcel/partial e. PDA version Useful WWW links a. Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab b. Interesting Things for ESL/EFL Students c. Focus Asia d. CNN SF Learning Resources e. Listening Comprehension & Note Taking f. Voices from the Smithsonian Associates g. Library of English accents (downloadable MP3 clips) h. English Language Listening Lab Online i. Living on Earth j. American Rhetoric k. BBC Radio 4 Word 4 Word l. BrainPOP m. History Channel Famous Speeches n. Science Friday: Archives by topic