Listening is very important if you want to talk with people from other countries. 

Some general advice is waiting for your comments. 

BBC pod casts on http://accessenglish.org/content/view/81/4/

Radio is made for listening only: all information is given with words and sounds.  

BBC Radio channels:  - The BBC's International Radio Station

BBC World Service

BBC Radio 1 - The best new music

BBC Radio 2 - Music and entertainment

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/radio2

BBC Radio 3 - Classical, Jazz, World, Arts, Drama

BBC Radio 4 - Intelligent speech

BBC Radio 5 - Live news - live sport

Easi-podcasts are interviews with people about disability, technology, life and many interesting things.  Listen to these: disabled people everywhere have similar problems!  How many can you find? 

Sites recommended by the Department of Basic English, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TR: 

http:// www.elllo.org

http://www.esl-lab.com/

http://www.englishlistening.com/

http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=homepage

http://www.manythings.org/voa/scripts/ http://esl.about.com/library/guiz/bllisteningguiz.htm