Video/Audio downloads for free!

Many sites offer free audio / video which you can play back individually or with your class. Language resources are available either as 'education' resources or 'authentic'. Encourage learners to get them for themselves!

Here's a collection of sites we've looked at which as well as being programmes to which you can subscribe, can be downloaded direct from their sites. They are grouped by (1) language (2) type (i.e. 'education' or 'authentic'). These sites include podcasts, simple downloads etc

For more detailed explanation, see the FAQ Resources page.

French

German

Italian

Spanish

FRENCH

Education

	Audio files + pdf files to support. Adult beginners podcast.
More ^* Français	'Advanced French'. Audio + text to support topics of your choice. Beautifully, beautifully read! (Quelle belle langue!)) Get in touch with the team to say what you'd like them to produce!
	Audio, video + text. An engaging Podcast featuring a variety of elements: vocabulary, phrases, books, video vocabulary and book/film reviews. A nice feeling of 'community'.

Authentic

	Comedy sketches
LCI.fr	http://tf1.lci.fr/infos/podcast/ Satellite French news channel - News bulletins with really helpful 'subtitles' in French. The files need to be played through QuickTime
Cinema-France.com	Cinema-France.com Downloadable trailers.

GERMAN

Education

	MyGermanClass.com Video + subtitles + translations available on website. A whacky way to learn German e.g. Ubel Knubels Welt - story apparently random - but in fact cleverly introducing and repeating common expressions. Could really inspire imitation I think!
	Fantastic site - click on audio on demand and video on demand to download resources. If you subscribe to the RSS feed and listen through iTunes, click on the 'i' symbol to see a transcipt of the news.

ITALIAN

Education

LearnItalianPod.

Free Audio files. Paid subscribers (10$ a month) can access printed support

Beginner and Intermediate level. Short texts or dialogues lasting about 10 minutes per programme, spoken at different speeds, repeated and translated word for word. Ideal for the keen adult learner (like Helen & David!)

SPANISH

Education

Learn Spanish with Coffee Break Spanish.

Audio files. (pdf files can be purchased)

Fantastic course with teacher Mark Pentleton + Kara. Mark is a regular 'ALL' speaker and gives superb talks about best use of technology. He covers langauge and culture in this relaxed, well thought-out series of programmes.