U nlike the above sites, the LinguaCenter's ILCP uses authentic news broadcasts as the basis for its activities. There are prediction and comprehension exercises, as well as links to additional information and readings on the topics. Thematic units on topics such as Alien Abductions and Race Relations in the U.S. are wonderful springboards for class discussions. Teachers who can't find what they're looking for ready-made at one of the ESL sites can certainly make activities of their own using any of the myriad of authentic sites that are out there. With the handy cut and paste features of a word processor, teachers are just a few clicks away from a cloze or sentence-completion exercise.
Teachers can make comprehension questions, or set that task to their students.
Strip songs and stories are a snap - providing that teachers stay aware of copyright issues and usage restrictions. The only limits on activity creation are time and imagination. This site offers links to some of the most famous speeches from the last sixty years. Transcripts can often be found with a search engine. This site not only has some of the greatest American poems, but many are read by the authors themselves.