INTRODUCTIONAsEnglishteachers,wehavedevotedalotoftimetotheteachingoflisteningcomprehensionusingradiobroadcasts.WebeganbyusingVOAnewsinspecialEnglishwithfreshmenandamixtureofnewsinspecialEnglishandstandardnewsbroadcastswithsophomores.LaterBBCnewswasused.Weaccumulatedaconsiderableamountofexperienceanddidsomeresearchintothedesignoflisteningcomprehensionexercises.Thisarticlediscusseshowlisteningabilitymaybeimprovedbyusingsuchbroadcasts.