The document discusses listening comprehension and using recordings in ESL/EFL lessons. It provides suggestions for finding and using recordings, including from textbooks, radio, the internet, and original recordings. It describes aspects of listening comprehension like discrimination, schemata building, top-down and bottom-up processing, and strategies. Sample listening activities are outlined that incorporate pre-listening, listening, and post-listening stages along with schemata, strategies, critical thinking and multi-skill work.