How-to guide
How to extract audio from video for ESL listening practice
ESL and language teachers build listening exercises out of real-world video — news clips, interviews, cooking shows, documentaries. VideoSplit gives you the audio track as a clean MP3 or WAV that students can practice with in any podcast or language-learning app.
For ESL listening, MP3 at 192 kbps is a sweet spot: small enough to share over email, clear enough for every intonation and consonant to come through. Students can load the file into Language Reactor, LingQ, or just a regular podcast app.
Step-by-step
- Open VideoSplit.io. Any browser. Works on school computers and student laptops.
- Drop your chosen video onto the page. News clip, interview, TED Talk, movie scene — any MP4 or WEBM works.
- Pick MP3 for easy distribution. MP3 at 320 kbps shares easily via LMS, Google Classroom or email.
- Download the audio. Saves with the original filename.
Tips for better results
- For listening exercises, pair the audio with a transcript — Whisper does a good job on any WAV or MP3 output.
- Slow the audio in a podcast app or Audacity for A2/B1 learners; speed it up for C1/C2 fluency practice.
- VideoSplit itself does not speed or slow — that is your next tool in the chain.
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