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LISTENING PRACTICE AND ACTIVITIES

On this page you can get some practice and suggestions on listening.

TIPS FOR LISTENING EXAMS

By the British Council
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LISTENING ACTIVITIES FOR ALL LEVELS

From elementary level onwards. Elementary podcasts for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hk.hkbc.epodcast
http://www.123listening.com/freeaudio.php
http://www.teachya.com/listening/listening_exercises/index.php
For pre-intermediate level:
http://www.teachya.com/listening/listening_exercises/pre-intermediate.php
For Intermediate level:
http://www.teachya.com/listening/listening_exercises/intermediate.php

Get more listening activities from Monica Redondo's wikispace, an OSL teacher: http://eoienglishcorner.wikispaces.com/Listening
Listening activities by levels on British Council (A1-B2) http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice
AGENDA WEB
A whole range of listening activities with questions and text completion. By Agenda Web

ELLO.ORG

Ello.org All sorts of general English listening activities divided into levels with quizzes and listening comprehension questions.

Wonderopolis

Listen to "wonders" videos , check your understanding or read the transcript. By Wonderopolis

LISTENING ACTIVITIES WITH SCRIPTS / PODCASTS

LEARN ENGLISH PODCASTS. Listening tracks for all levels, perfect for repeating after listening to them and check the script afterwards:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/learnenglish-podcasts​
5 minute English. This webite has got lots of practice on grammar, vocabulary/idioms and pronunciation, but also interesting listening activities with their transcripts. Listen to the different lessons and answer the questions http://www.5minuteenglish.com/listening.htm

Listen a minute

This is a website with lots of listening activities divided by topics, activities and transcript: http://listenaminute.com/

Listen to English and 6 minute English

Two good options to practise with postcasts. I received this email from one of my colleagues:
"http://www.listen-to-english.com/index.php they even have the transcript for the whole recording. It seems a fraction easier than 6 minute english: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/"
ESL POD has a huge list of free podcasts that you can download and listen to with your headphones anywhere.

Blog.English

On this website you can download listening comprehension for free: http://blog.englishcom.com.mx/practicar-ingles/escuchar-ingles-y-comprender/
These are 2 audio Cds including pdf files for listening comprehension and some cards. If you want to receive suggestions like these in the future you can get a free e-mail suscription (newsletter) on the same page

ELT GEEK-PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT FEATURES OF SPEECH

The list of links below are specially difficult features of speech and they are taken from http://eltgeek.wordpress.com/2014/01/20/more-grammar-with-films-and-songs-videos/
You can find some activities on their website but you should watch them all and repeat them if you find understanding English specially difficult.


List of links:

am/is/are 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_611ulscCrw
am/is/are 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSB58F7_LZM
am/is/are 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0G1zfi2jP0
am/is/are 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcTwiZwe-RM
was/were http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NalGvK1c95M

present simple voscreen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbEpQ_nLmJM
songs with present simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scjALd4iIaE


imperatives: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFFRLI6o3tw
present continuous in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVuVrVr4dvI
simple continuous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dUkFgFb448

past simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1y_v2wev20
songs with past simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKBys9Pd-6w

present perfect in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NimnvJSwfs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt7O2w1Fpxc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fOkb2ZTuAQ

past perfect in desperate housewives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84f2MLXcmx8
in desperate housewives (careful!!! sex) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAIAiBTuqpg

why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnKyOqznDJ8 (ALL question types)

what http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ev9nuPWEW0

future simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dUkFgFb448
will and going to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY8HarwqHFc

in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybdMPAlKoQk

0 and 1st conditional: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-3B8h-DnWw

2nd conditional in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd5cIbsefvE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvY_xFxais0
all conditionals in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIN34vvRk24

can http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7BMZrvTF6E
modals in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP5J5i1LSEE
modal verbs of obligation in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOsFTuAysnk

songs with superlatives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS6ZeYt-98Q
the passive in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzeI93MszMk
the passive with modals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YkLHh3CqW0

DICTATIONS
http://www.fonetiks.org/dictations/     Dictations for all levels, from elementary to Advance

LISTENING FOR PLEASURE

Films and TV series for free

​Visit Cultura Colectiva to get 25 links to watch movies and TV series for free.

AUDIOBOOKS

Get lots of links to find audiobooks online on our section:
READ AND LISTEN ALONG

3D SOLAR SYSTEM

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If you are interested in the Solar System, on this website you can get all the information you need about it in English. Even more, you can read and listen to all the definitions of the Solar System.

MONTY PYTHON

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Intermediate and Upper intermediate

Click above to see a videoclip and questions about an extract of The life of Brian by by Marie-Hélène. levels.

Monty Python´s Life of Brian - VIDEO time., by Marie-Hélène
Find this and other movies exercises in English Exercises .org

MR. BEAN

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​Elementary:
Click above to watch the video "Mr. Bean goes to Church" and do the worksheet on the Multimedia downloads / Videos section.

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