LISTENING  / Listening Websites

How to improve your English listening skills

Listening is the most difficult skill to improve quickly, so it needs lots of practice. Using listening test sites provides a purpose for listening and aids motivation. Listening tests improve your listening skills as they help you check your understanding, identify main ideas and recognise key supporting details.

Breaking News English

• 2-minute listening

• Multi-level A2- C1

• General news topics

• Choice of different speeds

• Gap fill, multiple choice and comprehension questions

• www.breakingnewsenglish.com

Cambridge IELTS Exam Listening

• 30-minute listening / 4 sections

• Multi-level A2 – C2

• Sections 1 & 3: conversations

• Sections 2 & 4: monologues

• Gap fill, table completion, multiple choice, etc..

• www.engexam.info/ielts-listening-practice-tests/

Cambridge B2 First Exam Listening

• 30-minute listening / 4 sections

• B1 – B2 level

• Section 1 & 4: conversations

• Section 2 & 3: monologues

• Multiple choice, complete missing information, tables, etc…

• www.engexam.info/fce-listening-practice-tests/

Reading University Lectures

• 40-minute listening

• B2 – C1 level

• Introductory, general Interest, & subject specific lectures

• Listen, take notes, and answer the comprehension questions

• www.reading.ac.uk/sacll/universityofreadinglectures

Academic English UK Free Listening Resources

• 10-minute academic lectures

• B1 – C2 level

• Academic topics

• Multiple choice, gap fill, table completion, etc…

• Listening Membership: here

• https://academic-englishuk.com/free/

Elllo

• 1-minute listening

• All levels

• Natural English, grammar based English and academic English

• A variety of accents

• Recording, script and short quiz

• http://www.elllo.org

TED Talks

• 18-minutes or less listening

• Multi-level A2- C2 (videos not graded)

• Influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity

• A summary of the talk, transcript and subtitles

• www.ted.com

BBC 6 Minute English

• 6-minute listening

• Multi-level A2- B2

• Topical discussion / current affairs

• Radio show with two presenters

• 1 multiple choice quiz question and vocabulary development

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english  

• (not available in China)

YouTube

• Lots of academic lectures:

• Yale University: https://www.youtube.com/yale/videos

• Stanford: https://www.youtube.com/c/stanford/videos

• Harvard: https://www.youtube.com/c/harvard/videos

• Oxford Academic: https://www.youtube.com/c/OUPAcademic/videos

• Absolutely anything!

• (not available in China)

Future Learn

• A British digital education platform

• 100’s of short online courses (from business to programming)

• Courses ranges from 2 weeks – 12 weeks

• Sign up. It’s free!

• https://www.futurelearn.com

• (not available outside UK)

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