English Listening Lessons

This online English lesson for adult learners and older teens and will help you prepare for the listening part of the IELTS exam, and practise your general English. Watch a short biographical video about Lady Gaga, learn and revise some useful vocabulary, and complete a multiple choice quiz to test your understanding.

An integrated skills lesson about the popular singer and Jazz musician Nat "King" Cole for adult English language learners and older teenagers.  Watch a short biographical video about Nat King Cole, and complete a multiple choice quiz. Includes IELTS true, false, not given type questions.

Know your consumer rights - buying online.  An online multiple choice test, to help English language students learn about UK consumer law and improve their listening skills.

Gap Fill quiz on the song "Take Me To The Mardi Gras", by Paul Simon, to practise English listening skills and using simple, high frequency English words.

Learn about your rights when buying electrical goods in the UK, and practise your English listening skills with this online multiple choice quiz.

Easy English Listening quiz on the popular song 'Love is in The Air,' to practise English listening skills and using high frequency English words. Watch the video, and then complete a simple gap fill exercise.

This free interactive lesson about environmentally friendly ways to explore England's capital city is designed to help advanced English learners improve their vocabulary, practise their listening skills, and prepare for the Life in The UK Citizenship Test. Watch a short video about green tourism in London, review some useful English words and expressions, and complete an IELTS style multiple choice listening quiz. 

Multiple choice listening and vocabulary quiz about the popular English author Charles Dickens. Watch a short video, learn some vocabulary that Dickens introduced into the English language, and then complete a multiple choice quiz to test how much you have understood. Part of a series of free English lessons about British life and culture.

A listening and vocabulary lesson on the Song Get Lucky by Daft Punk, to practise general listening skills and correctly identifying homophones. Watch the song video and complete a multiple choice quiz. Part of a free series of online lessons designed to learn English through listening to popular songs.

A listening and vocabulary lesson about social media, for adult English language students and teens. Watch a short video, learn some useful new vocabulary, and complete a multiple choice test to check for understanding. Part of a free series of online lessons about technology and social media use.

A listening and vocabulary lesson to learn and practise using the simple present tense. Listen to the song My Favourite Things from the film the Sound of Music, learn and review some useful words for talking about likes and dislikes, and do a grammar quiz to test how much you have understood.

A gap listening fill quiz for English language students on the theme tune to the New James Bond Film Skyfall, to learn and practise using simple, high frequency English words.

A listening and vocabulary lesson about the History of St Patrick's Day, for adult English language students and young learners. Part of a free series of online lessons about festivals and celebrations around the world.

English Listening Comprehension Activity for IELTS students and Intermediate English learners. Watch this short video about the history of Valentine's Day and then complete a multiple choice quiz.

Practise your English with this simple gap fill quiz featuring the song Perfect Day, by Lou Reed. Listen to the song, and then type the words in the word box to complete the gaps in the lyrics.

Upper Intermediate ESL video quiz about Nelson Mandela's life and achievements. Watch a short biographical video about Nelson Mandela, and then complete an online multiple choice test. (image credit: http://www.sagoodnews.co.za/ via Wikipedia)

An online video comprehension exercise on Martin Luther King Jnr.'s life and achievements. Watch a short biographical video about Dr King, and complete a multiple choice listening comprehension test. Related online activities and worksheets are also available.

English Listening Comprehension exercise on the Beatles song Here Comes The Sun, to practise listening skills, spelling words that students often find confusing, and identifying simple, high frequency vocabulary in context.