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English Listening Lessons
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Free online listening activities for teaching and learning English
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A pre-intermediate multiple choice listening comprehension about Street Soccer, for adult English learners and kids. Watch a short video and answer some questions to test how much you have understood. 
These mini-podcasts are short and sweet and feature audio previews from ESL-Library lessons. Your students can listen to these recordings for homework or extra listening practice via iTunes. Watch for a new episode each Wednesday.
An integrated skills lesson about internet sensation Colonel Meow, a world famous record breaking cat. (level: Upper Elementary +) Watch a short video to find out how Colonel Meow became famous and why, learn and revise some useful vocabulary and grammar, and complete a gap fill quiz. Part of a free series of online lessons about social media and popular culture.
News & Videos for English language learners, with transcripts and downloadable audio.
Improve your English listening, vocabulary and grammar by watching video clips.
EFLSMARTblog - Katie Melua discusses migration. Listening lesson written by David Mainwood for intermediate and advanced English learners. Katie Melua talks about coming to live in the UK, migration, integration and being British. Includes questions, and a writing activity.
Learning English - Words in the News: India's eco-friendly innovations. Many say environmentally-friendly technology can help solve some of the country's energy problems - but can it make money too? (via @efladvanced on twitter)
Practise English prepositions with this simple grammar gap fill quiz for English language students, featuring the popular song "Sisters Are Doing it For Themselves", by Aretha Franklin and Annie Lennox.
An online course to learn how to keep safe on the internet...
An intermediate English listening lesson about the American Independence Day tradition of holding firework displays.
Practise your listening skills with this BBC Skillswise game about the UK TV Programme "Casualty"
1) Discuss flying and air safety procedures Via David M, Jim George
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English Listening Comprehension activity about sustainable fishing projects in Bali, for IELTS learners and Advanced English students.
A video Listening Quiz about Father's Day, for Intermediate English language learners and kids. Watch the video clip about the history of Father's Day and then complete a multiple choice quiz to test how much you have understood.
6 Minute English - Neil and Jen talk about the economic outlook for Africa. Via @EFLintermediate
Better at English: Free English lessons. Podcasts based on authentic English usage, idioms, slang and everyday English conversations. Improve your vocabulary; listen to English and learn English in just a few minutes a day.
| LearnEnglish | British Council | In this audio soap set in London a group of young people from around the world share their lives over a cup of coffee. Via TeachingEnglish
Free podcasts for English learners around the world
The Business Podcasts are interviews focusing on working life in the UK. The podcasts offer authentic listening practice.
A designer lessons ESL lesson plan developed by George Chilton. This is a simple video, comprehension and discussion related to giving up money – aimed at intermediate adults and teens.
Very nice collection of flash-based short stories for kids. Topics include festivals and holidays, and fairy tales.
An integrated skills lesson about the London Marathon, a popular road race which takes place in London every year. Watch a short video clip, review some useful vocabulary, and complete an online quiz to test how much you have understood. Browse our site for more ESOL resources for teaching and learning about life in the UK.
A mobile friendly mini English listening lesson about popular American superstitions, for pre-intermediate adult English students and young learners. Listen to the story, read the transcript, and complete a self-marking multiple choice test. Suitable for use in class or self-study between lessons.
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