English Listening Lessons

An intermediate esl listening lesson for adult English students and young learners about the British pop group The Beatles, one of the most famous bands in the world. Part of a free series of online lessons about Life in The UK and British people, places, history and culture.

An 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. Watch the video, listen to the song, and complete a multiple choice quiz to test how much you have understood. Part of a free series of interactive listening lessons designed to practise learning English by listening to popular songs. Browse our site for hundreds of free English language games, lesson activities, and esl teaching resources for ELT and literacy tutors.

Practise your English with this simple esl grammar gap fill quiz for English language students, featuring the song Don't Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin. Watch the video, sing along, and then type the words in the word box to complete the gaps in the lyrics. Click the check button to check your anwers when you have completed the activity. Part of a free online series of song quizzes for ESL learners at all levels of English.

An Intermediate esl lesson for adult esl students and teens about apprenticeships. Features listening and business English vocabulary activities, a dictionary skills worksheet, and a self-marking online quiz. Part of a series of free online English lessons for business English students and others who need to learn English for their job.

A mobile friendly esl listening comprehension exercise on the song Take Me To The Mardi Gras, popularised by Paul Simon, to practise English listening skills and using simple, high frequency English words. Watch the video, and then complete a gap fill quiz by typing in the missing lyrics. Part of a free series of online listening activities designed to help you learn English through listening to popular songs.

A free online lesson about Mardi gras celebrations in New Orleans, Lousiana, For Upper Intermediate and Advanced esl learners and IELTS students. Watch a short video clip and complete a multiple choice listening comprehension to test how much you have understood. Part of a free series of online lessons about life in the USA.

A Valentine's Day themed listening exercise on the song Cupid, by Amy Winehouse, for adult English students and young learners. Inmprove your grammar and test your listening skills with this fun quiz. Browse our free self-study English lessons, games and quizzes for students, and check out our free lesson resources for teachers.

An online vocabulary lesson on The Song Big Yellow Taxi, to learn and practise vocabulary for talking about environmental concerns and green issues. Practise your English with this free online listening activity. Listen to the song and fill in the gaps in the lyrics by typing in the missing words.

 Watch a short biographical video about Dr King, and then complete a multiple choice listening comprehension test.

An easy grammar gap fill for English language learners. This video listening exercise on the song You are Not Alone, by Michael Jackson, will help you practise using the simple present and past tenses. Listen to the song and fill in the gaps in the lyrics by typing in the missing verbs. Browse our site for more free songs, language lessons, quizzes, games and worksheets at all levels of English.

An integrated skills lesson for Intermediate English language learners and IELTS students. Watch a short video about how to make Kadhai Paneer vegetable curry, a popular Indian vegetarian dish, and then complete a listening comprehension quiz and a vocabulary activity to test how much you have understood. Part of a free series of English listening lessons for Intermediate English learners and IELTS students.

An Elementary English gap fill for adult English students and young learners, to practise listening and using simple, high frequency vocabulary for talking about the Christmas holidays. Listen to the song and then complete the gaps in the lyrics by typing in the missing words. Part of a fun and free collection of mobile friendly song based lessons for teaching and learning English.

A free integrated skills esl lesson about climate change and global warming, for teens, adults, and English learners preparing to take the IELTS test. Watch a short video about climate change and the greenhouse effect, learn and review some useful vocabulary, and revise the first conditional for talking about cause and effect. Includes IELTS style multiple choice listening tasks for pre-intermediate students.

Practise your English with this simple grammar gap fill quiz for English language students, featuring the popular song Sisters Are Doing it For Themselves. Watch the video, sing along, and then type the words in the word box to complete the gaps in the lyrics. Part of a free online series of song quizzes for ESL learners at all levels of English.

An advanced English language listening exercise, for upper intermediate learners and IELTS students. Watch a news report about breaking down the barriers for women working in the technology industry, and answer a series of challenging listening comprehension questions. Suitable for classroom use or self-study.

Practise using English words for following instructions with this fun esl lesson about ice skating, for pre-intermediate students of all ages. Watch a short video clip and then put the instructions for learning to ice skate in the correct sequence. Includes self-marking grammar and vocabulary practice tests.

An 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 gap fill exercise. Part of a free series of interactive listening lessons to help esl students learn English by listening to popular songs.

An English video listening comprehension about Groundhog Day, for IELTS students and advanced English language learners. Watch a short video clip about the history of Groundhog Day, and complete a multiple choice listening test.

A mobile friendly English lesson for adult English students and older teens on the song Car Wash, by Rose Royce. Review some useful English expressions and vocabulary, watch a short video clip, and complete a multiple choice test. Suitable for use during lessons or for learning English outside class.

An Intermediate listening lesson for adult English students and young learners about the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. Watch a short biographical video about Elvis, and then complete an online quiz to test how much you have understood. Part of a comprehensive collection of online resources for teaching and learning English.

A free listening and vocabulary lesson for Pre-Intermediate English language students and upwards, to learn and practise some English idioms connected with tea. Watch a short video clip and then try a multiple choice online quiz.

A listening and vocabulary lesson about hurricanes for English language learners, with example sentences and a listening and writing activity to illustrate how to use the word in context. Browse our site for many more free online English word games, vocabulary quizzes, lesson activities and worksheets for learners at all levels of English, and free lesson resources for ELT and literacy tutors.

A listening and vocabulary lesson for English students on the Christmas song Happy Christmas, War is Over, by John Lennon, to practise listening skills and build your English vocabulary. Listen to the song and complete the gaps in the lyrics by typing in the missing words. Part of a free series of mobile friendly lessons for teaching and learning English with popular songs.