English Listening Lessons

Going GaGa at Christmas! An easy English Gap fill quiz on the song White Christmas, by Lady Gaga. Practise your English listening and learn new words with free quizzes featuring songs by popular singers. Watch the video and type in the missing words. Browse our site for more free song quizzes, free English lessons, and games for adult English language learners and kids at all levels of English, plus worksheets and lesson ideas for ELT tutors and literacy teachers.

A Pre-Intermediate multiple choice quiz on the song It Must Be Santa, by Bob Dylan. Practise your English vocabulary and listening skills with our free quizzes featuring songs by popular bands and singers. Part of a free series of lessons for teaching and learning English by listening to popular songs.

A lesson about houseblinging (extreme Christmas lighting) for adult English language students and young learners, with related vocabulary, a dictionary skills activity, and a short video to illustrate ways of using 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.

An easy English grammar gap fill quiz for elementary English language students and upwards, on the song Boris The Spider, by The Who. Watch this fun video and listen to the song. Use the words from the word box to complete the lyrics, by typing in the missing prepositions. Part of a free online series of listening lessons designed to learn and practise English by listening to popular songs.

A listening and vocabulary exercise for Pre-Intermediate English language students and upwards, to learn and practise  some  English idioms that feature food. Watch a short video clip and try a multiple choice quiz to test how much you have understood.

Online mixed grammar gap fill quiz on the song Valerie, by Amy Winehouse. Practise your English listening skills and learn grammar with free quizzes featuring songs by popular recording artists. Watch the video and complete the gaps in the lyrics by typing in the missing words.

Practise your English with this simple gap fill quiz for English language students on the song 93 Million Miles, by Jason Mraz. Watch the video and listen to the song, and then type the words in the word box to complete the gaps in the lyrics. Part of a free series of interactive song based lessons for adults and young learners at all levels of English.

An ESL gap fill exercise on the song Superstition by Stevie Wonder. Listen to the song and complete the gaps in the lyrics by typing in the missing words.

A vocabulary and listening lesson for English language learners and IELTS students about summer beach activities in Paris, France. Watch a short video clip about city beaches along the river Seine in Paris, learn some new vocabulary, and complete a multiple choice quiz to test your understanding. Suitable for self study or classroom use.

A listening and vocabulary lesson about pubs in Dublin, for adult English language learners and older teens. learn some new vocabulary, watch a video about public houses in Dublin, and complete a multiple choice quiz to test how much you have understood. Part of a free series of lessons designed to help English students improve their general listening skills and prepare for the IELTS listening test.

A free online lesson for English language learners and IELTS students about the World Hunger Project. Practise your listening skills by watching a video about the project and the work they do, and completing a multiple choice online quiz.

A grammar and listening exercise for adult English language students and young learners, to practise using present and past tense verb forms. Listen to the song and complete the gaps in the lyrics by typing in the missing words. Part of a free series of grammar based lessons for teaching and learning English that use popular songs.

An easy multiple choice listening quiz for elementary and pre-intermediate English learners on the popular song All I want for Christmas, by Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey. Watch and listen to a video of the song, and then choose the answer you think is correct to complete the gaps in the lyrics. A more challenging gap fill on the song which uses a different set of words is also available for more advanced students.

Video listening lessons and activities for young learners and adult English language students, featuring popular Christmas songs. Suitable for classroom use or self-study at home. Part of a comprehensive collection of interactive song quizzes for teaching and learning English.

A mobile friendly mini English lesson about autumn, for elementary adult English students and young learners. Includes a self-marking grammar quiz with feedback. Suitable for classroom use or self-study.

A listening lesson on the song You're So Vain, by Carly Simon. Practise your listening skills and revise a variety of different English verb tenses. Listen to the song and fill in the gaps in the lyrics by typing in the missing words. Part of a free mobile friendly collection of listening activities designed to improve your English through watching videos of popular songs.

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.

Online listening quiz and gap fill on the song Our House, by Madness, to learn and practise high frequency words for talking about your home and the neighbourhood where you live. Part of a free series of lessons for learning and teaching English with popular songs. Watch the video, listen to the song and complete the gaps in the lyrics by typing in the missing words.

A mobile friendly easy listening and grammar lesson for English language learners on the song The Look of Love. Part of a free series of online lessons for teaching and learning English by listening to popular songs. Watch the video, listen to the song, and complete a multiple choice grammar quiz about positive and negative statements. Suitable for use in class or self-study at home.

An intermediate ESL video quiz about the inspirational late African statesman and former president, Nelson Mandela. Watch a short biographical video about Nelson Mandela's life and achievements, and then complete an online multiple choice test.

A listening and vocabulary lesson featuring the Song Get Lucky by Daft Punk for adults and older teens, to practise English grammar and general listening skills. Watch the song video and complete a multiple choice quiz to test your understanding of homophones. Part of a free series of online lessons designed to learn English through listening to popular songs.

An integrated skills lesson about the growth and history of the World Cup football tournament. Learn some new words, watch a short video clip and complete a multiple choice quiz. Part of a free series of lessons for English learners about sport. Browse our site for many more free English teaching and learning resources, self-study lessons, and games.

An integrated skills lesson for adult English language learners and general English students about sustainable fishing in Bali. Watch a short video about sustainable fishing in Bali and then complete an interactive listening comprehension exercise. Part of a free series of teaching and learning resources about environmental issues.