Websites where you can practise your listening skills further

• Saberingles Listening comprehension exercises in American English in three levels (your level is probably difficult). You have to listen while you read the script of the text and fill in the gaps with one word or answer multiple choice questions
• Rong-chang 100 short stories for intermediate students to listen to and answer questions. Click on the Wh-questions or cloze at the bottom, so that you can listen and practise your comprehension. To finish the exercise, you can listen and read the script at the same time
  
• Englishlistening Choose the domain (ALL), the level (Advanced Listeners) and Topics (ALL). Then you just have to click on one of the listenings which appear on the list and they will give you details about it (content, speaker, number of minutes, accent, speed...). Just listenings, no exercises
• Esl-lab Choose your level (difficult), click on a story, then on "Listening Exercises" and choose your player so that you can listen to the text and answer multiple choice comprehension questions. To finish the exercise, you can listen and read the script at the same time
• Elllo Over 1,000 listening activities. Most activities include images, an interactive quiz, transcript of the audio and downloadable MP3. Just browse and look for something your level
• Podcastsinenglish 75 listenings for Intermediate level and 75 for Upper Intermediate to listen to online or to download. Disadvantage: if you want to have access to the transcripts and the exercises you have to register and pay a small fee.
• Anglesonline The "Cinema" section shows trailers of recent movies and the student has to answer comprehension questions while watching. Interesting and good fun.
• A4esl Podcasts you can listen to online or download. Wide variety of topics, starting at intermediate level.
• BBC podcasts A variety of podcasts on different topics for extensive listening (no exercises).
• China 232 Podcasts to listen to online or to download, with scripts and explanations of the key vocabulary and how to use it.

Source: http://nivelintermedio2.blogspot.com/

Improving your listening skills

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 1

I. Tapping the power of wind (1’43”)

II. NEWSPAPERS

III. MEDIA BLACKOUT (6’)

IV. International Internet Sites now allowed in China (3’16”)

(recording)
(exercise and script)

VI. Sandquist (2’36”)

VII. Fashion

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 2

FACEBOOK PHOBIA (3’34”)

CROSSLANDS

THE NEW IPAD 2 (3’13”)

SUPERSTITIONS (5’16”)

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 3

I. MOBILE PHONES IN TAJIKISTAN (42”)
II. CHANNEL4 NEWS REPORT (EXTRACT) (1’52”)
III. GREAT APARTMENT (3’46”)
IV. ENERGY CONSERVATION (about 5’)
V. JOB INTERVIEWS – HOW TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN (about 16’)

podcast

tips for Canadian job interviews

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 4

I. MEDICINE (1’)
II. MY DREAM HOUSE (2’51”)
III. GLOBAL WARMING (3’04”)
IV. A SHORT STORY: HOME AGAIN (2’56”)
V. GEORGE ORWELL

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 5

I. Janet talking about living in New York (1’15”)
II. I got a new computer
III. Travel Chaos (2’01”)
IV. Craig from England (8’04”)
V. Living on my own (4’02”)
VI. Ecotourism (6’03”)

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 6

I. SCHOOLS GIVE STUDENTS TOOLS TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST BULLIES
II. DIVERSITY By Vincent O'Brien (1’19’’) (North of England accent)
III. A TRAVEL AGENT TALKS ABOUT HIS JOB (3'18'')
IV. E-BOOKS ARE THE FUTURE (4’28’’)
V. EXCHANGE STUDENTS (15’)

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 7

I. A MAN EATS 182 CHICKEN WINGS IN 30 MINUTES (48’’)
II. MY FAVOURITE FOOD
III. A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION (2’40’’)
IV. MYTHS ABOUT SLEEP
IV. STRESSED OUT? (3’42’’) nº 56

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 8

I. Plans for the weekend
II. What's my favourite food?
III. Learning languages
IV. August news
V. How is the internet changing language today?

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 9

A. Listen to a girl talking about the book she’s reading. (1’20)
B. Listen to this short lecture giving advice on how to study. (3’13’’)
C. Beyond Race. (4’35’’)
D. Lying (6’)

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 10

I. A MATURE ACTRESS (2’20’’)
II. WHICH ENGLISH SHOULD WE TEACH AND LEARN? (3’)
III. CREDIT CARDS (6’)
The script(pdf)
IV. WORKING IN SPAIN AND WORKING IN THE USA (11’10’’)
text(pdf)


IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 11

1. Improving your memory. (2’15”)
(recording)
(text)
2. How to build furniture (Ikea)
3. Reasons to move to the Spanish coast (2’18”)
4. Better Speaking (12’) episode 2

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 12

1. How do you feel about living in London (2’ 26”): Go to “ live from London 6: living in London”

2. Annoying co-workers.

Listen to the podcast ( 5’) and take notes. Then listen and read it and have a look at the vocabulary list.

3. Patrick’s restaurant (5’)

4. How to behave in a hotel (6’29”).

5. Better Speaking: Episode 1

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 13

1. A healthy lifestyle (1'18")
2. Air Rage (2')
3. Kangaroo Island (3'52")
4. November news
5. Debbie (11')

Source: http://intermedio2lumi.blogspot.com/

Future 'going to'

We use ‘going to’ to talk about future intentions and plans.

Activities:

• Look and listen to these sentences.
• Complete this exercise with the correct form.
• Order these sentences.
• Present or future ?

Now listen to the text about next weekend and complete the gaps.

What are you going to do this summer?

Source: EOI Elx