Listening Skills
The following websites are good for practicing listening. What are the pros and cons of each one ? What do you like or dislike about them ? How helpful do you find them ?
British Council (learn English teens). Home – skills – listening
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice
Newsinlevels.com
BBC Learning English (for pronunciation)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/pronunciation
There are many courses on YouTube. I use:
English Speaking Course Unit 2
Learn English with Emma
https://www.youtube.com/user/EnglishTeacherEmma
Mad English TV
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUeS2Jmgiu0OFaTeRqkuXtw
TOEIC Channel
English Class 101
And … listen to music (with lyrics), films (short clips – 30 seconds to 1 minute) and TV shows with subtitles.
Try these:
Music
Any English song with lyrics (words) will be a great way to learn, and fun as well.
Film ‘King’s Speech’
TV show – ‘Eastenders’
This is a ‘soap opera’ – a TV drama that is shown two or three times a week. Each episode last 30 minutes and has many different characters. This drama is set in eat London, so many people have an accent typical of that area. See how much you understand.
