• Do you like school? Why or why not? Listen to this conversation about the first day of school and do the exercises to practice and improve your listening skills.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Thu, 08/13/2015 - 10:17
  • What do you need for school? This video is vocabulary-based for conversation practice all about things you might need at school. Watch the mini lesson on each item, then have a go at the vocabulary substitution practice at the end.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Mon, 08/10/2015 - 10:13
  • Tom and Jess both talk about what they like and dislike about teaching. Includes audio file of native English conversation with transcript of all audio and vocabulary notes. Some words in the transcript are "clickable" and take you directly to the notes. Great for expanding your vocabulary and enhancing pronunciation!

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Sun, 10/23/2011 - 02:48
  • Listen to the story and follow Martina through her first day at school. Practice telling the time at the end, with the quick review game.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Thu, 02/26/2015 - 01:54
  • What's your favourite colour? Why? Listen to the spelling of the colours and do the exercises.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Thu, 10/15/2015 - 02:10
  • Learn useful phrases about daily school activities by listening to an interview with an elementary school student in Japan. To see the full transcript and vocabulary notes, click "Quick Script" at the top of the page.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Sun, 10/23/2011 - 02:55
  • I’ve lived in many different countries, both in Western Europe, Middle East, and now here in Hong Kong. I’ve learned five or six different languages. I love learning languages, I just find them fascinating. Listen to the audio and follow along with the text to learn new words and practice pronunciation.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Sun, 10/23/2011 - 02:57
  • This audio is a taped library tour describing its facilities, hours, and checkout guidelines. This site includes audio, a transcript and exercises to practice listening with slang/vocabulary notes in the transcript. To see the full transcript and vocabulary notes, click "Quick Script" at the top of the page.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Tue, 11/15/2011 - 09:27
  • This audio conversation is between a brother and his sister, who has just received a student credit card. Listen to the conversation, then take the comprehension quiz to see how much you understood. Practice new vocabulary in the other activities related to the audio.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Tue, 11/15/2011 - 10:17
  • A fun video to test your listening skills! Did you know that Britain was once Roman? Watch Eric in this video as he imagines what life was like in Roman times. Complete the exercises to test your understanding.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Tue, 10/13/2015 - 02:13
  • Are you good at studying? What do you do to help you concentrate? Listen to the school assembly about how to study and do the exercises to practice and improve your listening skills.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Fri, 11/20/2015 - 07:09
  • Nydja talks about grades and whether we need them in education. Includes audio file of U.S. native English conversation with transcript of all audio and vocabulary notes. Some words in the transcript are "clickable" and take you directly to the notes. Great for expanding your vocabulary and enhancing pronunciation!

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Sun, 10/23/2011 - 02:47
  • What questions would you ask if you called a language program overseas to find out more about it? This audio is a telephone conversation to get information about language classes, including costs and the necessary documents. Listen to the conversation, then take the quiz to see how much you understood.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Sun, 10/23/2011 - 02:47
  • A man and woman talk about their majors and jobs at the university. Listen to their conversation to improve your listening skills. To see the full transcript and vocabulary notes, click "Quick Script" at the top of the page.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Sun, 10/23/2011 - 03:00
  • Carin and Hwan have to go to school, but Hwan wants to stay home so he doesn't have to take a biology test. Will his sister Carin help him? Listen to the slow and fast dialogue of the podcast while following along with the transcript. This podcast includes explanations of highlighted words to help you expand your vocabulary, especially regarding slang terms or everyday phrases.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:57
  • Tom and Jess discuss common mistakes students make in different countries. Includes audio file of native English conversation with transcript of all audio and vocabulary notes. Some words in the transcript are "clickable" and take you directly to the notes. Great for expanding your vocabulary and enhancing pronunciation!

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Tue, 11/15/2011 - 09:25
  • Nydja talks about the process of getting into grad school and her experience. Includes audio file of U.S. native English conversation with transcript of all audio and vocabulary notes. Some words in the transcript are "clickable" and take you directly to the notes. Great for expanding your vocabulary and enhancing pronunciation!

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Thu, 11/17/2011 - 08:26
  • Nydja talks about getting letters of recommendation and have to submit writings for grad school. Includes audio file of U.S. native English conversation with transcript of all audio and vocabulary notes. Some words in the transcript are "clickable" and take you directly to the notes. Great for expanding your vocabulary and enhancing pronunciation!

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Thu, 11/17/2011 - 08:39
  • Learn how to report what someone else has said by using "say" and "tell". In this lesson you will see a customer looking for English learning materials. The bookstore employee recommends several different ways of studying. You will also practice using the phrasal verb "to end up".

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Mon, 01/16/2012 - 14:06
  • Do you like numbers? Are you good at maths? Listen to the numbers and do the exercises to practice and improve your listening skills.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Thu, 11/26/2015 - 16:04
  • Going to school can be fun! This video gives you some sample conversations to listen to and learn so you can use them to communicate with your teachers and schoolmates.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Mon, 08/10/2015 - 10:31
  • Heidi talks about what school is like for all ages in her home country of Mongolia. Includes audio file of non-native / native English conversation with transcript of all audio and vocabulary notes. Some words in the transcript are "clickable" and take you directly to the notes. Great for expanding your vocabulary and enhancing pronunciation!

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Sun, 10/23/2011 - 03:12
  • Are there any tips you can give for learning English? Can you give somebody advice for learning a language? Listen to a man give tips about how he learned Arabic vocabulary, then answer the true and false questions.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Thu, 02/16/2012 - 06:58
  • Do you remember that nasty feeling of sweaty palms? A wave of nausea coming over you? I’m talking about waiting at the door of an exam room, convinced that you know nothing… Listen to the audio about the stress of taking exams. Follow along with the text to learn new words and practice pronunciation.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Tue, 04/01/2014 - 02:58
  • It is a video about university life includes transcript, a list of related vocabulary and a comprehension task. The vocabulary, transcript and task can be downloaded, the video is only available on the website.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Sun, 10/23/2011 - 03:14
  • Nydja discusses if children today are praised too much by their teachers and parents. Includes audio file of U.S. native English conversation with transcript of all audio and vocabulary notes. Some words in the transcript are "clickable" and take you directly to the notes. Great for expanding your vocabulary and enhancing pronunciation!

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Sun, 10/23/2011 - 02:46
  • Xica get back her paper from Professor and all marked up. She discusses with Lucas and thinks how to improve. This audio mentions many vocabulary words about writing and editing. It is also downloadable with slow dialogue, explanations and fast dialogue.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Wed, 11/23/2011 - 04:16
  • Todd, an American, talks to Monica, a physical education teacher in New Zealand. The discussion centers on kids exercising and playing sports in school and whether it is better to get physical activity outside of school.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Tue, 08/05/2014 - 09:23
  • Learn how to use connecting words like "well" and "for example" when explaining why you are learning English. In this advanced English lesson you will see a student talking to her examiner about why she is studying English and what her future plans are for her studies abroad.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:20
  • Stephen explores the ancient city of Oxford and meets some girls who are studying at the University. There is a video and a full transcript of the audio, a list of related vocabulary and two comprehension task. The vocabulary, transcript and tasks can be downloaded but the video is only available on the website.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Mon, 08/18/2014 - 07:40
  • This learning module contains five different activities centered around a discussion about getting a university degree and how to pay for your education. Listen to the discussion, take the comprehension quiz, then continue with the vocabulary exercises.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Sun, 10/23/2011 - 03:16
  • What are the advantages of learning several languages from an early age? What are the dangers? What’s the best way to teach your child two or more languages simultaneously? Listen and get some ideas. It includes a transcript and a comprehension task. All items, including the audio file, are downloadable.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Wed, 04/02/2014 - 08:45
  • A daughter talks to her father about her grades in school before she goes to the movies. This site includes audio, a transcript and exercises to practice listening with slang/vocabulary notes in the transcript. To see the full transcript and vocabulary notes, click "Quick Script" at the top of the page.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Tue, 08/05/2014 - 09:00
  • This is an interview with a linguist on his view on learning another language. This site includes audio, a transcript and exercises to practice listening with slang/vocabulary notes in the transcript. To see the full transcript and vocabulary notes, click "Quick Script" at the top of the page.

    Status: Published
    Updated date: Wed, 11/23/2011 - 02:26

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