A fun song all about monster costumes you can wear on Halloween. Watch the clip and read the words along with the song.
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Everyone likes to go on holiday. Listen to the five airport announcements and do the exercises to practice and improve your listening skills that might be useful when you travel abroad.
Status: PublishedUpdated date: Thu, 06/25/2015 - 12:42 -
A boy describes how he celebrates his birthday with his family members, including games they play. To see the full transcript of their conversation and see vocabulary notes, click "Quick Script" at the top of the page.
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Practice your listening and vocabulary skills. What are Johnny and his friends going to do for New Year's Eve? Is Carlos finally asking Sarah out on a date? Listen to the audio and work your way through the questions to check your understanding.
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Watch Sam and Pam, Ben and Tess at the great egg hunt adventure. How many times can you hear the sounds g, o, c, k, e, u and r?
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Fri, 04/03/2015 - 04:00
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Watch the video, listen to the story and read the sentences to learn all about New Year. You can also test your vocabulary by guessing the correct word to complete the sentences at the end.
Status: PublishedUpdated date: Fri, 12/30/2016 - 11:55 -
What can you do at the seaside? This site has different activities that test your vocabulary and listening skills.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Sat, 08/08/2015 - 10:40 -
A Christmas vocabulary lesson with subtitles in which Andrew teaches you lots of English words and phrases related to a traditional English Christmas in the United Kingdom.
Status: PublishedUpdated date: Fri, 12/18/2015 - 10:39 -
Listen to this audio book and learn all about the Easter holiday. Do you know why you give Easter eggs? Where did the name Easter come from? This is a good lesson in listening and reading skills with lots of interesting Easter facts as well!
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Fae can't think of any present for her mother. Listen how Pablo help her. There are 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.
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Do you have any celebrations planned? Listen to the speakers and do the exercises to practice and improve your listening skills.
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How much do you know about the history of Halloween? This video listening exercise about Halloween will help you practice your listening skills.
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In this video, you'll learn all about New Year's Day Holiday in the US and how it's celebrated, from food to decorations, while building your English vocabulary. Key terms are explained and a full definition is posted on the left of Alisha on the screen for you to read.
Status: PublishedUpdated date: Fri, 12/30/2016 - 11:48 -
This video lesson includes a story about carving a jack-o-lantern for Halloween. Listen first and see how much you understand, then watch again with the transcript (click CC in the lower right corner). Melanie, the teacher, goes into detail about the pronunciation differences between tapped /t/ and /d/.
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The British tradition of the seaside holiday began in the middle of the 19th century. The invention of trains and railways made it possible for people to go further, faster. Listen to this description of the history of this British holiday tradition and answer the questions to test your comprehension of spoken English. If you need to see the script, it is available.
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Find out about the traditional British and North American festival of Halloween. This holiday celebrates all frightening things! Listen to the audio and follow along with the text to learn new words and practice pronunciation.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Wed, 04/09/2014 - 07:12
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Stephen and Ashlie both dance their way through the carnival, but will they be able to find each other in their costumes?
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Fri, 05/13/2011 - 07:23 -
Ashlie is preparing her costume for the Notting Hill Carnival and Stephen learns some new dance moves.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Tue, 10/18/2011 - 08:24 -
Learn phrases about the Christmas holiday by listening to a conversation between a man and his two children. Of course, they discuss the gifts they hope Santa will bring them this year. To see the full transcript and vocabulary notes, click "Quick Script" at the top of the page.
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Going to a wedding is always fun. Even more so when it is your daughter's wedding and it's in another country. So what is an English wedding in France like? This interesting and useful page includes audio and four exercises to test your listening and comprehension.
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After all the preparations, at last, it is the big day! Was it the perfect wedding day? This interesting and useful page includes audio and four exercises to test your listening and comprehension.
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After the wedding ceremony there is always a big party with lots of food and drink. What are they like in France? This interesting and useful page includes audio and four exercises to test your listening and comprehension.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Thu, 08/11/2011 - 22:33 -
Steven talks about a special event to raise awareness about our dependency on electricity. Includes audio file of non-native / native English (U.S.) conversation with transcript and vocabulary notes.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Tue, 08/30/2011 - 07:51 -
This lesson is about Christmas. It includes Christmas vocabulary and some facts and customs followed by people during Christmas.
Status: PublishedUpdated date: Mon, 12/19/2016 - 15:14 -
Diego talks about a Mexican holiday that is very famous abroad but not at home in Mexico. Includes audio file of non-native English conversation with transcript and vocabulary notes.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Fri, 10/28/2011 - 04:23 -
Deigo talks about how Mexico celebrates its 200 years of independence this year. Includes audio file of non-native English conversation with transcript and vocabulary notes.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Fri, 10/28/2011 - 04:26 -
Has Christmas become a lot too commercial? I think so. Here is my personal list of the things Christmas (at any rate, Christmas in Britain) would be infinitely better without. Let’s get rid of …
This Audio file includes a transcript and a comprehension task. All items, including the audio file, are downloadable.Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Thu, 04/03/2014 - 00:58 -
There are festivals going on somewhere in the world every day of the year, involving whole cities or just small villages. Here are a few of the more unusual, colorful festivals from around the world. It includes a transcript and a comprehension task. All items, including the audio file, are downloadable.
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The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. (American writer Mark Twain) Listen this audio and learn more about it. It includes transcript and comprehension questions. Easy format can be downloaded or printed easily. Includes a list of new vocabulary to complement the text.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Thu, 04/03/2014 - 01:13
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A Christmas story about giving of oneself by volunteering during the holidays. 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: PublishedUpdated date: Tue, 08/05/2014 - 09:35 -
A woman expresses her condolences to a man who has recently lost his father after the funeral. 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.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Mon, 09/12/2011 - 23:03 -
Christmas has a long history and it has been celebrated by different people in many different ways. In the UK, having a special Christmas meal with family and friends is a very important custom for many. This video includes transcript, a list of related vocabulary and a comprehension test. The vocabulary, transcript and test can be downloaded, the video is only available on the website.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Tue, 10/18/2011 - 15:15 -
Do you celebrate Christmas? How would you celebrate it? Besides Christmas trees, what other Christmas decorations do you know? Watch this video to know more about the festive decorations and items you can find in the Christmas period. It includes transcript, a list of related vocabulary and a comprehension test. The vocabulary, transcript and test can be downloaded, the video is only available on the website.
Category:Status: PublishedUpdated date: Tue, 10/18/2011 - 15:17
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