New Year's Resolutions

 Dear intermediate students,

As you know a lot of people make resolutions at the beginning of a new year and January is a good time  to think about what you can do to maximise your learning in the year ahead. 

Click
here to find a listening activity about New Year's resolutions. Do the Preparation task first. Then listen to the audio. Next go to each Task and do the activity. If you need help, you can read the Transcript at any time.

Technology addiction

Click here to listen and watch a video about technology addiction. Do the preparation tasks first, then watch the video and do the exercises.

Cultural Bytes: London

Education: Reading and Listening

Hi everyone,
As we will be dealing with the topic of education in unit 7, do the following activities:
- Kids: Reading. Listening
- A geography course.
- English language center.

Sport Scene: 2

Part 2: Stephen and Ashlie run the half-marathon but disagree about how to win the medal. Who’s going to win?

Do the Preparation task first. Then watch the video and do the first Task. Watch the video again and do the remaining activities. If you need help, you can read the Transcript at any time.

Sport Scene1:Listening

Dear students,

Click here to listen to two people getting ready for a half-marathon for charity. Who’s going to be better prepared?

Do the Preparation task first. Then watch the video and do the first Task. Before continuing with the rest of the activities, watch the video again. If you need help, you can read the Transcript at any time.

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

Listening: Sports

Dear intermediate students,
Click here to do a listening task.

New Year's Resolutions

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you.

Listen to Carlos talking about  New Year's resolutions , then do the four tasks ( If you need help, you can read the transcript at any time)

PODCASTS

Dear intermediate students,
Here you are a list of top five podcasts to practice your listening skill.

Computers and the Internet

1.Click here and learn some vocabulary.
2. Listening activity to practise that vocabulary.
3. The Internet-vocabulary.
4. Listening activity about the vocabulary.
5. More vocabulary.
6. Listen and read a text about computer terms.
7. Read the text and choose the correct tense (past simple or present perfect).

Job interviews

1. Listen to this job interview and take notes. Then click at the bottom to have a look of the questions. Once you've finished you can review the quiz and look at your answers and the correct ones.

2. Watch this video about how to define your strengths and weaknesses.

Unsual jobs

Listen to three people talking about unusual jobs and decide which person says each statement(the sound is not very good,sorry).
Another activity about the same listening(multiple choice).
Click here to read the script.

Environmental problems

1. Listen to six short news reports about environmental problems.
2. Click here to listen to a discussion about environmental issues.

TIPS TO PASS A LISTENING TEST

Welcome back to  everyone!!
Summer has flown by and it`s September again. I hope all of you have enjoyed summer holidays.
The first post of this term will help you to improve the listening skill. Click here

Two wonderful sites to practice listening and other skills

Here you are two wonderful websites where you can find tons of Listening exercices to practice before the exam.
Click here, choose your level and then choose the skill you want to practice;
You can also practice all skills on this site. Scroll down the page and on the right sidebar, choose the skill you want to practise and your level.

Save the Earth

Listen to this interview with a girl who gives us tips to help to save the Earth.

Visiting endangered places around the world

Dear students,

Listen to a radio programme about a book called ´Disappearing Destinations' and learn about some several endangered natural and cultural treasures.

A VISIT TO NEW YORK

Listen to a woman talking about her visit to New York. Choose the right answer and then listen and read the script.

Extra listening activities

Dear students,
 Last week we were talking about newspapers and the media. Here you have some websites with different listening activites:
 I.  Newspapers
 II. Media Blackout.