Showing posts with label listening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label listening. Show all posts

Friday, 4 March 2016

A podcast to keep up your English level (listening)

Listening is very important to keep you language updated, and why not, it can be interesting!
Try the following links:
the first one is updated with the latest news,
while the second is older, but offers a glossary that can help before listening.


Friday, 20 September 2013

Never tell me that you can't!

Sorry for stopping writing for a while, but some days there's neither energy nor time left.

Anyway I'm back with something I found in the web. I think it's one of those things I call "wonders from the web".

I think that if I had had this kind of open sources in the past when I was learning English, I would have learnt more, saving both money and time!!

That's what I mean in the title of this post: never tell me that you can't learn English, because nowadays your statement can't be true! 


I tell you what I'm so enthusiastic about: it is a database with a lot of videos in it, graduated for different levels of competence and for each video there is a range of activities you can do to make your vision more profitable!


In order to start watching videos you have to register (you can do it through Facebook or giving an email address and adding a password)


Select your preferences: you can choose from three levels (beginner, intermediate and advanced), different topics, different focuses (vocabulary or pronunciation) and find which videos are more suitable for your learning needs and interests.
For each video you have four different activities and you are marked on your performance (A,B,C or D)

Have a go! See for yourself!
Bye :)



Friday, 2 August 2013

August news - The international Beatles week

Did you know that the international Beatles week is taking place in Liverpool from the 21st to the 27th of August?
Read the brochure to find out more


Why don't you watch a video about the history of the most famous pop group of all time?


You can also complete a multiple choice listening comprehension quiz about the video.
Here comes the sun

If you like singing, I selected a couple of songs for you...




A day in the life

Sunday, 21 July 2013

HELP! I CAN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD!

How many times did you find yourself in this situation? It happened to me very often at the beginning!

Thinking of my personal experience in learning English, I found it very difficult understanding this language, because it looked so different from my mother tongue, that I couldn't stop from getting anxious :).

When I  started learning English at school, the approach to the language passed above all through its grammar and for a long time I didn't get in touch with the "real English".

Fortunately nowadays finding good and various listening materials is much easier, even if you are not living in an English speaking country.

Are you curious? would you like to know how to succed in listening comprehension?
So click on the headphone
and find out more....