LINKS TO LISTENING MATERIALS

Alice in Wonderland (YouTube)

Simplified retelling of „Alice in Wonderland“. Ten 6-minute episodes, B1–B2.

Annie, Ben and Mango, season 1 (YouTube)

Annie, Ben and Mango, season 2 (YouTube)

A cartoon, 6-minute episodes, typically B1.

A1 Listening Practice (YouTube)

A2 Listening Practice (YouTube)

B1 Listening Practice (YouTube)

B2 Listening Practice (YouTube)

Monologues on various topics. The videos are usually slightly harder than the suggested level.

BBC 6-minute English (YouTube)

Topical discussions. Approximately B2.

British Council Podcasts

25-minute podcasts. There is always a transcript. There are also some exercises but you can safely skip them. Definitely skip the grammar part at the end ("Tom the Teacher"). A2–B1.

Elephant English Podcasts (YouTube)

A very good British English podcast on YouTube, usually with the text on the screen. A1–B2, but mostly A2–B1.

Elllo (English Listening Lesson Library Online)

An excellent although a bit disorganized website. Videos and audios with real people, always with transcripts. Mostly B1.

English Stories for Children – BBC (YouTube)

Cartoons, typically about 5 minutes, A2 to B1.

Engvid (YouTube)

A group of Canadian teachers. Various types of content and levels. For grammar videos, I recommend watching them only if you can already speak English. For intermediate students, I recommend checking out Emma; more advanced students can check out for example James.

1-minute listenings with transcripts. B1.

Lyricstraining

Listen to songs and complete the lyrics. You need to click on „Go to lyricstraining.com“ in the top-right corner.

Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab

Listening exercises with transcripts. Various levels.

Real English (YouTube)