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2
About.com:
English Listening Quizzes: Filling in a Form
In Unit 2, you learned how to exchange your name, address, and other
types of contact information with people. Now you can test what you
learned with this quiz! Listen as the woman gives her contact information
and see if you can choose the right answers. This page also links to
more quizzes and learning resources for beginners.
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Unit
3
Randall's
ESL Cyber Listening Lab: No Place Like Home
In Unit 3, you learned about how people talk about homes, apartments,
and hotels in English. If you want more practice, listen to this short
conversation about looking for a new apartment. You can take a quiz
and do the other activities on this page, too.
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Unit
9
All
Things Considered: High Tech Lobsters
In Unit 9, you learned about different attitudes towards computers and
other high-tech items. Now, listen to this four minute report to learn
how lobster fishermen in Maine, U.S.A. are using state of the art technology
to help them at their job. (Hint: Use your find function or scroll down
until you see "High Tech Lobster.")
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5
Randall's
ESL Cyber Listening Lab: Quiz: So, Where Are You From?
Now that you've learned how people talk about countries and nationalities
in English, why not practice? Here's a conversation about family backgrounds
and nationalities. You can take a quiz after listening to the conversation.
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Unit
12
BBC
World Service: Learning English: Chernobyl Computer Virus
Almost everyone uses a computer at work. Whether you love them or hate
them, it's important to be able to talk about them! To help you, listen
to this report about the 1999 Chernobyl computer virus and read along.
There's a guide to key computer terms and other vocabulary items at
the bottom of the page.
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Unit
10
BBC
Audio/Video: Video Nation: Smokers' Stories
Smoking is a controversial topic: people disagree about whether or not
it should be banned, the role of tobacco companies, and what rights
smokers should have. Here you can watch smokers and non-smokers give
their opinions about cigarettes and smoking in Britain. What do you
think?
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10
The
ESL Wonderland: Activities: Everyday Activities
What are the things you do every day? Do you do some of the same things
that Harold does? Listen to the short audio clip about Harold's daily
routine to find out. Then, you can take the quiz to check your understanding.
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Unit
14
BBC
World Service: Learning English: Hurricane Hits Cuba
Would you like extra practice learning how to describe the weather?
Listen to this November 2001 report about hurricane Michelle. You can
read along as you listen, and use the vocabulary words at the bottom
of the page to help you.
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Unit
13
NPR:
Interview with J.K. Rowling
Reading is a common leisure activity, and many people who like to read,
children and adults alike, have read the Harry Potter series. Here you
can listen to an eight minute interview with the author of the Harry
Potter series, JK Rowling. (Hint: use the find function or scroll down
until you see "Harry Potter".)
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14
CELT:
University of Stirling: Weather Report
It's important to be able to talk about the weather: it's a common topic
of conversation all over the world. You can listen to this weather forecast
sentence by sentence. Then, in each sentence, click the word the weather
announcer uses and check your answer.
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Unit
18
CELT:
University of Stirling: Supermarket Announcement
In Unit 18 you learned about shopping in different cultures. Now, listen
to this supermarket announcement sentence by sentence. Then, in each
sentence, click the word the announcer uses and check your answer.
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Unit
19
Epicurious:
Technique Videos
In Unit 19, you heard people talk about food and cooking. Now, why not
practice your cooking and your listening skills at the same time? This
video clip library can teach you all of the basic cooking techniques
as well as introducing you to some new ones. Learn about everything
from carving a turkey to baking a pie.
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15
Learning
Oral English Online: Going to a Party
Are you ready to start making plans with your friends? On this page
you'll find three useful conversations about offering and accepting
invitations that will help. There are also transcripts and notes for
each conversation.
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Unit
20
KTVX
News: Student Archives
Now that you've learned about some common news stories, how about listening
to the news? Here you can listen to over 20 stories from a local news
station in Sacramento, CA. Each story has links to vocabulary help,
a quiz, and supplementary activities.
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Unit
20
BBC
Audio/Video: News
In this unit you heard different ways that people talk about the news.
Why not listen to or watch the news yourself? Here are the latest broadcasts
from BBC World Service. Download the entire program (about half an hour),
or click on the stories that interest you (a few minutes each).
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