B2 level English language listening tests B2 is one of the CEFR levels described by the Council of Europe. This page will help you practise for the Cambridge First and PTE exams Education Listen to a radio show about the value of a university education. Choose the statement that best represents the opinions of the callers. Accommodation Listen to a news report about eco-homes. Leisure Listen to a lecture about the History of Leisure in twentieth century America. Tourism A teacher is giving a lesson on the effects of tourism. Travel Listen to the traffic report. Health Listen to an interview with a health worker about vaccination programmes in less economically developed countries. The Environment Listen to a radio programme in which a presenter is talking to a forester about moths. Describing places Listen to a radio journalist describing the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Advertisements
Learn Songs (For ESL/EFL Students) Newest "Learn a Song" Podcast Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star - March 23, 2012 Focusing on "linking" pronunciation and the "soft-T." Learn Songs Using the Teleprompter Player Learn Songs Using My Vidoes on YouTube Learn Songs Using the Flash Player Most of these are excerpts from recordings that I did a many years ago. Complete Podcasts Converted to Flash If you don't see the play button when you go to one of these pages, please reload the page and you should be able to see the play button. First, listen and repeat to learn the words and the melody. Previous Podcasts Split and Converted to Flash The "listen and repeat" part and the "sing the whole song" part have been split into two files. More About "Learn a Song" & History
Digital game-based language learning with Interactive Fiction (PART 1) Video games (also called digital games) are serious. While the people who play them have known this for a long time, it’s taken over three decades for society in general to accept them as something other than a way to pass the time in virtue of doing “more serious” work. The fact is, video games are serious – if not to the casual observer, then certainly to their players. What makes people want to spend so much time and money playing video games? Of course, the specific source of this ‘good’ feeling is subjective and depends on the person playing the game as well as the game being played, but in video games, feeling good can come often from: Taking on the identity of someone else and controlling their actionsBeing involved in the telling of a storyBeing put in a situation you would not normally be in (yet being safe)Facing challenges and having to overcome them Linguist James Gee (2012) defines a digital game as being: Digital Game-based language Learning What is Interactive Fiction?
Listen A Minute: Easier English Listening and Activities Audio for ESL/EFL: Listen and Read Along (Flash/MP3) YouTube Videos Science and Technology This is 4 minutes long and use the Teleprompter Player.'Caine’s Arcade' Video Brings Fame to Creative Boy Words & Their Stories These are 5 minutes long and use the Teleprompter Player. American Stories The Tell-Tale Heart - Written by Edgar Allan Poe (Teleprompter) A Pair of Silk Stockings - Written by Kate Chopin (On YouTube.com)This is a playlist with 2 videos. (13:15) The Diamond Lens - Written by Fitz-James O'Brien (On YouTube.com)This is a playlist with 6 videos. (24 minutes) The Law of Life - Written by Jack London. President Obama Barack Obama's Weekly AddressesFor advanced students, we have a set of these. About "Listen and Read Along" These are all things that I adapted from material produced by the Voice of America (VOA). Some of these are in Flash, some are MP3 files played by a Flash player and some are hosted on YouTube.com.
Getting Started With Game-Based Language Learning Game-based learning (GBL) is an area of education that has been getting a lot of attention in recent times. It's easy to find articles and entire websites devoted to the power of games for engaging learners and providing a vehicle for their learning. However, many of these articles seem to focus on math, science, and language arts. But what about language learning? How can GBL help English-language learners develop their comprehension and communicative skills? The one question that I'm often asked, however, is: "How can teachers get started with GBL in the language classroom, especially when they have little experience of it?" Start a Conversation GBL is all about engaging learners, so your first step is to find out if they like the idea -- after all, there's little point in trying to push GBL with a class who are simply not into gaming! Ask your students what kind of games interest them and what their devices of choice are. The Power of Choice Set the Rules All Part of the Plan
4 Great Websites That Provide Free Educational Documentaries for Teachers May 24, 2016 Looking for some good websites that provide curated educational documentaries? The collection below features some of our favourite options. These are platforms where you can get access to a plethora of documentaries spanning different topics and subject areas. You can browse through categories, pick the ones you want and share with your students. Documentaries come in with a short written synopsis and an embedded clip usually from popular video hosting sites such as YouTube and Vimeo. 1- Documentary Heaven Documentary Heaven features a wide variety of documentaries covering various topics. 2- Documentary Storm This is another good website that curate educational documentaries from different online sources. 3- Free Documentaries ‘Freedocumentaries.org streams full-length documentary films free of charge, with no registration needed. 4- Documentary Addict
Connect With English Introduction Introduction: An overview of the course and an introduction to the main characters in the drama. Rebecca's Dream Rebecca's Dream: The story begins as we meet Rebecca Casey, a 28-year-old Boston working woman, who dreams of becoming a singer. We also meet her boyfriend Matt who doesn't think much of her dream, and her 17-year-old brother, Kevin, who doesn't think much about the future at all. Rebecca considers applying for music school and pursuing her career full-time, rather than holding down a factory job and doing her music on the side. We also meet real-life immigrants and students who discuss the similarities between Rebecca's experiences and their own. Differences Differences: Rebecca starts to apply to music schools. A Visit To The Doctor A Visit To The Doctor: Rebecca's father has a worrisome checkup from his doctor. Breaking The News Breaking The News: Rebecca's father tells Rebecca that he is against the San Francisco plan, but Kevin supports her.