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Website	Level
Real English This is an excellent website with videos and exercises of ''real people'' speaking with a variety of native and foreign accents. English as spoken in the world today! Some of the exercises are only for paying members but the free section is quite complete. Choose your level and work your way up!	All
Learn English Feel Good (Video –Based Activities) Excellent listening exercises based on short film clips.	Intermediate to Advanced
ESL Video This website offers a variety of listening comprehension exercises based on movie trailers and other videos, suitable for advanced ESL learners.	Intermediate to Advanced
Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab Excellent website. Lots of exercises for all levels. Standard North American pronunciation.	All
BBC Learning English This is one of the best ESL resources around. Excellent listening activities as well as sections on grammar, vocabulary, business English and quizzes. Also an excellent teacher's section. British pronunciation of course!	Low Intermediate to Advanced
Learn English with CBC If you are looking for some Canadian content then Learn English with CBC is just the place. Watch short videos from around Canada and complete the exercises that go along with each one.	All
ELLO ELLO is a free online listening resource of over 1,000 listening activities designed especially for ESL and EFL students and teachers. Most listening activities include images, an interactive quiz, transcript of the audio and downloadable MP3. Various accents.	Low Intermediate to Advanced
Breaking News English This site provides news-based listening exercises with audio, transcripts, and various levels of difficulty to help learners improve their listening comprehension through current events and engaging stories.	Low Intermediate to High Intermediate
Monthly News Digest Four new stories every month with comprehension quizzes and learning activities. Standard North American English.	Low Intermediate and Intermediate
VOA Learning English Features audio programs and podcasts specifically designed for ESL learners, focusing on current events, science, and culture, which helps improve both listening skills and vocabulary.	Intermediate to Advanced
EFL.NET Many activities based mostly on listening: songs, stories, speeches, news…	Low Intermediate to High Intermediate
TEDtalks Ideas worth spreading indeed! Choose a TEDtalk on a topic that interests you and learn more all while improving your listening skills. Transcripts of the talks are also available.	Intermediate to Advanced
Literacy Works Learning Resources A resource for adults to improve basic skills like reading and spelling using real-life stories on topics of interest to adults. Each story includes an audio track as well as vocabulary and comprehension questions. North American English.	Low Intermediate to Advanced

Website

Level

Real English
This is an excellent website with videos and exercises of ''real people'' speaking with a variety of native and foreign accents. English as spoken in the world today! Some of the exercises are only for paying members but the free section is quite complete. Choose your level and work your way up!

All

Learn English Feel Good (Video –Based Activities)
Excellent listening exercises based on short film clips.

Intermediate to Advanced

ESL Video
This website offers a variety of listening comprehension exercises based on movie trailers and other videos, suitable for advanced ESL learners.

Intermediate to Advanced

Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Excellent website. Lots of exercises for all levels. Standard North American pronunciation.

All

BBC Learning English
This is one of the best ESL resources around. Excellent listening activities as well as sections on grammar, vocabulary, business English and quizzes. Also an excellent teacher's section. British pronunciation of course!

Low Intermediate to Advanced

Learn English with CBC
If you are looking for some Canadian content then Learn English with CBC is just the place. Watch short videos from around Canada and complete the exercises that go along with each one.

All

ELLO
ELLO is a free online listening resource of over 1,000 listening activities designed especially for ESL and EFL students and teachers. Most listening activities include images, an interactive quiz, transcript of the audio and downloadable MP3. Various accents.

Low Intermediate to Advanced

Breaking News English
This site provides news-based listening exercises with audio, transcripts, and various levels of difficulty to help learners improve their listening comprehension through current events and engaging stories.

Low Intermediate to High Intermediate

Monthly News Digest
Four new stories every month with comprehension quizzes and learning activities. Standard North American English.

Low Intermediate and Intermediate

VOA Learning English
Features audio programs and podcasts specifically designed for ESL learners, focusing on current events, science, and culture, which helps improve both listening skills and vocabulary.

Intermediate to Advanced

EFL.NET
Many activities based mostly on listening: songs, stories, speeches, news…

Low Intermediate
to High Intermediate

TEDtalks
Ideas worth spreading indeed! Choose a TEDtalk on a topic that interests you and learn more all while improving your listening skills. Transcripts of the talks are also available.

Intermediate
to Advanced

Literacy Works Learning Resources
A resource for adults to improve basic skills like reading and spelling using real-life stories on topics of interest to adults. Each story includes an audio track as well as vocabulary and comprehension questions. North American English.

Low Intermediate
to Advanced