Find below a list of my seven favorite free listening websites.
| Rank | Site | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VOA Learning English | Variety of recent English news topics for learners (from around pre-intermediate level). Recommend listening/watching the news stories before reading the texts. The English in a Minute idiom videos are also fun. |
| 2 | English in Levels | Have only recently discovered this site but looks really useful. Recent news stories in English at three levels for different learner abilities. Read the introductions before watching the short videos. |
| 3 | ER Central: Listening Library | A wide range of listening material graded at a wide range of levels. Both fiction and non-fiction content. A good place to start for beginner/low level learners. Sound quality varies. |
| 4 | Ted Talks Every English Student Should Watch | Advice on using Ted videos at home for English study including 10 suitable talks to use (various topics). Subtitles and transcripts also available. |
| 5 | Academic Earth | Higher level listening where students can listen to various lectures by professors at different universities in English speaking countries such as MIT and UCLA. There is a course description, and students can choose the videos by professors, universities or subject areas. |
| 6 | TED Talks | Informative talks on a very wide range of contemporary topics. For upper-intermediate to advanced-level learners. Click video bottom-right button to get transcripts in real-time. For teachers: here’s a really useful site that allows you to create lessons around your selected TED talk:TED Education |
