Select a resource to practice your listening and comprehension.
Specifically for English students
Elllo – A collection of listening games and exercises by level
Randalls’ ESL Cyber Listening Lab – Listening and comprehension activities for all levels
VOA News – Radio and TV programs for ESL learners
YouGlish – Type any word into the search to watch a video. You can even read along.
DailyDictation – Listen and type what you hear.
Podcasts
Scientific America – Short podcasts
5 Minute History – Short, interesting podcasts for advanced students
5 Minute Science – A collection of science-based podcasts (intermediate and advanced students)
Try the 5 Minute History Quiz! Black Tuesday
Videos
Ted Talks – Interesting lectures on a wide variety of topics
Radio
CBC Radio – News, opinion, and ideas
Audiobooks
LibriVox – Free public domain audiobooks
Internet Archive – A massive collection of free audiobooks
Academic Lectures
Video Lectures – Lectures about Science and culture from Harvard University
Online Courses – Video courses from Yale University
Webcasts – Lectures from Standford University
OpenCourseWare – Lectures from MIT
Free Video Lectures – Lectures from Berkeley University