Listening activity - Bus Travel

Here's a  short listening activity for intermediate students: 

Bus Travel

Listening activity - Dinner time

What are typical foods you eat in your country for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?

Here is a listening acticity about cooking!

http://www.esl-lab.com/cook/cookrd1.htm

Man vs. Wild - Listening Activity

Have you ever watched the adventures of Bear Grylls? Here is a short video where you can see one of his interesting inventions!

http://it.english-attack.com/videobooster/man-vs-wild/homemade-vehicle

Vacation Plans

Do you already have plans for the summer holidays?

Listen to this exercise about vacations and find out how to learn about the culture of the place that you're going to visit!

http://www.esl-lab.com/trip1/trip1.htm

Listening activity: Picnic Preparations

Here is a listening activity. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
Level: Elementary

http://www.esl-lab.com/picnic/picrd1.htm

Listening activity: New York Travel

Here is a nice listening activity. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
Level: Intermediate
http://www.esl-lab.com/newyorktravel/newyork-travelrd1.htm

Listen a minute

You can find lots of listening activities on this website. First listen and then do the activities.

http://www.listenaminute.com/

Podcasts

Some listening practice here:

http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/exhibition/english/index.html

Why not eat insects?

Bizarre facts about life. Did you know that we all eat insects without knowing it?

Marcel Dicke: Why not eat insects? | Video on TED.com

P.S: Check the subtitle list if you have difficulties in following the speech.

Are men the weaker sex?

Are men the weaker sex? Listen to this discussion from the BBC's 6 Minute English to find out!

6 Minute English

Learn English through songs

Here is a link to a great site. http://www.lyricstraining.com/

Choose a song to listen to - as the song plays, you have the chance to add the missing words.

The activities are available at different levels and the music pauses while you write the answer.

Enjoy!

TED talk

Here's an interesting presentation from TED -

Where's our teacher?

We all hope Vicky manages to return to Milan after volcano-related transport porblems!

Here's a video in English about the volcano from CNN

The Next Generation

We really enjoyed this TED talk by Adora Svitak - What adults can learn from kids!

Happy Easter

We would like to wish all our students a happy Easter!

Here's a video of the highlights of last year's Easter Egg Hunt at the White House -

Video Karaoke

A new site allows you to watch your favourite English pop videos and sing along too!

http://tubeoke.com/

Pancake Day

Today's pancake day - So - if you're not too busy watching the Milan-Manchester United match - why not try this recipe from English chef Phil Vickery?

Here's a link to more pancake recipes

Naples pizza

Here's an interesting news article from the BBC about the famous pizza of Naples.

BBC World Service

A History of the World

The BBC has a new website which tells the history of the world through 100 different objects. The site is very interesting and interactive. There are also games you can play.

A History of the World

Merry Christmas

Everyone is getting ready for Christmas - Why not try the following recipe for Christmas Chocolate Cookies from British TV cook Nigella Lawson?