Working with Transcripts - This activity is just like what you will have to do on the first test.
Practice Catching Main Ideas - Click here to download a worksheet to practice
Listening with some numbers - Here is a real interview with a man who is a memory expert. During the interview, we some numbers. Near the bottom of this page, there is a link for the interview and a student worksheet.
"At the Bank" numbers practice- Here is a conversation between Tim, who wants to buy a new house, and a loan officer at his bank.
Practice with Numbers
- Listen and write down the 25 phone numbers
- Listen and write down the 25 large numbers
- Listen and write down the 35 fractions (# 14 was skipped)
Once you've listened and written down your answers to these three exercises, you can check the right answers here.
Cancer Statistics - Here is the mini-lecture about cancer rates in Canada, which we listened to in class.
Archeological Dating Methods - Here are some mini-lectures about the topics discussed in the "Archeological Dating Methods" lecture from Learn to Listen: Listen to Learn.
YouTube Lectures for IELTS Practice on How to Describe Graphs - These are lessons for describing various type of charts and graphs.
Here is a lecture on Business Ethics (We saw a different video in class.) Click here to watch.
Stress Lecture Quiz- Here is a practice quiz for stress lecture. Once you have taken the quiz and written the summary, you can click here to see an example of a good summary.
Here is a 4-part interview about the Weinlicks (the couple from Unit 2 of the Focus on Grammar)
More Interesting Practice - Click here for extra practice that is good for UPrep 1.
