Listening Practice for ESL Level 2

The links below will take you to explanations and exercises on topics discussed in Side by Side 2, the textbook you buy for ESL021.  The exercises include audio and video monologues, conversations, and explanations that will help you practice your comprehension of the topics. Click on the links below to go to the exercises.

Oral Practice in Wimba - http://maricopa.horizonwimba.com/maricopa/login  
Login with your MEID email address and the password your teacher gives you. 

My 3 Favorite Websites for Beginning to Advanced Listening Practice:
Real English Videos & Exercises -  http://www.realenglish.com/reo/index.html
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - Audio & Exercises - http://www.esl-lab.com/
Elllo English Language Listening Lab Online - Audio, Video, & Exercises - http://elllo.org/

More websites with video, audio, and comprehension exercises:

English for All - http://www.myefa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=welcome
A fabulous website with a series of videos about immigrants and typical job and life experiences in the United States.  There are 20 episodes (5 peoples stories with 4 episodes in each) to watch.  Each episode has vocabulary practice, grammar explanations, and quizzes. 

English 180 http://www.english180.com/
Grammar, vocabulary, (with interactive quizzes) and conversation lessons with audio and video (podcasts and vodcasts). 

The Daily English Show - http://www.geocities.com/thedailyenglishshow/
Links to videos designed by a New Zealand woman to help ESL students learn and practice idioms, vocabulary, conversational language, and more.  Transcripts for most of the videos are available in English, German, and Japanese.

English Media Lab - http://www.englishmedialab.com/
Video slideshows that teach vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar in addition to quizzes are on this site.

Clear Language:  Video-based Listening Comprehension Exercises for ESL Students - http://www.clearbluerecords.com/esl/
Short video clips from popular American TV shows and multiple-choice comprehension exercises are included on this website.

ESL Pod TV - http://kibishipaul.com/blog1/
Weekly videos with vocabulary explanations, multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank quizzes, English transcripts (with links to Japanese and Spanish translation tools), and pdf files of lesson plans with additional questions and activities.

OM Personal Multimedia - http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/
The portal is in Spanish; here is the English site map - http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/sitemapenglish2.htmInstructions in English and Spanish for interactive lessons/courses and some video tutorials on grammar, idioms, and social conversation.

Learn English Feel Good - http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/index.html
Multiple-choice exercises to practice grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension (videos are clips from American movies, TV, and songs, although some links no longer work due to removal for copyright infringements).  There are also links to exercises for Russian, Polish, Spanish, and French-speaking students.

Learning Resources CNN News Stories    http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html
Click on a category and then on a story title. You can watch a video of the story while you read the transcript (click on story) or you can read an easier summary of the story (click on abridged story). After you listen, click on the Activities buttons on the left for vocabulary and comprehension exercises.

UGoEigo ESL Phonics Video Podcast - http://www.ugoeigo.com/
There are some video clips that focus on consonant pronunciation and some on common conversational sentences (functional phrases).

China232 with Rob and Andrew - http://china232.com/lessons.php
There are mostly audio mp3 clips (podcasts) right now, but these two men are starting to put video clips on the website also.

Free English Videos -  http://www.engvid.com/
These are mostly short video explanations about grammar or pronunciation by different teachers talking and writing on a whiteboard

Vietnamese English Video  -  http://clip.vn/watch/,?pl_id=5378
Vietnamese website - the videos load a little slowly and there are lots of advertisements, but the videos are useful.

Individual Exercises Grouped by Topic for ESL Level 2:
Introductions/Small Talk - Talking about your background, likes/dislikes, hobbies, and family
Tell me about yourself - http://www.esl-lab.com/selfintro/selfintrord1.htm

Nice to Meet You -  http://www.esl-lab.com/childintro/childintrord1.htm
Nice to Meet You too - http://elllo.org/06pages/633Q-Martin-Life.htm

Where are you from? - http://www.esl-lab.com/intro2/intro2.htm

Introductions - http://www.elllo.org/apu/Mixer/17-Introductions.html

Meet the Family - http://www.elllo.org/english/0601/613-Shuan-Family.html
My Twin Brother - http://elllo.org/july/nico/ntwin.htm
My Sister - http://elllo.org/pages/ksis.htm
Two Families - http://elllo.org/yeartwo/shawn/family_quiz.htm
Jeanie's Family - http://elllo.org/yeartwo/jeanie/family_quiz.htm
Immediate and Extended Family - http://elllo.org/yeartwo/akruto2/ruth_family_quiz.htm
Likes and Dislikes - Movies - http://www.esl-lab.com/like1/like1.htm 
My Favorite Music - http://elllo.org/august/kate/kmusic.htm
The Sports I Play - http://elllo.org/nov/aron/sport.htm
Ebony's Likes - http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/Esl021/ebonylikes.mp3

Ann's Likes - http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/Esl021/annslikes.mp3

Gift-giving and Shopping
Anna's Valentine's Gift to her Husband - http://www.elllo.org/july/anna/agift.htm
John's Valentine's Gift from his Wife - http://www.elllo.org/august/john/jfrog.htm
A Birthday Present - http://elllo.org/yeartwo/akruto/birthday_quiz.htm
The Perfect Gift - http://elllo.org/PagesGames/032-TheGift.htm

Supermarket:  http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-supermarket.htm

Food and Cooking
Snack time!  http://www.esl-lab.com/snack/snackrd1.htm
What's in John's fridge?  http://www.elllo.org/august/john/jfridge.htm
Joe's Hamburger Restaurant:  http://www.esl-lab.com/fastfood/fastfoodrd1.htm
Heavenly Pies Restaurant: http://www.esl-lab.com/pie1/pierd1.htm
Dinner Time:  http://www.esl-lab.com/cook/cookrd1.htm
Pizza Delivery:  http://www.esl-lab.com/pizza/pizzard1.htm
Snacks and Candy:  http://www.esl-lab.com/snackbar/snackbarrd1.htm
Restaurant Guide:  http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-restaurant.htm
Ordering coffee - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSsOeesGBxQ
Fruits & Vegetables - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqGwgzeq0p4
Sharing Food - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwLuKEta6hk

My Favorite Food:  http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer/61-Food.html

Junk Foods:  http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer/18-JunkFood.html

Foods We Crave:  http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/32-MX-Crave.htm

What's in John's Fridge?:  http://www.elllo.org/august/john/jfridge.htm

Pizza:  http://www.elllo.org/august/steve/spizza.htm

Keith's Favorite Foods:  http://www.elllo.org/april/keith/kfav.htm

What Raphael Eats:  http://www.elllo.org/english/0301/Q319-Raphael-Food.htm

What Alex Eats:  http://www.elllo.org/august/alex/afood.htm

What Marion Eats:  http://www.elllo.org/Pages0351/375-Marion-Food.htm

Chicago Favorite Foods:  http://www.elllo.org/english/0101/Q112-Diana-Food.htm

Chicago Food:  http://www.elllo.org/english/0201/Q202-Anna-Chicago.htm

Cooking In vs. Eating Out:  http://www.elllo.org/english/0551/588-Marion-EatOut.html

Ecuadorian Food:  http://www.elllo.org/english/0301/Q313-Jose-Food.htm

Italian Food:  http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/marion/food_italy_quiz.htm

Mexican Food:  http://www.elllo.org/english/0601/Q648-Keiko-MissingTheStates.html

New Zealand Food:  http://www.elllo.org/english/0501/502-Mark-Food.html

British Food:  http://www.elllo.org/Quiz0701/705Q-Phil-Food.htm

Japanese Food:  http://www.elllo.org/april/temple/hudo.htm

Spanish & Japanese Food:  http://www.elllo.org/english/0151/Q198-Jessica-SpainJapan.htm

Fast Food:  http://www.elllo.org/Pages0351/398-Mike-Health.htm

Baking Bread:  http://www.elllo.org/Pages0351/397-Alan-Bread.htm

A Spaghetti Recipe:  http://elllo.org/july/jess/jpasta.htm

A Pasta Recipe:  http://elllo.org/yeartwo/akane3/spaghetti_quiz.htm

A Dessert Recipe:  http://elllo.org/yeartwo/akruto2/dessert_quiz.htm

A Taco Recipe:  http://elllo.org/july/anna/atacos.htm

What John Can Cook:  http://elllo.org/august/john/jmex.htm

A Chef's Life:  http://www.elllo.org/english/0701/Q722-Rebecca-ChefJob.html

Weekends and Vacations - Talking about Future Plans

Adriana's Weekend Plans
My Son's Future
Thailand Vacation Plans
Summer Travel Plans
Brian's Future Plans

Making Comparisons - Talking about Similarities & Differences
Comparing England and ? - http://elllo.org/pages/clengjp.htm
City vs. Country - http://elllo.org/oct/jeff/city.htm

Comparing Parents - http://elllo.org/pages/jparents.htm
 

Bad Days - Stories about Accidents, Injuries, Robberies, and more