Links for Listening and Reading

Here are some links to help you with further practice: 

IELTS

Listening

https://ieltstrainingonline.com/cambridge-practice-tests-for-ielts-listening/

Reading

https://ieltstrainingonline.com/cambridge-practice-tests-for-ielts-reading/

Cambridge 

Listening

https://englishpracticetest.net/practice-listening-tests-for-b1-with-answer-and-audioscript/

https://englishpracticetest.net/practice-listening-tests-for-b2-with-answer-and-audioscript/

https://english-exercises.net/practice-english-listening-c1-exercises-with-answers-and-audioscripts/ 

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/b1-listening

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/b2-listening

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/c1-listening

Reading

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/b1-reading

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/b2-reading

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/c1-reading

130b Homework - Wednesday, March 12, 2025

 Here is the homework for tonight: 

• Writing 7-2 - section 2 (email to implement a change) (google doc - please share the doc with me once completed)
• Vocabulary for Reading 7-2 (Smrt platform) - hit submit once completed

Any questions, please feel free to email me :) 

130b Homework Monday, March 11, 2025

 Here is the homework for tonight: 

• EXERCISE Writing Skills 7-1: Adding Supporting Information and Examples - Exercise 2 (share the document with me once completed)
• Vocabulary for Reading 7-1 (shared on Smrt) - please hit submit once completed for self-correction - we will quickly review tomorrow)

video link

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU5Rnd-HM6A 

Elective 2

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-EfRaQVhIBHki69Q8imKQX5fogo21t63hoRCWRulyXE/edit

Top Secret Links ;)

Here are some of the links we discussed today in class:

IELTS

https://ieltstrainingonline.com/cambridge-practice-tests-for-ielts-listening/

Cambridge

B1

https://englishpracticetest.net/practice-listening-tests-for-b1-with-answer-and-audioscript/

B2

https://englishpracticetest.net/practice-listening-tests-for-b2-with-answer-and-audioscript/

C1

https://english-exercises.net/practice-english-listening-c1-exercises-with-answers-and-audioscripts/ 

Links for extra listening practice

 Here is the list:

The following websites are from the British Council and are probably the best; however, you may not appreciate the British accent, so I've included other links as well.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/upper-intermediate-b2 

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/advanced-c1 

Here is another link to some British Council material. The listenings are more informal and are at a B2/C1 level. Most of the speakers do have a British accent, but not all of them.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/audio-zone

Here are some other links to help you practice your listening skills:

http://learningenglish.voanews.com/

http://ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/ielts-listening/

https://www.ielts.org/en-us/for-test-takers/sample-test-questions#tab-1

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening-advanced.php 

https://www.esolcourses.com/content/topicsmenu/listening.html (please scroll down to Intermediate/Advanced lessons and use those)

http://www.talkenglish.com/listening/listenadvanced.aspx (informal dialogues)

http://www.cbc.ca/learning-english 

https://www.examenglish.com/B2/B2_listening.htm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/