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    • Introduction
    • Unit 1: On the plane to England
    • Unit 2: At London Heathrow airport
    • Unit 3: The new home town
    • Unit 4: The first look around
    • Unit 5: The removal van arrives
    • Unit 6: Meeting the neighbours
    • Unit 7: The house-warming party
    • Unit 8: At the animal farm
  • Vocabulary
    • Overview
    • Common Vocabulary
    • People
    • Private Life
    • Public Life
    • Environment and Nature
  • Grammar
    • Overview
    • Tenses and Verb Forms
    • Tenses
    • Irregular Verbs
    • Special Verbs
    • Parts of Speech and Sentence Structure
    • Nouns
    • Adverbs
    • Adjectives
    • Types of Sentences
  • Speaking
    • Spoken English Courses
    • Basic Course
    • Advanced Course
    • Mini Course Travel English
    • Mini Course Business English
    • Conversational Phrases
    • Small Talk
    • Daily Life
  • Listening
    • Overview
    • Audio Books
    • Speeches
    • The Story of the Fernandez Family
  • Pronunciation
    • Overview
    • The English Alphabet
    • Stress and Intonation
    • The English β€žthβ€œ
    • The Different Sounds of “s”
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Do you sometimes have trouble understanding somebody you're speaking with in an English conversation? Then you've come to the right place! Our free learning content will help you feel more comfortable listening to the English language!
 
What can you find here?
  • exciting audio books that will help you learn the sounds and rhythm of English
  • inspiring speeches from famous people that help familiarize you with both persuasive and authentic speech
  • our own language trip that was produced to help improve your listening comprehension
  • many exercises to test and train your listening comprehension
Choose a category and get started improving your listening comprehension!

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Audio Books

One relaxing way to train your listening comprehension is by listening to audio books! There is a selection of audio books on our website, like Benjamin Button, Alice in Wonderland, Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer and At second sight! Each audio book is read by a native English speaker and a copy of the text is also available so that you can read along as you listen.
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Bored with listening comprehension? Let us show you the fun in improving your listening skills! Our brand-new, completely free language course helps you train your conversation skills efficiently and step by step. Over 60 conversational situations and entertaining exercises help you learn how to introduce yourself, ask someone how they are doing and much more!
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Speeches

Learning is always the best when it can somehow be connected to the real world. In this section, you can listen to many famous speeches from important historical figures, like: Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. Improve your understanding by reading a copy of the text or watching a video of the speech as you listen along.
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Story of the language course

With our guided language trip about the Fernandez family, you will be able to improve your listening comprehension in an entertaining way! Every chapter of the story includes exercises and is made for every language learner's level. Get started with Chapter 1!
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Listening Overview

Listening

  • Audio Books
    • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
      • Before listening
      • Chapter 1
      • Chapter 2
      • Chapter 3
      • Chapter 4
      • Chapter 5
      • Chapter 6
      • Chapter 7
      • Chapter 8
      • Chapter 9
      • Chapter 10
      • Chapter 11
      • After listening
    • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
      • Chapter 1
      • Chapter 2
      • Chapter 3
      • Chapter 4
      • Chapter 5
      • Chapter 6
      • Chapter 7
      • Chapter 8
      • Chapter 9
      • Chapter 10
      • Chapter 11
      • Chapter 12
    • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
      • Chapters 1-4
      • Chapters 5-8
      • Chapters 9-12
      • Chapters 13-16
      • Chapters 17-20
      • Chapters 21-24
      • Chapters 25-28
      • Chapters 29-32
      • Chapters 33-36
      • Chapters 37-40
      • Chapters 41-43
    • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
      • Chapters 1-4
      • Chapters 5-8
      • Chapters 9-12
      • Chapters 13-16
      • Chapters 17-20
      • Chapters 21-24
      • Chapters 25-28
      • Chapters 29-32
      • Chapters 33-35
    • At Second Sight
      • Chapter 1
      • Chapter 2
      • Chapter 3
      • Chapter 4
      • Chapter 5
      • Chapter 6
      • Chapter 7
      • Chapter 8
      • Chapter 9
      • Chapter 10
      • Chapter 11
      • Chapter 12
  • Speeches
    • Donald J. Trump: The Inaugural Address
    • Barack Obama: Farewell Address to the American People
    • Barack Obama: On the death of Osama bin Laden
    • Barack Obama: A New Beginning
    • Barack Obama: Election Victory Speech
    • George W. Bush: 9/11 Address to the Nation
    • Ronald Reagan: Address on the Challenger Disaster
    • Nelson Mandela: Statement from the dock at the Rivonia Trial
    • John F. Kennedy: Ich bin ein Berliner
    • John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address
    • Franklin D. Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor Speech
    • Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Four Freedoms
    • Winston Churchill: We shall fight on the beaches
    • Lou Gehrig: Farewell to baseball
    • Susan Anthony: On women’s rights to vote
    • Abraham Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address
  • The Story of the Fernandez Family
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3
    • Chapter 4
    • Chapter 5
    • Chapter 6
    • Chapter 7
    • Chapter 8
  • Exercises
    • Talking about your daily life
    • Inviting someone
  • Listening Strategies
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