Online mini courses – Intermediate | English On Line France

The objective is not only to improve your listening comprehension and pronunciation, but also your vocabulary, spelling and grammar. Many of these are dictation exercises. If you consider them as “guessing games” they can be enjoyable to do.

Global listening

This is like real-life listening and can be fun. Watch a film or listen to a news story and put your attention on the content, on the meaning and not on the words! You are successful if you can follow the story or understand in a general way what’s happening in the world.

Songs

These are a good way of improving your pronunciation and intonation and learning colloquial expressions at the same time.

Note:

Even on a fast connection, videos may take a little while to load. Be patient!

Lesson 1

Listening for detail

Cézanne Dictation: write what you hear. More like this on: Here, There and Everywhere
Alexis Lechine Wines: find the differences between the video and the transcript More like this on: TV Commercials

A song

The Beatles: Yesterday Listen to the song and fill in the blanks. More like this on: Karaoke English!

Lesson 2

Listening for detail

What time is it? Dictation: write what you hear. More like this on: Real English Video Dictations
I have a dream… Martin Luther King: find the differences between the speech and the transcript

Global listening

Write one or two sentences to summarise what you hear.

Marriage training in Saudi Arabia Listen to the story before you read the text:More like this on : BBC Learning English
Reuters – Video News Choose the news item you want to listen to.(Be patient with the “ads” as the video loads; they don’t last long.)

A song

Swanee RiverListen to the song and fill in the blanks.More like this on: Audio for ESL/EFL Or learn to sing the song: Swannee River On: Learn a Song

Lesson 3

Listening for detail

Dictation : The Princess and the PeaWrite what you hear. More like this on : Fairy Stories
G. W. Bush’s address to the nation September 11th, 2001 Find the differences between the video and the transcription

Global listening

Write one or two sentences to summarise what you hear.

Big Regret — Click on a photo to listen to a recording and answer the quizzes.Click on Transcript if you need it. More like this on : ELLO Mixer

A song

This Land is Your Land Learn to sing the song

Lesson 4

Listening for detail

Telephone DictationWrite what you hear.
Jeanne’s Introduction : Find the mistakes
Jeanne’s Introduction : Correct the mistakes More like this on: Students’ Introductions

Global listening

Write one or two sentences to summarise what you hear.

Computers Scroll down the page to find the tapescript if you need it. More like this on: Videojug

A song

Streets of LaredoListen to the song and fill in the blanks.

Lesson 5

Listening for detail

Thunder and Lightning – dictationWrite what you hear. You don’t need to understand the German. More like this on: English Dictations
Around the World in 80 Days Write what you hear. More like this on: Movie Trailers

Global listening

Nelson Mandela

Listen to the video once and then scroll down and look at the Quiz questions. Listen again and then do the quiz.

Reading resources

Intermediate level EFL resources	Linguapress – Andrew Rossiter — Articles on society and issues with photocopiable exercises
Interactive reading exercises	Based on the Voice of America’s Special English programs
Quizzes Based On VOA’s Special English Programs	Charles Kelly
BBC Learning English – News English	News stories with vocabulary explanations and comprehension exercises. Also audio and video.
Story Archives	CNN & CBS — A wide range of articles from their archives with exercises. Audio and video clips.
National Geographic Kids	Aimed at teenagers. A wide range of topics are covered in relatively simple English.
Reading Comprehension exercises	Michel Barbot — Often with crossword puzzles and other games (for French speakers).
Culture Shock: A Fish Out Of Water	Duncan Mason, Okanagan University College — The article includes illustrations, vocabulary, exercises and quizzes.
Paired Stories, first series	Forrest Lunn — A collection of paired news articles. Interesting suggestion for using them in the classroom
Phil Shapiro’s Wedsequiturs	Interactive reading exercises
The Mystery Spot	Access Excellence Mysteries
Inventors and Inventions	Enchanted Learning — Short paragraphs on lots of subjects. Some graphics.
Aesop’s Fables – section 1	John R. Long — Some read aloud by a child.
Aesop’s Fables – section 2
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen	John R. Long
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Story	E. L. Easton
Ted Landphair’s America	Ted is VOA journalist and writes about American people and culture.
Reading	E. L. Easton — A large selection