BBC English: a lot of audio (and everything else) in authentic British English
July 1, 2007 on Advanced mp3 / audio, Advanced reading, Intermediate mp3 / audio, Intermediate reading, Sites with RSS
For students with intermediate English skills and above: BBC Learning English is a huge website with practically everything you might be looking for: grammar, vocabulary, exercises, phrasal verbs, idioms, business English and more. And this site doesn’t have just a small audio area: almost all sections come with audio.
Here are the main sections:
- News English: authentic news reports from BBC with audio and definitions for advanced vocabulary
- Business English: vocabulary and audio tips
- Watch and Listen: articles on various topics, in audio, with corresponding text in PDF for reading. Some programs come with comprehension exercises.
- Grammar & Vocabulary: you won’t find grammar rules, but several interesting things instead.
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- Ask about English: type you question about English and click on Search, or browse the answers archive
- Songlines: mini-lessons using song lyrics. Audio and PDF.
- Pronunciation Tips: several resources to improve pronunciation. Take a look at Similar Sounds, where you can hear the difference in pronunciation between words like key e pin
- Communicate: here’s where students can participate in discussions and leave messages.
- Quizzes: online English exercises on vocabulary and grammar, several with audio
- The Flatmates: a story with weekly episodes. Audio and reading.
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