Introductions

Listen to different people from different countries talking about themselves and their nationalities.

Basic English, good communication

Click here and listen to basic English for communication

Listen and repeat, copy the pronunciation.

Fears!

 
Click here to listen to a man from India talking about things people commonly fear. Enjoy!

I´m like a bird

Watch pop singer Nelly Furtado singing I´m like a bird, clicking HERE 

Now, do the listening activities HERE  Enjoy!

Do you speak English?

British humour is very special. Enjoy this short sketch.

Beginner dialogues, Introductions, hello, goodbye

Introductions

Hello. My name's Peter. What's your name?
Janet.

Where are you from Janet?
I'm from Seattle. Where are you from?
I'm from Madrid.

Are you American?
Yes, I am. Are you Spanish?
Yes I am.

Key Vocabulary
My name is...
What's (is) your name ...
Where are you from?I'm from...
Are you (Spanish, American, German, etc.)? Yes, I am; No, I´m not


Hello and Goodbye - Three Short Conversations

Hello
Hello, Peter. How are you?
Fine, thanks. How are you?
I'm fine, thank you.

Goodbye
Goodbye, Janet. See you tomorrow!
Bye bye, Peter. Have a nice evening.
Thanks, you too!
Thanks.

Key Vocabulary
Hello...
How are you?I'm fine, - OK, - well, thank you
Goodbye, - bye bye
See you tomorrow
Have a nice evening, - day

Beginner Dialogues - Giving and Requesting Personal Information

Personal Information

What's your surname (family name)?
Smith

What's your first name?
Fred

Where are you from?
Atlanta, Georgia

What's your job? or: What do you do?
I'm a designer.

What's your address?
34 White Street

What is your phone number?
308-6730

How old are you?
54

Are you married?
Yes, I am.

Key Vocabulary
surname, family name,
first name
Where are you from?
What's your job? address? phone (telephone) number?
How old are you?
Are you married?married, single, divorced, separated

Survival English

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Dancing Queen - Short film

Another very original film made with a cellular phone camera, released on Pangea Day. Watch it and get surprised!

The Ball - Short film

Watch this short film released on Pangea Day. Don´t miss it! Talk later about it with your teacher and companions in your class. Enjoy it.

What are you doing today?

Watch this short conversation and work with your teacher on vocabulary and pronunciation. Enjoy it!

Talking about yourself

A young man talks about himself and tells us many things. Listen to him clicking here. and complete the quiz on the page. You can also read the script and do other exercises below on the same page. Have fun.

Hotel room

Do this fun listening game by clicking here. You can also read the tapescript to check your understanding and work on some vocabulary with your teacher. Follow the instructions and have fun.

Christmas Routine

Listen to this dialogue about Christmas traditions in Canada. You can also read the script by clicking on "transcript" on the web page, and do a listening comprehension quiz as well. Click here, and get to work. Merry Christmas!

World population in real time

Do you want to know how our population increases by the second? Click here and see by yourself!

Personal information

This is a short dialogue to practise names, occupations, and numbers. Click here and listen to the conversation. If you have problems with the vocabulary, you can press "Quiz Script" on the page and you can read the conversation and listen to it at the same time. Enjoy it!

Peru, the world´s catalogue

Do you feel like travelling? Let´s travel to Peru, then. Fantastic views and easy vocabulary to describe the pictures. Enjoy this mini vacation!

A woman, a man and a horse.

Listen to different descriptions to identify the corresponding photographs. Are the descriptions about a woman, a man and a woman, a horse a man and a woman? Listen and follow the activity on the web-page. If you have problems with understanding, you can read the script clicking on "tapescript" on the page. Click here.

Numbers, dates, birthdays.

For beginners who want to practise numbers: 13 or 30? 14 or 40? etc, this is a nice video with people talking about their ages and their birthdays. Very good to practise cardinal and ordinal numbers. Watch the sequence with your teacher and have fun!

Lesson - 08-Numbers
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Real people, easy English.

Watch the video as often as you like. You will see different people giving personal information. The second part of the video brings captions in English to help you understand all they say. Have a good time!

Real English Lesson 6 - 3/3
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