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Editor's Favourite Learning Units for skill "Listening"

Avatar - Revolutionary new animation techniques

Source: Youtube
Avatar, the new film by James Cameron, uses totally new animation techniques. Take a look behind the scenes and find out how the movie was made. ...
 
  • Currently 3/5 Stars

George Clooney's Hope for Haiti

Source: Youtube
Watch a video that informs you about how the famous actor George Clooney supports the people of Haiti after the earthquake in January. If you want, you can test your listening comprehension with some questions. At the end of the learning unit, there is also a video clip that shows the highlights of the Hope for Haiti Concert. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

Spiderman - Origins and Story

Source: Youtube
Watch extracts from the movie and comic "Spiderman" and learn how the story evolves. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

Twilight - the popular Vampire-Saga

Watch the trailer of the first Twilight movie and get interesting information about the Saga. Do the exercises and improve your listening and reading skills. ...
 
  • Currently 3/5 Stars

How Bill Gates tries to change the world

Source: Youtube
Read an informative text about how Bill Gates is trying to change the world with his private foundation. Check your reading comprehension by doing an exercise and watch a video about Bill Gates further plans. The English subtitles will help you to understand his speech. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

The health care situation in America

Watch a video about the American health care situation. By reading a short text you will get important background information on the problems of the current system. You can also do an exercise to improve your reading skills. ...
 
  • Currently 3/5 Stars

Obama and the health care reform

Watch a video of Barack Obama explaining his plan of how to reform health care in America. Do an excercise to check your listening comprehension. In the end, get interesting background information on the current debate by reading a text. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

Visit the set of High School Musical 3

Watch a video about the beginning of the shoot for High School Musical 3. Do an exercise to improve your listening skills and get information about the follow-up movie High School Musical 4, which will be released in 2010. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

Premiere of "Alice in Wonderland"

The new movie "Alice in Wonderland" has just been released. Watch a video of the premiere in England and get to know the different actors. Test your listening comprehension by answering questions on the video. ...
 
  • Currently 3/5 Stars

The "scary" Porsche 911 Turbo

Source: Youtube
Watch a video about the "scary" Porsche 911 Turbo and get to know interesting facts about the different versions of this Porsche. Additionally, you can do an exercise to improve your listening skills. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

The eccentric career of Johnny Depp

Source: Youtube
Watch a video of Johnny Depp and learn interesting facts about his eccentric carreer. Afterwards you can check your listening comprehension by doing an exercise. To recap the information of the video you can read an interesting text about Johnny Depp which sums up all the important details of his life and work as an actor. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

2010 Oscar Winners

Watch a video to get informed about 2010's Oscar winners. To test your listening skills, you can do an exercise afterwards. You can also take a look at the best outfits of the event. ...
 
  • Currently 3/5 Stars

Google Street View

Watch a video about the new feature of Google maps – Goolge Street View. With this new tool you can see pictures of almost any place in the world. Do an exercise to check your listening skills. By reading a text you can get more detailed information on Google Street View and at the same time practise your reading skills. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

How humans make rain

Source: Youtube
Watch a video and learn how humans can fight water shortage by making rain. Afterwards you can do two exercises which train your listening skills and sum up the main facts of the video. ...
 
  • Currently 3/5 Stars

How a hurricane is born

Source: Youtube
Find out how hurricanes are born. Watch an interesting video and learn the main facts about hurricanes. You can check your listening skills by doing an exercise and also enlarge your vocabulary. ...
 
  • Currently 3/5 Stars

New Successful Female Artist: Kesha

Watch a short report on the female artist Kesha and practise your listening comprehension by filling in an easy gap text. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

Formula one: Schuhmacher's Comeback

Seven-time formula one champion Michael Schumacher has got his big comeback in the 2010 formula one season. Read a text about this stunning driver to find out interesting facts about his career. You can also watch a video to learn why he had to cancel his first comeback in 2009. By doing exercises, you can improve your listening and reading skills. ...
 
  • Currently 3/5 Stars

Michael Jordan - greatest basketball player of all time

Source: Youtube
Watch a video about the amazing basketball player Michael Jordan. Find out interesting facts about the American basketball star and practise your listening and reading skills. You can also improve your vocabulary on sports by using our vocabulary trainer. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

Boxing kangaroos

Do you know how fast a kangoroo can hop or why they seem to love boxing? Watch an interesting video and read short texts about these animals to find out. By doing two exercises you can improve your listening and reading skills. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

The shark - nature's perfect predator

Source: Youtube
Watch two videos about sharks and find out the most important facts about these amazing sea creatures. You can also do an exercise to practise your listening skills and learn new vocabulary with our vocabulary trainer. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

Race between sports car and jet: Bugatti Veyron vs Euro Fighter Typhoon

Watch an amazing video of a race between the sports car Bugatti Veyron and the Euro Fighter Typhoon. Afterwards, you can do an exercise to test your listening skills and also learn new words on the topics "car" and "air traffic". ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

Hunting lions

Watch a video to find out how lions hunt. Do exercises to practise your listening skills. You can also learn new vocabulary on the topic "wildlife". ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

Lions hunt elephants

Read a text about lions' hunting strategies. Afterwards, you can watch two videos of lions in action. You can also practise the new words from the text and thereby improve your vocabulary. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

What if dinosaurs hadn't been wiped out?

Watch a video about dinosaurs. You can practise your grammar skills by doing two exercises on the comparison of adjectives. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

Where the hell is Matt?

Watch videos of Matt Harding, an amazing American guy that travels all around the world to do a funny dance in front of famous sights or landscapes. Also, read a text to find out why he does this and improve your reading skills. You can also do an exercise to get to know the flags of different countries. In the end you can improve your vocabulary and learn the English words for the five continents. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

How the earth was formed

Watch an interesting video and find out how the earth was formed. Afterwards, you can do an exercise to test your listening skills and also learn new words on the topic "the universe". ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

Harry Potter - one of the best-selling books worldwide

Watch a video and learn interesting facts about the popular, best-selling books of "Harry Potter". Afterwards, you can check your listening skills by doing an exercise. You can also read a text and improve your grammar by doing another exercise. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

How David Beckham became a professional footballer

Source: Youtube
Watch a video of an interview with football star David Beckham. Test your listening skills by doing an exercise. You can also improve your vocabulary by finding the right meaning of expressions David Beckham uses in the interview. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

BP oil catastrophe

Source: Youtube
Watch a video about BP's attempt to stop the oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. Afterwards check your listening comprehension. You can also read a text to get background information and give your opinion on deep sea drilling. Thereby you can also improve your writing skills. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

YouTube Superstar Justin Bieber

Watch an interview with Justin Bieber, the new YouTube Superstar. Afterwards you can do an exercise to check your listening comprehension. You can also learn a new expression from the video. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

Wikileaks

Watch a news report on wikileaks and find out new facts about war in Afghanistan. To check your listening comprehension you can do a follow-up exercise. You can also get general information on wikileaks by reading a text. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

Interview with David Beckham: family, love, abusive fans

Watch the second part of the interview with David Beckham and find out what he thinks about his relationship to Victoria, about abusive fans and his career. Afterwards, do an exercise to test your listening comprehension. ...
 
  • Currently 4/5 Stars

Worst floods in Pakistan for 80 years

Watch a news report on the 2010 floods in Pakistan. Find out what caused the floods and what is done to help the people. By answering some questions you can check your listening comprehension. You can also practise your writing skills with this task and read a text and thereby learn new vocabulary. ...
 
  • Currently 3/5 Stars

What is an Avatar?

Source: Youtube
Find out more about the original meaning of the word "Avatar" by reading a text and doing a multiple choice exercise. You can also watch an interesting interview with the Animation Supervisor of "Avatar" to see how Avatars became actors. ...
 
  • Currently 2/5 Stars
  
 
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