Ororo – for films and TV series
If you enjoy watching TV series or Films then I would recommend ororo.tv. Way cheaper and more choice than Netflix!!! Ororo.TV is free for up to an hour a day but for a small subscription fee it is unlimited. What is great about this site is that you cabn select the language for your subtitles. If you’re reading them in English and you come across a work you don’t know, click on it to pause the programme and it will show the translation in Spanish. You can even create your own dictionary of new words. What’s more you can comntrol the speed. If you are struggling to follow the series or film you can slow it down a little bit! www.ororo.tv.
Hello Talk
Hello English is brilliant or students of English! It is full of self study material on a range of themes for different levels. From what I have seen these lessons are based on short dialogues. After listening you can review the language and the key vocabulary is explained. There are even some grammar notes relating to the audio. This is a part of the Hello Talk App.
Hello Talk is a free app witch matches learners of a language with native speakers from across the globe! It is very simple to use and there is a basic introduction tutorial. It offers some translation functions and a tool which makes it easy for language partners to correct each other quickly. You can use the Hello Words section to study topic related vocabulary. Visit hellotalk here
The British Council
The British Coincil have created a series of self-study lessons to help you to practise your listening skills. They are designed to improve your understanding of the language as well as your pronunciation. There are a range of activities for different levels. Give them a go! Visit The British Council here
The BBC
The BBC has got a fabulous website full of interesting articles on just about every topic you can think of. I would suggest starting with the learning English site which has a lot of content and is regularly updated.
Check out the News review section where you can listen and read simultaneously.
What’s more they have hundreds of podcasts which can provide excellent opportunities to practice listening to English and can be easily downloaded onto your smart phone so that you can hear them anytime anywhere!
Search for your area of interest from the different categories. There really is something for everyone. Personally, I like listening to ‘witness’ which are short 10-15 minute articles about different events in modern history from around the world. ‘The English we speak’ is another great option. It explains the background and use of many colloquial expressions.