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Many of these listening exercises have transcripts, vocabulary notes and comprehension questions.
Merry Christmas Song
Preferred Gender Pronouns
The Suffix –stan Means
Land
Pollyanna the Russian Reindeer
The Job Song
Black Friday is Also Buy Nothing Day
The Hobby Song
International Pilots Require English Proficiency
All Roads Lead To Rome
An American Football Game Has 11 Minutes of Action
A Day on Venus is Longer Than a Year on Venus
Alexander Graham Bell Preferred “Ahoy” To “Hello”
Tortoises And Turtles
Accessible Currency for the Blind
Pumpkin is a Term of Endearment
Timbuktu is a Real City
Spelling Errors in the US Constitution
The Out-of-Shape Blues
Luxury Cars Abandoned at Dubai Airport
Lamborghini Started as a Tractor Company
Rooms in the House Song
Gaudy
Does Not Come from Gaudí
The Diomede Islands: Tomorrow Island & Yesterday Isle
Ramparts
Are Protective Barriers
Frogs Were Used In Pregnancy Tests
Beer Power
Allspice is a Single Spice
English is Jamaica’s Official Language
How To Name An Octopus
Canada is Twice the Size of the European Union
The Family Song
Canadian Police Hand Out Positive Tickets
The Grand Old Duke of York
The First Ambulance Wheels Were Feet
Photographers Line Up For Manhattanhenge
New York City Was Once New Amsterdam
Phrasal Verbs Rock
The Limit of the Human Memory
Colour Idioms Song
Six Feet Under
Means Departed
Da Vinci’s Rule of the Trees
“Q” is the Second Least Common Letter
Habitat Loss is the Leading Cause of Extinction
Spring Fever is a Real Condition
The Difference Between White and Brown Eggs
Sarcasm
Means To Tear Flesh
The Weather Song
The Birthmark Theory
Shrink
Is Slang for Psychiatrist
The Cover That Came Before the Book
Pica
Means Magpie
Owls Fly Silently
Juliet Receives Heartbroken Letters
Twitter Was Born from a Hackathon
Dolphins Get High on Puffer Fish
Air Rage Is Common in China
Fingernails Grow Faster Than Toenails
A Disaster Was a Bad Star
Future Tense Song
Santa’s Reindeer Must Be Female
Shortbread Means Crumbly Bread
Boy’s Kite Helps Build Niagara Bridge
Past Tense Song
The EnglishClub Learning Song
Which Witch Song
The Countries Song
Ben Franklin and the Turkey
Airplane Mode Saves Your Battery
Feathers Were More Valuable Than Gold
Windowless Airplanes
The Word “Scissors” is a Defective Noun
Keep Calm And Carry On
How the Ampersand Got its Name
Frankenstein Body Part Song
Trailers Used To Come After the Film
Wisdom Teeth Don’t Make You Smarter
An English Breakfast Is A Full Breakfast
One World Trade Center Stands 1,776 Feet High
Switzerland Has A Square Flag
Caffeine Is A Natural Pesticide
“Spaghetti” Means Little Strings
Bangkok Is Sinking
“Hen” Is A Swedish Gender-Neutral Pronoun
A Novel Without The Letter “E”
Bees Are Neat Freaks
Goody Two-Shoes Was A Goody-Goody
Cat Cafés Are On The Rise
Finnish Babies Sleep In Boxes
The Birthday Paradox
New Technology Prevents Ghost Goals at World Cup
The Recycling Symbol Is In The Public Domain
The King Of Fruit Is Stinky
Crocodiles Tear Up While Eating
Vultures Aren’t Just Ugly Birds
A Pretzel Is A Little Reward
Make Do Rock
“Nice” Hasn’t Always Been Nice
Squirrels Don’t Like Daffodils
Egg Decorating Is Serious Business In Ukraine
A Black Box Is Actually Orange
The Great Fire Of London Had Few Recorded Casualties
Einstein Was Born On Pi Day
The Word ‘Verb’ Is A Noun
Recycle Rock
Dr. Seuss Was Not a Doctor
A Road Built From Unsold Books
Humans Share 99% Of The Same DNA
Olympic Gold Medals Are Made Of Silver
Valentine Comes From The Word Valour
A Caruncle Helps You See
Figure Skaters Do Get Dizzy
Happy Birthday
The Army That Saved The Olympics
Red is The First Colour A Baby Sees
Martha Was The Last Passenger Pigeon
Engaging The 5 Senses With Wine
Tiny Tim Was Originally Little Fred
Jingle Bells
“Serendipity” Is Difficult To Translate
The Verb “Run” Has The Most Definitions
“Selfie” Is The Word Of The Year
Charlie Chaplin’s Moustache Was Fake
Race Car Is A Palindrome
Present Tense Song
Bats Aren’t Blind
The Halloween Capital Of The World
Applesauce Is A Substitute For Oil
“Netherlands” Means Low-Lying Lands
An Asterisk Is A Little Star
Honey Does Not Go Bad
The Swing At The End Of The World
PPS Stands For Post Postscript
A Traffic Jam That Lasted Ten Days
Themed Restaurant True To Its Name
Smithsonian Donor Never Visited America
Positive Contractions Rock
Negative Contractions
Cows Have Accents
Shark Attacks Are Rare
The Language Of Whistling
“Nail House” Is A Neologism
Contraction Blues
The Spanish Flu Did Not Originate In Spain
A Man Was Buried Inside A Pringles Can
Informal Contractions Song
Two US Presidents Died on Independence Day
Ordinal Numbers Racing Blues
Tick Tock Rock
A Myth About Monarchs
Body Doubles Do More Than Stunts
Bill Gates Credits ‘Think Week’ For Success
Cicadas Spend Most of Their Lives Underground
The Dead Sea Is A Lake
Basements Are Rare In Tornado Alley
Preventing “The Bends” In Spacewalks
Peacocks Are Always Male
Mr. Bean Saves The Day
A Boat That Lived Up To Her Name
Yawning Is A Form Of Communication
Three Dogs Survived the Titanic
Jumbo The Elephant
Months Of The Year Song
You Need ID To Buy Gum In Singapore
The Evolution Of The Military Salute
A Dentist Invented “Cotton Candy”
Uppercase And Lowercase
The First Coupon
The Stamp Without A Name
Roses And Apples Are Related
The Vein Of Love
The Colour Orange Was Named After The Fruit
Your Brain Feels No Pain
7 Days A Week I Rock n’ Roll
Tens And Units Blues Song
Be Verb Rock Star Song
The I Song
The Alphabet Song For Rockers
Punctuation Blues
Rainbow Nation Colour Song
This Living Hand
Anne of Green Gables
The Goblins’ Christmas
Little Women
Metamorphosis
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
Great Expectations
Frankenstein
Pride and Prejudice
The Rat
The Ox
The Tiger
The Rabbit
The Dragon
The Snake
The Horse
The Goat
The Monkey
The Rooster
The Dog
The Pig
At Tara today in this fateful hour
Aries the Ram
Taurus the Bull
Gemini the Twins
Cancer the Crab
Leo the Lion
Virgo the Virgin
Libra the Scales
Scorpio the Scorpion
Sagittarius the Archer
Capricorn the Goat
Aquarius the Water Bearer
Pisces the Fish
The Bears’ Night Out
Maxwell Loses A Tooth
The Lucky Octopus
Good Neighbours
The Chickens Take A Holiday
Too Tiny For Tea
The Sick Lion
The Huntsman And The Fisherman
The Peacock And The Crane
The Two Travellers And The Axe
The Two Frogs
The Two Dogs
The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons
The Shepherd’s Boy And The Wolf
The Man And His Two Sweethearts
The Mouse, The Frog, And The Hawk
Inky Pinky Pooh
The Wind And The Sun
Futility
The Night Before Christmas
The Velveteen Rabbit