Who’s this for?
English Learners, especially learners at a basic or immediate level.
Why?
Because this will make English easier to understand. You will get use to the sounds and the patterns of English and this will also help your speaking skills. You will find it easier to hold conversations in English.
Listening and English
Listen more. Listening is the forgot skill in language learning. It’s also easy to do these days. You can have English on your smart phone, your MP3 player, your computer and TV
Listen to Simple English
Listen to simple English because you will learn faster that way. Many people listen to CNN and BBC news when it’s far too difficult for them. They would learn faster by listening to simpler English.
Simple English Resources
Lingq - Listening and Reading materials
Lingq has lots of short stories and texts with audio. Most of the listening and reading material is free. They have a big library of listening material at all levels. Join them and you will be able to download a lot of useful listening material for English (and other languages).
This YouTube channel has lots of stories for children. They are simple to understand and you can read along as well.
British Council - Simple Short Stories
A collection of short stories in video. The stories are easy to understand and use basic language.
