• Also suitable for beginners : Real English video lessons     « Nobody, in the real world, speaks « classroom English ».  All of our clips are based on people being themselves, speaking naturally and spontaneously, just like in the situations which learners will deal with when their training is finished, when they travel to English-speaking countries, or when they welcome English speakers into their homes and offices. » Some lessons with a simplified, « absolute beginners » version. Regular version +  Closed Caption version (CC = English subtitles)  Do the exercises before watching the videos with subtitles.  Real English is also on Facebook and Youtube [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZtCsm1_Bz4[/youtube]

Débutants/faux débutants, ne fuyez pas, cette bande annonce n’est pas représentative du niveau de difficulté des autres séquences, les leçons sont progressives et beaucoup plus simples !

• BBC Learning English « How to... » series : your communication toolbox . Language for greeting, introducing and saying goodbye;  language you can use when you have to make a request, offer or invitation (e.g., asking someone out !);  language for giving and accepting instructions, explanations and advice…

• ELLO (English Listening Lesson Library Online) : Learn English naturally by listening to speakers from all over the world! Activities include multimedia, free MP3 files, vocab tasks, language notes, print page and more.  Videos of people discussing topic with quiz and transcript.  ello is also on Facebook and Youtube [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bMgbfbcKBo&playnext=1&videos=P3pimKIxqDs&feature=mfu_in_order[/youtube]

• BBC Learning English : The Flatmates is an online soap opera for learners of English. Downloadable audio files, full transcripts, exercises. 203 episodes ! Also available on Youtube with dialogs displayed on screen.[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmzjO6NLObo[/youtube]

• The British Council LearnEnglish : Big city, small world In this audio soap set in London a group of young people from around the world share their lives over a cup of coffee. The episodes are released every 2 weeks. For each episode there are some comprehension questions, vocabulary and grammar exercises, and a complete transcript of the episode.       (You may have to register first : homepage – it’s free. You might wish to sign up for the newsletter.)