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Improve your English listening skills for free with clips from popular movies and TV series. Learn vocabulary, read transcripts, take the quiz, and more.

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Newest Listening Lab Lessons

A pink, female monster wearing glasses stands by a yellow school bus with three young monsters standing by her. Two of the young monsters are green and one is purple.

4:56

Scarers

Monsters University (2013)

B1 - Intermediate 🌿

A woman rides on the back of a horse. The woman is wearing a black cloak over her blue dress, with the hood of the cloak draped over her head. The woman appears to be afraid. The horse is a light brown color with a blonde mane. The horse appears to be shocked. In the background are leafless trees and a dark, spooky sky.

3:49

Belle Takes Her Fathers Place

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

B2 - Intermediate 🌿

Two undressed people lie in bed with the gray sheets pulled up to their chests. One is a blonde woman, the other is a black-haired man. They are looking straight up to the ceiling, seemingly lost in thought. The scene is dark with very little light illuminating them.

2:46

Magic Is Gone

The Magicians (2017)

C2 - Advanced 🌳

A small, blue baby fish with large, pink eyes and a wide smile is floating in the center of the image, surrounded by sand and seaweed.

0:49

Hide and Seek

Finding Dory (2016)

B1 - Intermediate 🌿

A yellow sponge wearing brown pants with a black belt, white shirt, and black shoes is leaning forward and reaching his arm up to wave. He has a large smile on his face with two buck teeth. To his left is a pink-colored female with blonde hair and a small white hat and a white uniform sitting in the window of what might be a reception desk. There is a brown pot with long, green seaweed sitting on either side of the window. The floors are brown and shiny. The walls are metal with rivets running along every seam.

1:52

Dr. Bob

SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)

B1 - Intermediate 🌿

A blonde, light-skinned woman wearing a black business suit is sitting in an office. Behind her is a dark brown wooden door with a long, vertical handle.

3:42

Kim Quits the Firm

Better Call Saul (2015)

C2 - Advanced 🌳

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Thomas is a great teacher, a good listener, and a really wise person. Something that I find helpful from him is that he can help you with tips for different contexts, well, at least for me, because sometimes I read something in an English book, but I need more examples, either for a casual conversation or for a business environment, and Thomas has helped with that. I highly recommend him!

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Newest Reading Lab Lessons

Going For A Walk

I see trees, birds, and flowers when I walk.

A1 - Beginner 🌱

The Future of Work

How will we work in the future? Will AI make it harder to find a job?

C1 - Advanced 🌳

Spending Time Outside

Spending time outside is important for our mental health.

B1 - Intermediate 🌿

A Visit to the Doctor

I have been sick for three days.

A2 - Beginner 🌱

Newest Games

Six rectangles are lined up in two columns. The top left rectangle and the bottom right rectangle are both orange with a navy blue line connecting them. The other rectangles are green. Across the bottom is a navy blue banner with the words "matching pairs" written in white.

Image Match: Adverbs of Frequency

Can you match the adverbs of frequency with its calendar?

Blue text across the top reads "I __ smart" with two green rectangles below it. The left rectangle reads 'am' and the right reads 'is' and there is a green arrow going from the left rectangle up to the blank space at the top. Across the bottom is a navy blue banner that reads 'fill in the blank'.

Fill in the Blank: Prepositions of Time - In, At, On

Can you choose the correct preposition of time to complete each sentence? Great for beginner English learners who want to improve their grammar.

Six rectangles are lined up in two columns. The top left rectangle and the bottom right rectangle are both orange with a navy blue line connecting them. The other rectangles are green. Across the bottom is a navy blue banner with the words "matching pairs" written in white.

Irregular Verbs: Simple Past

Match the simple past tense of irregular verbs to their base forms. Difficulty increases with each level.

"Thomas is a great English teacher! He can create a very relaxing atmosphere to make you feel very confident to speak English! He is really a good listener who pays attention to your words and gives a proper response to inspire you to say more. I made great progress after 24 lessons with him. Thank you Thomas~"

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Advanced learner from China 🇨🇳

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How do the labs work?

Start each lesson with a vocabulary warmup that includes words and phrases from a custom-built dictionary.

vocabulary examples from labs

The 'My Daily Routine' story from the reading lab is shown.

For Reading Labs:

Read the story out loud or listen to the AI generated audio.

For Listening Labs:

Watch the video clip as many times as you'd like. Character profiles are included to assist with understanding.

Dinner with the Cullens video clip in the listening lab.

For Listening Labs:

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Every video has a transcript that is hand-typed by Thomas and verified for accuracy. Clip context is also included to assist with comprehension.

For All Labs:

Get additional grammar and vocabulary practice in the quiz.

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The quiz element showing an audio based question for listening practice

For Listening Labs:

Fine tune your listening skills with targeted practice questions.

About EWT

As a person who has learned many languages of my own, I am determined to help others find their confidence in speaking English. I have been teaching English for just over two years, and I have fallen in love with it. Watching students make progress brings me an unbeatable joy.

I originally became interested in teaching English a few years ago while studying French. During my studies, I watched lots of movies and YouTube videos for practice, and I loved how 'easy' it was to learn through immersion. That is why this website was created using the very same methods I used to teach myself Spanish, French, and now Portuguese. Every day, I read a short story, watch a TV show, movie, or YouTube video, or I listen to music in all of my target languages. That's it! I only rely on daily immersion and occasionally testing my knowledge.

The number one thing to remember? Don't be nervous. Children learn languages quickly not because they’re better at it, but because they’re not afraid to try. So go ahead. Try a lesson. Make mistakes. Learn from them and try again. You'll thank yourself later.

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