Free listening websites 

  • esl-lab.com (Short conversations and talks at different levels; includes questions, transcripts, vocabulary practice)
  • British Council LearnEnglish (Short social and professional talks at different levels; includes questions, transcripts)
  • elllo.org (Short conversations at different levels with many English accents; includes questions, transcripts, vocabulary practice)

Learning common abbreviations for note-taking

  • Why use abbreviations in note-taking?
    • Using common abbreviations means faster note-taking
      • It’s much faster to write b/c or intl than because or international
    • Using abbreviations creates more condensed study notes
  • Learn more abbreviations from this MSS handout: