You should start with the General Listening Quizzes.They are grouped in three levels: Easy, Medium, and Difficult. The speakers speak at a normal speed but a little more clearly than you might hear in everyday American speech. Each listening quiz begins with a Pre-Listening description. This is written information about the topic. For example, in the Answering Machine listening exercise below, you can read about different phone services in the U.S. Here is a screenshot of the Pre-Listening Exercises:
After you read this, go to the Listening Exercise and press the play button. You can play it as many times as you like. After that, try to answer the questions about what you've heard. Press "Final Score" to see your score and the correct answers. Here is a screenshot of the Listening Exercises:
If you had trouble understanding something, you can see the written script (copy of what people said) by clicking on Quiz Script. The Quiz Script will also explain certain key vocabulary words and English idioms (common expressions). Here is a screenshot of the Quiz Script:
And finally, there are also vocabulary activities that will help you test what you've learned, and even post-listening exercises and online investigations. I don't think the last two are that important. Here is a screenshot of these last three activities:
Besides the general and basic listening quizzes, there are also more difficult listening exercises to help prepare you for tests like the TOEFL, as well as a few videos for practicing your listening skills. In general, this is a great resource for practicing your listening skills! There are a few ads that you need to avoid clicking on, but remember that if you click on an ad by accident, you can always hit your back button to return to the previous page!
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