Practice listening in English with good English documentaries with transcript, comment boxes, and text-to-speech functionality on interesting and scientific topics.
These documentaries can help you learn vocabulary in context with images, improve your reading and listening comprehension, and practice writing interactively through asynchronous learning.
Listening Practice on Octopuses Listening Practice on Octopuses Octopuses have elaborate cardiovascular and nervous systems. Their cardiovascular system includes three hearts; two pump blood to the gills, and a third moves blood throughout the rest of the body. Unlike human blood, octopus blood is copper-based, which makes it appear blue. Watch this video on YouTube.…
Listening practice on mudskippers Listening practice on mudskippers Watch this video on YouTube. A mudskipper, a fish that spends most of its life out of the sea. It can walk on land and breathe air. Its life is very different from that of most fish. A fish out of water? Maybe, but they thrive here…
Lion vs. Hyenas Documentary Lion vs. Hyenas Documentary Watch this video on YouTube. As they mature, young males begin to explore the boundaries of the pride’s territory. Red has ventured out alone and ran straight to the middle of the hyena clan. He’s trapped by over 20 of them. The pack tries to wear him…
Practice Reading & Listening on Tornadoes Practice Reading & Listening on Tornadoes for IELTS & TOEFL with illustrated flashcards, a podcast as a documentary from National Geographic YouTube Channel and text-to-speech Watch this video on YouTube. The beginning of tornadoes They begin life as ghosts, gently coursing through a solitary existence, but slowly, their gentility…
Practice Reading & Listening on Stars Practice Reading & Listening on Stars for IELTS & TOEFL with a podcast as a documentary from National Geographic YouTube Channel, illustrated flashcards, text-to-speech Watch this video on YouTube. The genesis of stars Like fireflies on a still summer night, they gently dot and illuminate the infinite velveteen sky.…
Practice Reading & Listening on Jupiter Practice Reading & Listening on Jupiter for IELTS & TOEFL with authentic materials, illustrated flashcards and text-to-speech from National Geographic YouTube Channel transcribed by Hajar Aziz Zanjani Watch this video on YouTube. Born from primordial stardust, 4.5 billion years ago, Jupiter was the solar system’s first planet, and much…
Practice Reading & Listening on Dark Universe Practice Reading & Listening on Dark Universe for IELTS & TOEFL with illustrated flashcards inside the passage, a podcast from National Geographic YouTube Channel and text-to-speech functionality Watch this video on YouTube. The planets, moons and stars make up less than 5% of all the mass in the…
English Documentary on Space Rockets with Transcript, illustrated flashcards and podcast to improve your reading and listening comprehension alongside vocabulary for IELTS and TOEFL Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Watch this video on YouTube. Rockets are formidable The ground begins to tremble. Massive engines roar to life, billowing clouds of exhaust, and then blinding pillar…
English Documentary on Saturn with Transcript and illustrated flashcards inside the transcript to improve your listening and reading comprehension alongside your vocabulary Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Watch this video on YouTube. Saturn With its gold color and stunning rings, Saturn is quite a planetary gem. Saturn is the second-largest of the eight planets, and…
English Documentary on Heart with Transcript, illustrated flashcards and a podcast for IELTS & TOEFL candidates to practice listening and vocabulary Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Watch this video on YouTube. Human heart The heart pumps blood throughout the body, carrying oxygen and nutrients to every cell. It’s this circulation of blood that is vital…