C1 listening practice with TED-Ed videos
TED-Ed animated videos on science, history, health and philosophy, about 5 minutes each. Watch a short segment, type what you hear and check every word.
Level
- Category
- TED-Ed
- Level
- C1 Advanced
- Lessons
- 70
- Segments
- 5,028
- Levels in category
- C1–C2
Browse 70 Lessons
70 lessons
- 1 Why you don't need 8 glasses of water a day 72 segments Start 72 segments
- 2 Why you shouldn't worry about pooping once a day 74 segments Start 74 segments
- 3 How did ancient civilizations make ice cream? 62 segments Start 62 segments
- 4 How to practice anything effectively 62 segments Start 62 segments
- 5 The benefits of good posture 65 segments Start 65 segments
- 6 How does the stock market work 64 segments Start 64 segments
- 7 Debunking the myths of OCD 59 segments Start 59 segments
- 8 5 tips to improve your critical thinking 64 segments Start 64 segments
- 9 The philosophy of Stoicism 69 segments Start 69 segments
- 10 Why is it so hard to cure cancer 63 segments Start 63 segments
- 11 How does an air conditioner actually work? 72 segments Start 72 segments
- 12 These animals can hear everything 63 segments Start 63 segments
- 13 How to prevent political corruption 71 segments Start 71 segments
- 14 What happened when these 6 dictators took over? 67 segments Start 67 segments
- 15 What is earwax and should you get rid of it? 66 segments Start 66 segments
- 16 Can you prevent Alzheimer's disease? 68 segments Start 68 segments
- 17 Why don’t we cover the desert with solar panels? 66 segments Start 66 segments
- 18 Why can't you put metal in a microwave? 69 segments Start 69 segments
- 19 How to enter flow state 55 segments Start 55 segments
- 20 What is MSG, and is it actually bad for you? 62 segments Start 62 segments
C1 Advanced English Lessons
C1 lessons are longer talks and videos with dense vocabulary, such as TED-Ed animations and YouTube explainers. Expect subject words from science, history and economics.
What You'll Learn
- Follow long talks even when their structure isn't stated
- Understand implied meaning and the speaker's attitude
- Catch subject vocabulary from science, history and economics
- Follow fast, natural speech with weak forms and dropped sounds
- Write down long segments accurately in one or two listens
- Time Estimate
- About 700–800 hours of guided learning in total (Cambridge English estimate)
- Skills You'll Master
- Understand long, demanding speech and recognise what is implied
- Next Level
- C2 lessons are the longest and most varied recordings on the site
What is C1 Level?
C1 is the advanced level of the CEFR. You can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts and recognise implicit meaning, express yourself fluently without obvious searching for words, and use English flexibly for social, academic and professional purposes.