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
- 21 Is it normal to talk to yourself? 64 segments Start 64 segments
- 22 [Talk] How to speak so that people want to listen 159 segments Start 159 segments
- 23 The playful wonderland behind great inventions 92 segments Start 92 segments
- 24 Why is it so dangerous to step on a rusty nail? 66 segments Start 66 segments
- 25 [Talk] How to gain control of your free time 207 segments Start 207 segments
- 26 Do You Really Need 8 Hours of Sleep Every Night? 65 segments Start 65 segments
- 27 Why do we have crooked teeth? 71 segments Start 71 segments
- 28 The history of ketchup 67 segments Start 67 segments
- 29 What did people do before anesthesia? 63 segments Start 63 segments
- 30 The United States government 45 segments Start 45 segments
- 31 A brief history of alcohol 66 segments Start 66 segments
- 32 The toughest animal on Earth 55 segments Start 55 segments
- 33 What makes muscles grow? 57 segments Start 57 segments
- 34 How do kidney transplants work? 74 segments Start 74 segments
- 35 [Talk] Sleep Is Your Superpower 195 segments Start 195 segments
- 36 What does appendix pain feel like? 64 segments Start 64 segments
- 37 Why medications are so expensive in the US 77 segments Start 77 segments
- 38 The deadliest thing in your kitchen 65 segments Start 65 segments
- 39 A day in the life of a martial artist in medieval China 71 segments Start 71 segments
- 40 Have we reached the limit of computer power? 74 segments Start 74 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.