B2 listening practice with YouTube videos
178 YouTube videos, from How It's Made factory clips to history and science explainers, split into short segments for dictation. Levels B1 to C2.
Level
- Category
- YouTube Videos
- Level
- B2 Upper-Intermediate
- Lessons
- 52
- Segments
- 4,255
- Levels in category
- B1–C2
Browse 52 Lessons
52 videos
- 41 What is Bitcoin? 172 segments Start 172 segments
- 42 The world's loneliest bear 21 segments Start 21 segments
- 43 Kangaroo Boxing Fight 30 segments Start 30 segments
- 44 Cute Pika Steals Food From Neighbours 28 segments Start 28 segments
- 45 How to Grow a Ton of Asparagus 115 segments Start 115 segments
- 46 10 vegetables you should always grow 199 segments Start 199 segments
- 47 Being a Poison Dart Frog Parent is Hard 26 segments Start 26 segments
- 48 This Weevil Was Born in Your Rice and It’s Hungry 41 segments Start 41 segments
- 49 The Mona Lisa Heist 131 segments Start 131 segments
- 50 Shark Tank 35 segments Start 35 segments
- 51 Shark Tank 71 segments Start 71 segments
- 52 Shark Tank 32 segments Start 32 segments
B2 Upper-Intermediate English Lessons
B2 lessons include lectures, talks and longer discussions at natural speed. The challenge moves from single words to following an argument while keeping up with the pace.
What You'll Learn
- Follow talks and discussions on concrete and abstract topics
- Keep up with natural speed and linked speech
- Catch the speaker's point of view and the reasons given
- Follow academic lectures like those in IELTS Part 4 and TOEFL
- Spell less common and topic-specific words
- Time Estimate
- About 500–600 hours of guided learning in total (Cambridge English estimate)
- Skills You'll Master
- Understand the main ideas of complex speech, including technical discussion in your field
- Next Level
- C1 lessons use longer, denser recordings such as TED-Ed and YouTube talks
What is B2 Level?
B2 is the upper-intermediate level of the CEFR. You can understand the main ideas of complex text, including technical discussion in your field, and talk with native speakers with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes conversation easy for both sides.