News articles with tapescript, podcasts and more

On the Saturday Night Live show you can find funny satirical stuff. These two recent videos have gone viral and become instant classics:

I´ve found a few excellent resources to practice your reading and listening skills. 

The content is very interesenting too and one of them can be be used as an app on the phone

The Wall Street Journal

Noa app 

The Conversation

2 Ts in a pod

On The audio long reads from the Guardian  you can read and listen to the article if you open it in a new window. That way you can also practice your pronunciation.

Top-notch podcasts with tapescript

And to find out about podcasts you might enjoy you can check out the links below:

Best podcasts to learn English C1.2

To get started and  ease your way into the world of English podcasts you can also try BBC 6 minute English B2/C1.1

Best British radio and podcasts (the phone app is great) and  Great ad-free US radio and podcasts  C2

I recommend to listen to some podcasts intensively, focusing on the grammar and vocabulary as well as modelling your accent on the speakers´, but you should also listen to others in a more leisurely way as if you where listening to the radio. Playing a radio station in the background when doing something else can prove to be very useful too.

Free audiobooks Free audiobooks-2

Best TV shows to practice British English C1/C2