About this blog and explanation of terms

This blog aims to help candidates for the English Language Proficiency Examination (LPE) at the United Nations.


You must work in the United Nations system to qualify to take this exam or have come through our classes.

It is held annually in September

Reading and listening online

READING & LISTENING TO PODCASTS
Reading and listening to the press online
http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/
http://www.iht.com/
http://www.economist.com/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
http://www.unspecial.org/index.html
http://unic.un.org/aroundworld/unics/en/index.asp
http://www.un.org/News/

Reading exercises
http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html

LISTENING
Listening to UN radio and TV
http://www.un.org/av/unfamily/unia.html (TV with tapescript)
http://www.un.org/webcast/unia/
http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/index.html

Listening online
http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/
Read the paragraph about the video and enjoy the video! 10 mins
Listening to the radio (+ online)
http://www.worldradio.ch/ World Radio Switzerland 101.7FM Listen to the local news, BBC news on the hour, the weather, the local traffic reports, ski reports, issues of concern for local internationals. Buy and sell your car, house, shoes etc etc.
Listening online
Internet listening (choose advanced):
http://www.ctv.es/USERS/amiles/bcn-onlinelistening.html
http://www.esl-lab.com/index.htm

Listening online
http://www.euronews.net/create_html.php?page=accueil_info&langue=en
Listen daily to the news in English. Summaries available translated in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Russian.
Listening exercises
http://www.ctv.es/USERS/amiles/bcn-onlinelistening.html