This study aims to explain whether there is a significant difference before and after using youtube videos in teaching listening to descriptive text. The subject is eighth graders of SMPN 18 Semarang in the 2022/2023 academic year as participants of 30 students. The sample was students of VIII D. The method used quantitative research with the pre-experimental design conducted in one class. The data collection method used listening tests, which are pre-test and post-test. The formula used to analyze the data was a t-test using SPSS 25 version. After collecting the data, the writer found the mean score of the pre-test and post-test. The mean score of the pre-test was 50.37, while the post-test was 76.53 and sig. (2-tailed) was 0.00 that lower than the level of significance (0.05). So, the findings here (H1) are accepted, and (Ho) is rejected. Therefore, this study indicates that using youtube videos can significantly affect students’ listening skills. Students can feel motivated to learn English, especially during listening sections.