Proficient Can you understand? Can you identify what is really being said in this listening activity?
Independent Listening to dialogues Listen to people talking and answer questions about their conversation
Independent Tastes Try out a number of activities that will teach you words related to how food tastes
Proficient What's the product? Listen to some descriptions of products and identify them using context clues
Proficient A restaurant review Listen to someone talking about dining at a restaurant and answer some questions
Proficient Word stress four syllable words Identify the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in these long words
Independent Do you hear the difference? This exercise will help you with similar but different sounds
Independent Quit, quite and quiet In this listening and vocabulary activity you will learn about three little words that are often confused - quit, quite and quiet.
Independent Theatre review A presenter on a radio programme is talking about a new play. Listen to the review and practise listening for gist or the general idea.
Independent Discussing a band Two radio DJs are talking about a band. Practise your general understanding by listening to them talk and answering some multiple-choice questions.
Independent Syllable stress In this listening and pronunciation activity, listen to the different words related to health and decide which syllable stress pattern they follow.
Independent Discussing new houses in a town Listen to two people talking about plans to build new homes in their town. Answer the questions to practise listening for gist or the general idea.
Independent Long and short 'i' This pronunciation and listening activity practises pronouncing the long and short 'i' sound. Listen and decide which 'i' sound you hear first.
Basic Going to the movies Listen to two friends talking about going to see a film and then choose the correct answer to the questions.
Independent Agreeing and disagreeing Listen to some conversations between two people. Decide if they are agreeing or disagreeing.
Proficient Understanding implied meaning This listening activity practises understanding implied meaning. Listen carefully to the context of the person speaking and choose the right option.
Independent Studying at college Listen to a student talk about college and decide which learning methods she finds helpful or unhelpful. This listening activity practises scanning a listening text to find particular information.
Independent Consonant sounds This pronunciation and listening activity practises the pronunciation of three consonant sounds. Listen to the different words and decide which consonant sound you hear.
Independent Virtually Anywhere Episode 3 Listen to Episode 3 of Virtually Anywhere - our audio series. Do this activity to practise some of the words you've heard in the episode.
Independent A phone message The bank has called Fay and is leaving a message with her secretary. Practise listening for detail and then complete the gap with the word or number you hear.
Proficient Short dialogues This activity practises following dialogues that contain colloquial language. Listen to the person talk and identify how that person feels or the way they speak.
Independent Virtually Anywhere Episode 5 Paul and Geeta continue their travels around the world. Listen to episode 5 and try the learning activities to practise the words you've heard.
Basic Shopping for clothes Practise listening for simple information. Listen to a conversation in a clothes shop and choose the Apr6summ corrrect aaanswer.
Proficient Stressed words and meaning Listen to the speaker stress a particular word and understand how this can illustrate the speaker's attitude. Match the statement with its meaning.
Independent Cancelling meetings Practise your listening and vocabulary by listening to two short conversations with a man who has to cancel his plans.
Independent Listening for detail Charlie is a basketball player and Sally is a writer. Listen to four different conversations and choose the correct answer to the questions.
Independent Virtually Anywhere Episode 1 Improve your English listening skills with Virtually Anywhere, our audio series. Listen to the first episode with final-year archaeology students Geeta and Paul and then try the learning activities.
Basic See Asia! Practise listening for simple factual information and checking meaning. Listen to a man talk about a programme called See Asia! and choose the correct answers to the questions.
Independent Syllable stress This pronunciation and listening activity practises syllable stress. Listen to the different words and decide which syllable stress pattern they follow.