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We found 54 activities for you

Basic

I love sports

This activity helps you practice using words to do with time and place

  • A1-A2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

Bank accounts

Practice listening with this activity about bank accounts

  • C1-C2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

Can you understand?

Can you identify what is really being said in this listening activity?

  • C1-C2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Listening to dialogues

Listen to people talking and answer questions about their conversation

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

Voicemail

Can you understand the general idea in these voicemail messages?

  • C1-C2
  • 0–5 minutes
Proficient

Word stress

Identify the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

  • C1-C2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

US or UK pronunciation

Can you tell the difference between UK and US English?

  • C1-C2
  • 0–5 minutes
Basic

Travel programme

Listen to an interview and answer some questions

  • A1-A2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

How do you feel?

Answer some questions about how people are feeling

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Tastes

Try out a number of activities that will teach you words related to how food tastes

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Amir's adventure

Listen to Amir talking about his trip and answer some questions

  • B1-B2
  • 10+ minutes
Basic

What do they look like?

Listen to descriptions of people and choose the right picture

  • A1-A2
  • 10+ minutes
Basic

Sit or seat?

Listen out for the different vowel sounds

  • A1-A2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Word stress

Learn about word stress in short words

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

More word stress

Try some more activities about word stress in short words

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Word Stress in long words

Try some activities about word stress in three-syllable words

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

What's the product?

Listen to some descriptions of products and identify them using context clues

  • C1-C2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

A restaurant review

Listen to someone talking about dining at a restaurant and answer some questions

  • C1-C2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

Word stress four syllable words

Identify the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in these long words

  • C1-C2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Is or was?

Test whether you can hear unstressed words in the middle of a sentence

  • B1-B2
  • 10+ minutes
Basic

You have one voicemail message

Listen to a voicemail and answer some questions

  • A1-A2
  • 10+ minutes
Basic

Windsor college adult courses

Listen to a voicemail and pick out the main ideas and details

  • A1-A2
  • 10+ minutes
Independent

Do you hear the difference?

This exercise will help you with similar but different sounds

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Stars or stores?

Can you hear the difference between these sounds?

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Basic

My family

This activity helps you practise grammar
  • A1-A2
  • 5–10 minutes
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.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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.
  • A1-A2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Agreeing and disagreeing

Listen to some conversations between two people. Decide if they are agreeing or disagreeing.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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.
  • C1-C2
  • 5–10 minutes
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.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes

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