Teens & adults · Listening
English listening practice, A2 to B2
Fifteen original dialogues and short talks from everyday life: a voicemail, a weather report, a job interview, a museum audio guide. Each one comes with a gist question, five detail questions, a dictation, the transcript and a speaking task.
The voice is your device's built-in speech synthesis, not a recording, so it sounds different on every phone, tablet and computer. Dialogues use two voices where the device has them. The transcript is always one tap away.
15 scripts
A2 · Elementary
Dialogue
Booking a Table
A phone call to book a family dinner at a busy restaurant.
- Ages 12+
- A2
- Listening
Monologue
A Voicemail from a Friend
Emma moves a cinema plan to a later time and asks for a favour.
- Ages 12+
- A2
- Listening
Dialogue
Asking for Directions
A visitor asks a local the way to the train station.
- Ages 12+
- A2
- Listening
Monologue
Weekend Weather Forecast
Sun, rain and wind: a radio forecast for Friday to Sunday.
- Ages 12+
- A2
- Listening
Dialogue
Checking In at a Hotel
A guest checks in and asks about breakfast, Wi-Fi and check-out.
- Ages 12+
- A2
- Listening
B1 · Intermediate
Monologue
A Podcast Intro
A host opens an episode about phones, sleep and a two-week experiment.
- Ages 12+
- B1
- Listening
Dialogue
Returning Faulty Headphones
A customer returns broken headphones and chooses a better model.
- Ages 12+
- B1
- Listening
Dialogue
Booking a Doctor's Appointment
A patient describes her symptoms and gets a same-day appointment.
- Ages 12+
- B1
- Listening
Monologue
Train Station Announcements
A delay, a change of train and other notices on platform four.
- Ages 12+
- B1
- Listening
Dialogue
Calling the Landlord
A tenant reports a broken boiler and agrees on what happens next.
- 18+
- B1
- Listening
B2 · Upper-intermediate
Dialogue
A Job Interview Excerpt
A candidate explains why she applied and backs it up with an example.
- 18+
- B2
- Listening
Monologue
A Museum Audio Guide
The story of a woven map, from a damp attic to a dimly lit room.
- Ages 12+
- B2
- Listening
Monologue
Local Radio News
A city's bike-sharing scheme is growing, and not everyone is happy.
- Ages 12+
- B2
- Listening
Dialogue
A Team Meeting
A manager and a developer deal with a project that is running late.
- 18+
- B2
- Listening
Monologue
A Short Talk on Memory
Why we forget so fast, and how spaced practice helps us remember.
- Ages 12+
- B2
- Listening
How to use a script in class
- Read the gist question together, then play the whole script once.
- Play it again for the five detail questions. Slow it down or replay single lines if the class needs it.
- Do the dictation: students listen to each sentence and type the missing words.
- Open the transcript and look at the highlighted phrases, then move on to the speaking task.
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