The Charity Show
Description: Two friends talk about how one can help the other with an upcoming charity show.
Language: Can and Can't for ability.
Dialect: North American English | Length: 2m 04s | Listening Number: 2L1
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Listening Quiz 1 - The Charity Show

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Diana's New Job
Description: Diana tells her friend about how her new job is going.
Language: Quantifiers: few, a little, much, many, etc.
Dialect: North American English | Length: 1m 31s | Listening Number: 2L2
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The Job Interview
Description: Pia goes for a job interview to try and get a new job.
Language: Past simple and present perfect to talk about experiences and events.
Dialect: North American & British English | Length: 3m 52s | Listening Number: 2L3
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Listening Quiz 1 - The Job Interview

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Vacation Stress
Description: Leroy sends a "talking postcard" home to his family from his European vacation.
Language: Review of past simple, present continuous and going to future.
Dialect: British English | Length: 2m 10s | Listening Number: 2L4
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The Inspector Calls
Description: A police inspector comes and speaks to the wife of a murder victim.
Language: Past simple to talk about sequence of past events.
Dialect: North American & British English | Length: 3m 00s | Listening Number: 2L5
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Listening Quiz 1 - The Inspector Calls

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Best Friends
Description: Laura asks Mike some questions about friendship to complete a survey.
Language: Present simple and present perfect questions.
Dialect: North American English | Length: 3m 17s | Listening Number: 2L6
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Bored Betty
Description: Betty is very bored and her friend Kevin makes recommendations about what they can do.
Language: Functional language of suggesting/inviting.
Dialect: North American / British English | Length: 1m 52s | Listening Number: 2L7
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A Matter Of Taste
Description: Conversation between two friends about a modern art exhibition and specific paintings.
Language: Descriptive language, talking about modern art.
Dialect: North American / British English | Length: 2m 27s | Listening Number: 2L8
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Checking In
Description: A businessman checks into a hotel.
Language: Functional language to give instructions, orders, etc.
Dialect: North American English | Length: 2m 21s | Listening Number: 2L9
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Old Friends
Description: Conversation between two friends about an old photograph.
Language: Past simple to talk about past events, giving basic information about people.
Dialect: North American English | Length: 3m 12s | Listening Number: 2L10
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Kitchen Capers
Description: Chris needs help in the kitchen from his friend Jennifer.
Language: Imperative to give instructions and make suggestions, cooking terminology.
Dialect: North American English | Length: 2m 37s | Listening Number: 2L11
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Evening Classes
Description: Two friends talk about which evening class to do together.
Language: Comparing and constrasting different courses; expressing preference.
Dialect: North American & British English | Length: 3m 17s | Listening Number: 2L12
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Listening Quiz 1 - Evening Classes

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