Listening Exercises - Beginner Level

Planning Coffee
Description: Leo and Mia arrange to meet for coffee, discussing days, times, and a place to meet.
Language: Making arrangements; asking about availability; suggesting times/places; days of the week; telling time; places in town.
Dialect: North American English | Length: 1m 21s | Listening Number: 0L27
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Listening Quiz 1 - Planning Coffee

Listening Quiz 2 - Planning Coffee 2

Feeling Unwell
Description: Tom calls Eva to say he can't go to the party because he feels sick, has a headache, and is tired.
Language: Explaining inability ("can't come"); describing simple health problems; expressing sympathy; offering help; using "need".
Dialect: North American English | Length: 1m 32s | Listening Number: 0L28
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Listening Quiz 1 - Feeling Unwell

Listening Quiz 2 - Feeling Unwell 2

Classroom Help
Description: Harry asks Olivia for help with a difficult maths question about percentages during a lesson.
Language: Asking for help ("Can you help...?"); asking for explanation; understanding instructions; requesting objects; Present Simple.
Dialect: North American / British English | Length: 1m 14s | Listening Number: 0L29
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Listening Quiz 1 - Classroom Help

Listening Quiz 2 - Classroom Help 2

My Town Description
Description: Chloe describes her small, quiet town, mentioning shops (supermarket, bakery, bookshop), transport (buses), the park, and the library.
Language: Using "There is/are" (affirmative, negative); Present Simple; basic adjectives; prepositions of place.
Dialect: North American English | Length: 1m 33s | Listening Number: 0L30
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Listening Quiz 1 - My Town Description

Listening Quiz 2 - My Town Description 2

How Are You Now?
Description: Ryan and Zara talk about how they feel after their work day. Zara is tired, Ryan is happy because his project is finished, and they decide to order pizza.
Language: Describing feelings; making suggestions; simple descriptions of work.
Dialect: North American / Irish English | Length: 1m 16s | Listening Number: 0L31
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Listening Quiz 1 - How Are You Now?

Listening Quiz 2 - How Are You Now? 2

Park Announcement
Description: A park staff member announces bad weather (heavy rain, strong wind), the closure of the boating lake, and gives repeated advice for visitors.
Language: Giving information; giving instructions/warnings (imperatives); repetition for clarity; Present Continuous ("is changing", "is raining").
Dialect: North American English (PA System) | Length: 1m 08s | Listening Number: 0L32
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Listening Quiz 1 - Park Announcement

Listening Quiz 2 - Park Announcement 2

Morning Routines
Description: Amy (an early bird) and Sam (not a morning person) compare their different morning routines before work.
Language: Talking about daily routines (Present Simple); telling time; frequency adverbs; transport; comparing habits.
Dialect: North American English | Length: 1m 56s | Listening Number: 0L33
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Listening Quiz 1 - Morning Routines

Listening Quiz 2 - Morning Routines 2

Comparing Skills
Description: Chloe and Ben talk about what they can and can't do (playing instruments, cooking, swimming, speaking languages).
Language: Talking about abilities ("can"/"can't" + verb); expressing likes/dislikes (Present Simple); asking about abilities.
Dialect: North American English | Length: 1m 35s | Listening Number: 0L34
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Listening Quiz 1 - Comparing Skills

Listening Quiz 2 - Comparing Skills 2

Finding Keys
Description: Omar can't find his keys before leaving. Fatima helps him check the pockets of his jacket and trousers, where he finds them. She also comments on his new shoes.
Language: Asking for location ("Where are...?"); identifying clothes; colours; possessives; Present Continuous for current action.
Dialect: North American / British English | Length: 1m 27s | Listening Number: 0L35
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Listening Quiz 1 - Finding Keys

Listening Quiz 2 - Finding Keys 2