We hear about one of the UK’s most challenging ultramarathons, which takes runners straight up one of the steepest mountains in the Scottish Highlands. Three sequencing exercises to practise listening for specific words.

To celebrate the Curiosity Rover’s first year on Mars, Nasa engineers programmed it to sing Happy Birthday to itself. Was this sad, or beautiful? Practise your listening with two challenging exercises – spot the mistakes, and before/after.

Four micro-listening exercises – a man with a London accent speaks about his work as a hand engraver.