Micro-listenings

Get regular English listening practice in a range of accents with these quick micro-listening exercises. View archive
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#5

Dec 4, 2023
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Nov 21, 2023

Intensive Listening

Longer listening exercises using natural English. View archive
Running a skyrace

Running a skyrace

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.
Curiosity’s birthday

Curiosity’s birthday

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.
A dying trade

A dying trade

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