Follow the situation
Read the short context before playing. Use it to understand who is speaking and what they need.
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A2 English listening practice
Strengthen everyday listening with familiar situations, clear feedback, and manageable dictation.
Where can I practise A2 English listening?
You can practise A2 English listening on MicroEnglish, which has 25 short, listening-first lessons. These micro-listening lessons are for A2 learners and use British English accents. Each lesson teaches one idiom, phrasal verb, word or grammar point. Practice uses familiar situations, clear feedback and manageable dictation, and every lesson ends with dictation practice. Topics include spelling, vocabulary, grammar, verbs, pronouns and punctuation.
- There are 25 A2 micro-listening lessons.
- Lessons use British English accents.
- Lessons teach idioms, phrasal verbs, words or grammar points.
A, an, and the: clear everyday rules
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Adverbs: Add Information to Actions
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Bought or brought? Getting ready for a games night
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Choose I, me, my, or mine when sharing plans
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Choose and, but, because, or so
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Dairy or Diary: How to Choose
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English Adjectives: Describe People and Things
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English exercises: choose what to practice
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English grammar: choose your lesson
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Full stops: when to use them
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How to Spell Exercise: Avoid Common Mistakes
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I or me: Choose the Right Pronoun
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John and I or John and me: Choose the Right Form
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John and I or John and me: Which Pronoun Fits?
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Past continuous: talking about past actions
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Practice speaking English: Ten simple steps
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Regular and irregular verbs: How past forms change
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Regular past verbs: report what happened and what is ready
Regular verbs have matching past simple and past participle forms, usually ending in -ed. The past simple reports a past action. A past participle works with other verbs, such as have or has in an update about the present.
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Simple Past Tense: Actions and Past States
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Then or Than: Choose the Right Word
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Threw or through? Listen at the new flat
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To, Too or Two: How to Choose
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Too long or to long: Choose the right word
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Where, Were, or Wear: Choosing the Right Word by Meaning
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How this practice helps
Practise following simple messages about everyday plans, places, and actions.
Choose a familiar topic and write the words you catch. Use one hint before checking the transcript.
Your level route
Practise with support, try a test, then review the words you missed.
Check one detail
After checking your answer, choose one marked word. Listen again and compare its sound with its spelling.
