Start with a clear message
Choose a familiar topic. Listen for the main idea before trying to write every word.
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B1 English listening practice
Practice recognizing words you know when you hear them in complete sentences. Use hints when you need help.
Where can I practise intermediate English listening?
You can practise intermediate English listening on MicroEnglish, which has more than 400 short lessons. The lessons cover idioms, phrasal verbs, individual words and grammar points, and are mostly in British English. Listen to complete sentences and practise recognising words you already know; use hints when you need help. Each lesson ends with dictation practice, giving you a chance to write the words you hear.
- Practise with short, listening-first English lessons.
- Lessons focus on idioms, phrasal verbs, words and grammar.
- Recognise familiar words in complete sentences.
28 Phrasal Verbs With Take
Take off, take over and take up share one short verb but describe very different actions. Grouping them by idea makes the expressions easier to retrieve than learning a random list.
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A Goose at the Office Door
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A good trajectory
A manager says your work is moving in the right direction, then identifies one weakness. Is the overall message positive or negative?
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A or An: Choosing the Right Article
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A or an before vowels: sound over spelling
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A wardrobe clear-out
Not everything unwanted can go to a charity shop. Which clothes are donated, repaired or sent for textile recycling?
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A year-long cruise
A traveller likes the idea of living at sea for a year, but the headline price does not cover everything. Which practical questions remain unanswered?
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About vs Around: Choosing the Right Word
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Accept or except: choose the right word
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Action Verbs: Choose What Happens
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Active and passive voice: choose clear sentences
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Adapt or adopt: choose the right verb
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Add up
A colleague says the receipts add up, but the explanation does not. The same two words describe two very different judgements.
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Adjective Order: Build Clear Natural Descriptions
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Adjective Order: Rules and Examples
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Adjective clauses: identify the noun
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Adjective clauses: rules and daily examples
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Adjectives of Number: Forms and Examples
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Adjectives of Quantity: How to Choose
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Adverb Placement: Where Adverbs Go
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Adverb exercises: rules and clear practice
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Adverbs of Frequency: Word Order and Rules
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Adverbs of reason: link cause and result
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Adverbs of time: choose natural sentence positions
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How this practice helps
You may recognise a word on paper but miss it in a sentence. B1 practice gives you short recordings to work through with support.
Listen for the message, then check the words around the part you missed.
Practice at your level
Practise with support, try a test, then review the words you missed.
Use support in steps
Replay, ask for a hint, and listen again. Open the transcript when another replay is no longer helping.
Try a new clip
Use Test after Practice. You can replay the recording in Test, but hints are not available.
