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
Turn familiar vocabulary into reliable listening through connected sentences and progressive support.
Collective nouns: choose the right group
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Come across
You may come across an old photograph, come across as confident, or make sure your main idea comes across clearly.
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Come down with
A scratchy throat and sudden tiredness may make you say, I think I am coming down with something.
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Come up with
When a problem needs a plan, a name or some money, someone has to come up with what is missing.
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Common English idioms: everyday listening guide
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Concrete nouns: simple rules and examples
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Conditionals
When you say, "If I have time," are you describing a real possibility or only imagining a different life?
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Confirming an appointment
A receptionist corrects the weekday and asks you to arrive before the appointment time. Can you record both times without mixing them up?
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Could, would, or should: choose the right verb
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Count on
When a plan depends on a reliable person or an expected event, you are counting on them.
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Course feedback
The speaker liked the practical work but still recommends a change. Is the feedback positive, negative or mixed?
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Cut corners: avoid harmful shortcuts
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Cut down
You can cut down on coffee, cut a report down to one page, or cut down a damaged tree.
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Cut off
A failed signal can cut off a call, while deep snow can cut off an entire village.
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Daytime or day time: choose the right spelling
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Deer or deers: how to choose
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Delayed luggage
The suitcase missed one flight, reached another airport and has not yet arrived at the hotel. Which location describes its current position?
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Delayed train announcement
A platform number changes, one train is delayed, and another connection may be missed. Which instruction belongs to which passenger?
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Delexical Verbs: Natural Verb Noun Pairs
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Delivery voicemail corrections
A courier leaves two similar times and corrects one digit in a reference number. Which details should you write down?
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Describing lost property
Several similar bags have been found. Which combination of colour, material, contents, and location identifies the caller's bag?
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Discuss or discuss about: Which is correct?
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Do languages have articles: a B1 guide
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Do up
Before leaving a renovated house for a party, you might do up your coat and do up a present.
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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.
Your level route
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 in Test, but hints stay off until the exercise is over.
