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B2 listening lesson library

Browse upper-intermediate lessons by topic, accent, and length. Practise connected speech, phrasal verbs, and implied meaning.

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How this practice helps

Follow the main message and the details that change it: a contrast, a reason, or an expression that is not literal.

Use the examples to check meaning, then listen again for the exact wording.

Your level route

Listen for words such as but and although. Check how the words that follow change the message.

A missed word may change the grammar or only the detail. Compare your answer with the transcript to see which happened.

Once the wording is familiar, choose another voice offered for that clip. Listen for what becomes harder or easier.