Focused listening library
London English listening
Browse the original London accent collection. Current recordings have their own accent labels; this archive tag does not identify a new speaker.
Myself and John: How to Choose
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N.B. in email: meaning and clear use
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Nag
One reminder can be helpful. Repeating the same criticism or request again and again may feel like nagging, even when the goal is reasonable.
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Narrow Down 3
Ten reasonable choices can make a decision harder. Narrowing them down removes the less suitable ones until the best options are easier to compare.
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Negative Sentences: Form and Common Patterns
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Nighttime or Night-time? Listen, Choose and Write Clearly
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No, Not, None, or Never: Choose the Right Word
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Noise complaint
The neighbour cannot stop practising completely, but the complaint still leads to a change. What compromise protects both people?
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Nowadays: Talk About Life That Has Changed
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Nowhere to Put It: Explain a Space Problem
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Of or Off: Choose the Right Word
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On Friday or in Friday: which is correct?
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One More Thing: Adding Information Clearly
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One of the Examples Is: Choosing Verbs
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Onto or Into: Choosing the Right Direction
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Optative sentences: choosing hope or wish
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Other than or then? A visit to the tailor
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Parallel structure: make your lists easy to follow
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Past perfect progressive: when to use it
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Pay off
Months of practice can pay off when you finally succeed. Monthly payments pay a loan off only when the remaining balance reaches zero.
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Phase out
Replacing every old device today may disrupt users. Phasing the devices out lets an organisation remove them in planned stages.
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Pick up
You can pick up a parcel, pick up some Spanish while travelling, or pick up a conversation after lunch. The words around the phrase reveal its meaning.
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Please contact me or myself: Which is correct?
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Plural of moose: one animal or several
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How this practice helps
This collection keeps the original London accent grouping. The current recordings may use different voices; check each clip’s label.
When a voice is unfamiliar, replay a short part and compare it with the transcript before trying the whole clip again.
