B1 listening

B1 listening

Are you a learner at B1 English level (intermediate)? This section offers listening practice to help you understand the main points of clear, standard speech about everyday or job-related topics. Situations include phone calls, meetings and interviews.

Each lesson has a preparation task, an audio recording and two tasks to check your understanding and to practise a variety of listening skills. Make a start today!

Choose a listening lesson

Listen to the phone call from a customer to practise and improve your listening skills.

Listen to two students comparing Mars and Earth to practise and improve your listening skills.

Listen to a team meeting about diversity to practise and improve your listening skills.

Listen to a weather forecast and answer the questions to practise and improve your listening skills.

Listen to the English teacher talk about listening to practise and improve your listening skills.

Listen to the introduction of a psychology lecture to practise and improve your listening skills.

Listen to the conversation between two students to practise and improve your listening skills.

Listen to a conversation at a chemist's to practise and improve your listening skills.

Listen to two friends chatting about a television series to practise and improve your listening skills.

Listen to a meeting in which colleagues make a decision to practise and improve your listening skills.

Listen to the conversation between two old friends to practise and improve your listening skills.

Listen to a radio interview about maintaining a good work–life balance to practise and improve your listening skills.