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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

A phone call from a customer

A phone call from a customer

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

A student discussion

A student discussion

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

A team meeting about diversity

A team meeting about diversity

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

A weather forecast

A weather forecast

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

An interview about listening skills

An interview about listening skills

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

An introduction to a lecture

An introduction to a lecture

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

Arriving late to class

Arriving late to class

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

At the chemist

At the chemist

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

Chatting about a series

Chatting about a series

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

Making a decision

Making a decision

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

Meeting an old friend

Meeting an old friend

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

Work–life balance

Work–life balance

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