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Tune your ears to real conversations, announcements and talks.
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Gain confidence speaking through guided practice on real life topics.
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English Listening Skills Lessons for Every Level
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Eating good Food
Learn easy words and simple starters to improve your food and drink speaking skills. A great lesson for A1 and A2…
START PRACTICEGoing Shopping
Learn helpful vocabulary and starters to improve your shopping speaking skills. Perfect for A1 and A2 English…
START PRACTICELiving in my Hometown
Learn essential hometown speaking skills to talk about your city easily. Perfect for A1 and A2 beginners to practice…
START PRACTICEGoing on Holiday
Get ready for your next trip by improving your holiday speaking skills. Simple words and starters for A1 and A2…
START PRACTICEPlaying Sports
Learn easy words and simple starters to improve your sports speaking skills. Perfect for A1 and A2 English learners…
START PRACTICEChecking the Weather
Learn simple words and starters to improve your weather speaking skills. A great lesson for A1 and A2 beginners to…
START PRACTICEGoing to Work
Learn easy words and simple starters to improve your work and study speaking skills. This lesson helps A1 and A2…
START PRACTICEMaking Friends
Learn easy words and simple starters to build your friends speaking skills. Perfect for A1 and A2 students to talk…
START PRACTICEMy Daily Routine
Build your confidence with daily routine speaking skills. Learn easy vocabulary and sentence starters for A1 and A2…
START PRACTICEListening to Music
Learn easy words and simple starters to improve your music speaking skills. Great for A1 and A2 beginners talking…
START PRACTICETaking a Transport
Build confidence with your transport speaking skills. Discover basic words and simple sentence starters for A1 and A2…
START PRACTICEI have a Pet
Learn easy vocabulary and sentence starters to improve your pet speaking skills. Perfect for A1 and A2 beginners…
START PRACTICEEnjoying my Free Time
Learn easy words and simple starters to improve your free time speaking skills. A great lesson for A1 and A2…
START PRACTICEGoing to School
Learn easy words and simple starters to build your school speaking skills. Perfect for A1 and A2 English students…
START PRACTICEMeeting my Family
Learn basic vocabulary and starters to improve your family speaking skills. Perfect for A1 and A2 students wanting to…
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English Listening Skills: Frequently Asked Questions
What are English listening skills?
English listening skills are your ability to understand spoken English: the words, the meaning, different accents and natural speed.
Book a Free LessonHow can I improve my English listening skills?
Listen to English every day. First listen for the general idea, then listen again for details, and use a transcript to check the words you missed.
Book a Free LessonWhy is English hard to understand when people speak fast?
Native speakers link words together, shorten small words and stress only the important ones. Practising with real speech helps your ears get used to these patterns.
Book a Free LessonWhat is the difference between listening for gist and listening for detail?
Listening for gist means understanding the main idea. Listening for detail means catching specific facts such as names, numbers or times. Good listeners practise both.
Book a Free LessonAre listening lessons available now?
Listening lessons are being added. They appear on this page and on your dashboard as soon as they go live, and a tutor can build listening practice for you in the meantime.
Book a Free LessonShould I use subtitles?
Start with English subtitles to connect sounds and words, then try the same audio without subtitles. This step by step approach builds real understanding.
Book a Free LessonHow long should I practise listening each day?
Around fifteen minutes a day is enough to make steady progress. Short daily practice is better than one long session.
Book a Free LessonHow does the dashboard track my listening practice?
It counts your active learning time, including time while audio is playing, plus the lessons you open and finish and your daily streak.
Create Free AccountDo I need headphones?
Headphones are not required, but they help you hear details more clearly and make it easier to focus.
Book a Free LessonHow do I get started?
Create your free account, then open a lesson from this page. To practise listening with a real person, book a free lesson with a tutor.
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