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A1 listening

A1 listening

Are you a learner at A1 English level (elementary)? This section offers listening practice to help you understand familiar words and basic phrases when people speak slowly and clearly. Situations include meeting people, shopping and conversations at work.

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 request from your boss

A request from your boss

Listen to requests from a manager to practise and improve your listening skills.

A voicemail message

A voicemail message

Listen to a voicemail message and answer the questions to practise your listening skills.

Booking a table

Booking a table

Listen to someone booking a table in a restaurant to practise and improve your listening skills!

Business cards

Business cards

Listen to four people talk about their jobs to practise and improve your listening skills.

Finding the library

Finding the library

Listen to a conversation about the university library to practise and improve your listening skills.

Meeting a new team member

Meeting a new team member

Listen to a conversation between two new colleagues to practise your listening skills.

Meeting other students

Meeting other students

Listen to a group of new students meeting for the first time to practise and improve your listening skills.

Meeting people at a dinner

Meeting people at a dinner

Listen to introductions at a dinner party to practise and improve your listening skills.

Ordering in a café

Ordering in a café

Listen to people ordering food and drinks in a café to practise and improve your listening skills.

Organising a group project

Organising a group project

Listen to people organising a group project and answer the questions to practise and improve your listening skills.

Shopping for clothes

Shopping for clothes

Listen to a conversation in a shop to practise and improve your listening skills.

The first English class

The first English class

Listen to a teacher give students information about a new course to practise and improve your listening skills.