Listening Corner
Practice your listening skills in English, French or Spanish with our micro listening exercises.
Understanding speakers in fast, everyday speech is one of the biggest challenges that we all face when learning a new language.
Try it!
“We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we speak”
Epictetus, Ancient Greek philosopher

Practice listening for free
3 Languages
1. Listen to the Audio
2. Choose a difficulty level
3. Write what you think you hear
In Listening Corner, you get instant feedback, word by word. You will know immediately if you have heard correctly, or if you made a mistake and need to listen again (or check your spelling!).
The exercises have been designed to encourage you to experiment, to keep listening and trying until you correctly understand the words you have heard. Doing this will help you to improve your listening quickly and easily.

The English Corner
Try your knowledge!
Level 1
Lisa describes the city where she lives
Lisa describes the city where she lives in UK. Can you guess where she is from?
Thom gives his opinion
Thom gives his opinion
Thom’s preferences
Thom talks food preferences. Listen out for v. common British English filler expression! (3 words)
Level 2
Mike talks to musician friend Michael about his job
Mike is talking to musician friend and composer Michael about how he makes music for films.
Mike and Kate talk about dating
Kate asks Mike about dating when he was a teenager. Listen out for 2 phrasal verbs used when talking about dating!
Level 3
Mike asks Julie what she would do with 6 hours extra in a day
Mike asks his friend Julie what would she do with an extra 6 hours in a day?
Sam describes Julie’s personality traits
Sam describes his friends Julie saying what her strengths and weaknesses are.

French Connection
Try your knowledge!
Level 1
Paul asks his friend a question
Paul is asking a friend a question. Listen to what he says
Marjorie says her plans for the weekend
Marjorie says her plans for the weekend. Listen to what she says
Level 2
Eileen talks about her work
Eileen talks about her work. Listen to what she says
I’m a teacher of foreign languages and I’ve been teaching French for 5 years.
Marjorie explains why she can’t meet with friends
Marjorie explains why she can’t meet with friends. Listen to what she says
Level 3
Hugo from Inner French Podcast explains diet habits in certain countries
Extract from Inner French Podcast (we love this podcast, check it out!) – Hugo explains diet habits in certain countries.
Marjorie explains her grandmother is going to make an important life decision
Marjorie explains something her Grandmother is going to do. Listen to what she says.

Spanish Corner
Try your knowledge!
Level 1
Marisa’s daily routine
Can you catch this detail about Marisa’s daily routine?
Ruth talks about her weekend
What does Ruth like to do at the weekend? listen out for adverbs of frequency “sometimes, often, every weekend”
Sandra talks about a siesta.
What does Sandra say about the siesta? Listen carefully for TWO useful expressions in Spanish “about to to do something” and “just done something “
Ruth talks about what she likes to do in winter
What does Sandra say about the siesta? Listen carefully for TWO useful expressions in Spanish “about to to do something” and “just done something “
Mario and his family
What does Ruth say about the Mario’s family?
Mario has two sisters and a brother. He also has a dog called Toby.
Level 2
Pablo describes his daily routine and gives more detail.
What does Marisa do in the afternoons?
At 2.30 I eat lunch in a bar near the office and after eating at 3pm I read a newspaper.
Sandra describes her journey learning Spanish.
What does Sandra say about her Spanish learning journey?
Ruth describes her last weekend (part 1)
What does Ruth say she did last Saturday? Listen out for TWO time expressions “Last weekend” and “On Saturday morning”
Last weekend was fantastic. On Saturday morning I played Padel with friends and I won.
Ruth describes her last weekend (part 2)
What does Ruth say she did last Saturday? Listen out for TWO time expressions “Last weekend” and “On Saturday morning”
Last weekend was fantastic. On Saturday morning I played Padel with friends and I won.
Ruth describes her last weekend (part 3)
What does Ruth say she did last Saturday evening?
In the evening, we went out to a Mexican restaurant, and afterwards we went for drinks and danced all night. It was very fun!
Level 3
Sandra says why she didn’t do something
Sandra says why she didnt do something. Listen out for the Spanish subjuntive!