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.

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The English Corner

Try your knowledge!

Level 1

Lisa describes the city where she lives

It's a northern city, its quite big city, very vibrant. It has 2 massive football teams.

It's a city, its quite big city, very vibrant. It has 2 massive teams.

It's , , . It has .

Lisa describes the city where she lives in UK. Can you guess where she is from?

Ⓒ created by Chris Bargery

Level 2

Mike talks to musician friend Michael about his job

Often a will come to you with a film and they’ve got some music they and they want you to do something in that direction.

Often a film maker will come to you with a film and they’ve got some and they do something in that direction.

Mike is talking to musician friend and composer Michael about how he makes music for films.

Ⓒ created by Chris Bargery

Level 3

Scottish accent 

 

Not work basically, I think we all work enough. So I would use it for . I would probably try and in another

Not work basically I think we all work enough. So I would use it for fun things. I would probably try and .

, I think . it fun things. .

Mike asks his friend Julie what would she do with an extra 6 hours in a day?

Ⓒ created by Chris Bargery
Photo by 🇸🇮 Janko Ferlič on Unsplash

French Connection

Try your knowledge!

Level 1

Paul invites his friend somewhere

Je vais tu veux avec moi?

Je au marché, tu veux avec moi?

I’m going to the market. Do you want to come with me?
Ⓒ created by Chris Bargery

Level 2

What does Eileen say about her work? Listen out for French time construction “for” (since)

Je suis professeur de et le français cinq ans.

Je suis et depuis cinq ans.

I’m a teacher of foreign languages and I’ve been teaching French for 5 years.

Ⓒ created by Chris Bargery

Level 3

Hugo from Inner French Podcast explains diet habits in certain countries

Dans certains pays, les gens sont qu’ils font un régime parce que ça montre qu’ils pour .

Dans certains {pays], les gens sont dire qu’ils font un parce que ça montre qu’ils pour .

In certain countries, people are proud to say they follow a diet because it shows they make an effort to keep in shape.
Ⓒ created by Chris Bargery
Photo by 🇸🇮 Janko Ferlič on Unsplash

Spanish Corner

Try your knowledge!

Level 1

What does Sandra want to buy?

Necesito dinero para un nuevo

Necesito para un nuevo

I need money for a new phone 

Ⓒ created by Chris Bargery

Level 2

Pablo describes his daily routine. Listen carefully

A las dos y media en un bar cerca de la oficina y después de comer a las tres el periódico.

A las dos y media en un bar la oficina y comer a las tres el .

en un bar la oficina y comer a las tres el .

At 2.30 I eat lunch in a bar near the office and after eating at 3pm I read a newspaper.

Ⓒ created by Chris Bargery

Level 3

Sandra says why she didn’t do something. Listen out for the Spanish subjunctive!

Si me lo hubieras antes, hubiera algo diferente

Si me lo antes, algo diferente

If you had told me before I would have done something differently
Ⓒ created by Chris Bargery