Identify the movie

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Horror movies

Ruth and Akane talk about scary movies.

Phobias

Alice and Dr Laver are talking about their phobias. Alice is scared of heights and Paul is scared of enclosed or small spaces. Click on the picture to listen to the episode

Have you got a phobia? Are you scared of something, like spiders, open spaces or even the number 13?

How do you cope with your fears?

Shopping for clothes

• Are you quite into fashion?
• What's the last thing you bought?
• Do you spend a lot of money on clothes?
• How often do you go shopping?
• Where do you go shopping for clothes?
• Do you normally try clothes on before you buy them?
• Do you ever buy second-hand clothes?
• Does anybody else ever buy you clothes?

Now listen to Akane explaining her shopping style.

Clothes shopping

Click here and listen to three conversations. What problems do the customers have with the clothes.

Click here to listen to another conversation.

 

Click here and you will find 100 conversations

Future plans

Future plans
Using 'going to' and the present continuous are two ways we can talk about our future plans and arrangements in English. In this programme we learn more about them and the differences between them.
Our challenger Sung Hyeon from South Korea has to describe her future plans when trying to find a space in her busy diary for a meeting with Callum.
LISTEN to the programme

Future trip

Kate talks a travelling the places she plans to visit. Listen and answer the questions
1) What will she do in Australia?
a) Study
b) Work
c) Visit family

2) Where will she lie on the beach?
a) Fiji
b) Malaysia
c) Australia

3) Where does he best friend live now?
a) Malaysia
b) Thailand
c) Vietnam

4) What country will be her last stop in Asia?
a) Lao
b) Sri Lanka
c) India

5) Where did her friend immigrate (move to)?

a) America

b) England

c) Canada

What kind of music do you like to listen to?

Listen to different people talking about the kind of music they like listening to.

Pop and Jazz Music

Listen to another eslpodcast about music.

Listening exercises



Interactive exercises page. On this page you find a selection of listening comprehension

Immigration and Customs

Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.

I've got a terrible stomachache

Listen  and practise the dialogue . At a doctor. I have a terrible stomachache.

Hairstyles

Practise words to help you describe hairstyles. It's a listening game
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Household Chores

Buddhi and Todd discuss who does what in their families.

Listen and answer and note down who does what in the house.

ESL Podcast 421 – Internet Dating

Listen to a podcast about Internet dating

Tallking about your family, friends and travelling

Listen to someone talking about family, friends and travelling. Let's see how much you can understand. Then try to speak about yourself.

Dating

Listen to six people describe the type of person they would like to date.

Introducing yourself

Introducing yourself and other people.

Listen to the podcast just about three minutes, only sections 1 and 2.

Note down why Zara wants to meet Angelina Jolie.

It's your turn now.

Which person would you like to meet dead or alive?

Explain why.

Off to see her friends

Kate talks about a long trip she has planned. Listen to her and do the exercises