Listening Bank
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Title: Interview With An Actress
Description: Dialogue between male radio presenter and an actress.
Listening File: 4L1 Duration: 5m 27s
Dialect: North American English
Language: Conversation about actress's current work in the theater and movies.
Accompanying Worksheet: 4L1 - Advanced.
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Title: S.E.T.I.
Description: Dialogue between male radio presenter and female scientist about SETI.
Listening File: 4L2 Duration: 7m 34s
Dialect: International English & British English
Language: Vocabulary and expressions to talk about science, especially astronomy, UFOs, SETI, etc.
Accompanying Worksheet: 4L2 - Advanced.
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Title: The Pet Caterer
Description: Radio interview between presenter and man who works as a caterer for pets.
Listening File: 4L3 Duration: 8m 45s
Dialect: North American English
Language: Man describes everyday activities and procedure related to his job.
Accompanying Worksheet: 4L3 - Advanced.
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Title: A Survival Story
Description: Dialogue between male radio presenter and female sailor.
Listening File: 4L4 Duration: 8m 56s
Dialect: North American English
Language: Sailor describes a terrifying survival ordeal in the Pacific Ocean.
Accompanying Worksheet: 4L4 - Advanced.
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Title: Online Perils
Description: Dialogue between female radio presenter and male Internet expert.
Listening File: 4L5 Duration: 6m 37s
Dialect: North American English
Language: Internet expert describes ways of avoiding the "dark" side of the online world.
Accompanying Worksheet: 4L5 - Advanced.
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Title: Turn Off That Light
Description: Dialogue between male radio presenter and female light pollution expert.
Listening File: 4L6 Duration: 6m 47s
Dialect: North American English
Language: Radio interviewer speaks to an expert on light pollution, the problems it causes and how we can reduce it.
Accompanying Worksheet: 4L6 - Advanced.
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Title: Read All About It
Description: Dialogue between two friends about merits of different local newspapers.
Listening File: 4L7 Duration: 4m 33s
Dialect: North American English
Language: Description of advantages and disadvantages of 3 newspapers.
Accompanying Worksheet: 4L7 - Advanced.
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Title: Anger Behind The Wheel
Description: Radio presenter interviews member of driving organization about road rage.
Listening File: 4L8 Duration: 7m 33s
Dialect: North American English
Language: Talk about the causes of road rage and possible solutions.
Accompanying Worksheet: 4L8 - Advanced.
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Title: Film Fanatics
Description: Radio presenter interviews two film critics about new movies they've seen.
Listening File: 4L9 Duration: 9m 19s
Dialect: North American English
Language: Positive and negative adjectives/vocabulary connected with film and cinema.
Accompanying Worksheet: 4L9 - Advanced.
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