Listening - Hobbies, Arts & Entertainment
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Beginner
At The Gallery
Description: Two friends explore an art gallery and discuss the paintings they see.
Language: Expressing opinions about art, making suggestions, planning activities.
Category: Hobbies, Arts & Entertainment
Dialect: North American English | Length: 1m 21s | Listening Number: 0L19
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Listening Quiz 1 - At The Gallery
Listening Quiz 2 - At The Gallery 2
Stamp Collecting
Description: Mark talks about his hobby of collecting stamps and what he learns from it.
Language: Simple present tense, describing hobbies and routines, expressing likes.
Category: Hobbies, Arts & Entertainment
Dialect: North American English | Length: 1m 51s | Listening Number: 0L20
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Listening Quiz 1 - Stamp Collecting
Listening Quiz 2 - Stamp Collecting 2
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Elementary
World Of Movies
Description: Recorded message giving cinema information.
Language: Times of films being shown, plot outlines given using present simple.
Category: Hobbies, Arts & Entertainment
Dialect: British English | Length: 1m 57s | Listening Number: 1L1
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Listening Quiz 1 - World Of Movies
Listening Quiz 2 - World Of Movies 2
Bookworms
Description: Woman carrying out survey about reading habits and book-buying habits. Male respondant.
Language: Present simple questions, some past simple.
Category: Hobbies, Arts & Entertainment
Dialect: North American / British English | Length: 1m 49s | Listening Number: 1L5
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Listening Quiz 1 - Bookworms
Listening Quiz 2 - Bookworms 2
Pre-Intermediate
A Matter Of Taste
Description: Conversation between two friends about a modern art exhibition and specific paintings.
Language: Descriptive language, talking about modern art.
Category: Hobbies, Arts & Entertainment
Dialect: North American / British English | Length: 2m 27s | Listening Number: 2L8
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Listening Quiz 1 - A Matter Of Taste
Listening Quiz 2 - A Matter Of Taste 2
Intermediate
Sports news on the radio.
Description: Bulletin of sports news.
Language: Vocabulary of sports - tennis, golf, motor racing, baseball, etc.
Category: Hobbies, Arts & Entertainment
Dialect: British English | Length: 3m 09s | Listening Number: 3L2
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Listening Quiz 1 - Sports Roundup
Listening Quiz 2 - Sports Roundup 2
Advanced
Film Fanatics
Description: Radio presenter interviews two film critics about new movies they've seen.
Language: Positive and negative adjectives/vocabulary connected with film and cinema.
Category: Hobbies, Arts & Entertainment
Dialect: North American & British English | Length: 9m 17s | Listening Number: 4L9 | CEFR Level: C1
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Listening Quiz 1 - Film Fanatics
Listening Quiz 2 - Film Fanatics 2
A Writer Talks
Description: An author is interviewed on the radio about her past and present books.
Language: Talking about ideas, inspiration, life events.
Category: Hobbies, Arts & Entertainment
Dialect: North American English | Length: 7m 53s | Listening Number: 4L10 | CEFR Level: C1/C2
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Listening Quiz 1 - A Writer Talks
Listening Quiz 2 - A Writer Talks 2
The Electric Page
Description: Two friends talk about reading eBooks.
Language: eBooks and readers, technology vocabulary.
Category: Hobbies, Arts & Entertainment
Dialect: North American & British English | Length: 3m 52s | Listening Number: 4L14 | CEFR Level: B2/C1
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Listening Quiz 1 - The Electric Page
Listening Quiz 2 - The Electric Page 2
A Gripping Read
Description: Four book reviewers give their thoughts on the latest publications.
Language: Positive and negative adjectives/vocabulary connected with books.
Category: Hobbies, Arts & Entertainment
Dialect: North American & British English | Length: 5m 27s | Listening Number: 4L15 | CEFR Level: C1
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Listening Quiz 1 - A Gripping Read
Listening Quiz 2 - A Gripping Read 2
