Listening - Hobbies, Arts & Entertainment
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Beginner
Two friends explore an art gallery and discuss the paintings they see.
Expressing opinions about art, making suggestions, planning activities
Mark talks about his hobby of collecting stamps and what he learns from it.
Simple present tense, describing hobbies and routines, expressing likes
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Elementary
Recorded message giving cinema information.
Times of films being shown, plot outlines given using present simple
Woman carrying out survey about reading habits and book-buying habits. Male respondant.
Present simple questions, some past simple
Pre-Intermediate
Conversation between two friends about a modern art exhibition and specific paintings.
Descriptive language, talking about modern art
Intermediate
Bulletin of sports news.
Vocabulary of sports - tennis, golf, motor racing, baseball, etc
A woman tries to convince her skeptical friend to see a new film, offering to buy him dinner if he doesn't like it.
Persuading and recommending, expressing opinions
Advanced
Radio presenter interviews two film critics about new movies they've seen.
Positive and negative adjectives/vocabulary connected with film and cinema
An author is interviewed on the radio about her past and present books.
Talking about ideas, inspiration, life events
Two friends talk about reading eBooks.
eBooks and readers, technology vocabulary
Four book reviewers give their thoughts on the latest publications.
Positive and negative adjectives/vocabulary connected with books
An Indigenous artist talks about working with traditional materials, the pressure to represent her culture, and weaving endangered language into her art.
Art and identity; discussing representation and institutional expectations
A gallery curator makes the case for a minor Dutch landscape painting and asks what decides whether a work of art survives or disappears.
Art criticism vocabulary; discussing value and obscurity
A retired BBC producer reflects on fifteen years making the Shipping Forecast and why millions of people listen to weather they will never need.
Broadcasting vocabulary; describing ritual and routine
