Listening - Home & Living

Step-by-step instructions on how to make a simple fruit salad.

Imperatives and present simple for giving instructions and describing food preparation steps

Ben calls Susan at work to ask her how to do various things.

How to fix things; imperative

A couple is shown around a house by a real estate agent.

Discussing positive/negative points of a property, comparative adjective forms

Two friends discuss some problems they are having living together in the apartment.

Use of should/shouldn't to express obligation politely

Radio interview discussing home security and how to make your home less attractive to thieves.

Modal verbs and phrasal verbs

Two friends help a third person move house, dealing with too many boxes, heavy furniture, and things that don't fit.

Past simple narratives, describing past experiences

A woman politely asks her neighbor to keep the noise down in the evenings, and they work out a solution without it becoming awkward.

Making polite requests, negotiating, indirect language

Conversation between two work colleagues, one of whom has inherited a dilapidated house.

The causative form, talking about working on a property

Two friends plan a weekend trip to a cottage by the lake, sorting out food, transport, and who forgot the bottle opener last time.

Future plans and arrangements; informal suggestions

Two neighbours chat about their allotment plots, trading tips on tomatoes, slugs, and an absent plot-holder.

Giving and receiving gardening advice; present perfect for recent results