Listening - Public & Global Issues

Here Is The News
Description: Brief bulletin of world news on the radio.
Language: Use of present perfect to describe recent events.
Category: Public & Global Issues
Dialect: British English | Length: 3m 01s | Listening Number: 3L8
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Listening Quiz 1 - Here Is The News

Listening Quiz 2 - Here Is The News 2

Democracy In Action
Description: A politician speaks to a potential voter on the doorstep.
Language: Politics vocabulary, going to for future intentions.
Category: Public & Global Issues
Dialect: North American English | Length: 2m 24s | Listening Number: 3L10
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Listening Quiz 1 - Democracy In Action

Listening Quiz 2 - Democracy In Action 2

Global Change
Description: Two friends discuss environmental issues.
Language: Environmental vocabulary & expressions.
Category: Public & Global Issues
Dialect: North American English | Length: 5m 51s | Listening Number: 3L13
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Listening Quiz 1 - Global Change

Listening Quiz 2 - Global Change 2

A Democratic Right
Description: A journalist's report on a road protest.
Language: Gerund/infinitive verb pattern use.
Category: Public & Global Issues
Dialect: North American English | Length: 2m 52s | Listening Number: 3L17
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Listening Quiz 1 - A Democratic Right

Listening Quiz 2 - A Democratic Right 2

S.E.T.I.
Description: An interview on the radio about SETI (Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence).
Language: Vocabulary and expressions to talk about science, especially astronomy, UFOs, SETI, etc.
Category: Public & Global Issues
Dialect: North American English | Length: 7m 53s | Listening Number: 4L2 | CEFR Level: C1
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Listening Quiz 1 - S.E.T.I.

Listening Quiz 2 - S.E.T.I. 2

Online Perils
Description: Radio interview about the dangers of the web: spam, viruses and more.
Language: Internet expert describes ways of avoiding the "dark" side of the online world.
Category: Public & Global Issues
Dialect: North American & British English | Length: 6m 43s | Listening Number: 4L5 | CEFR Level: B2
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Listening Quiz 1 - Online Perils

Listening Quiz 2 - Online Perils 2

Turn Off That Light
Description: A radio discussion about the modern problem of light pollution.
Language: Radio interviewer speaks to an expert on light pollution, the problems it causes and how we can reduce it.
Category: Public & Global Issues
Dialect: North American English | Length: 6m 47s | Listening Number: 4L6 | CEFR Level: C1
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Listening Quiz 1 - Turn Off That Light

Listening Quiz 2 - Turn Off That Light 2

Read All About It
Description: Discussion between two friends about merits of different local newspapers.
Language: Description of advantages and disadvantages of three different newspapers.
Category: Public & Global Issues
Dialect: North American English | Length: 4m 54s | Listening Number: 4L7 | CEFR Level: B2/C1
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Listening Quiz 1 - Read All About It

Listening Quiz 2 - Read All About It 2

Anger Behind The Wheel
Description: Radio presenter interviews a member of a driving organization about road rage.
Language: Talk about the causes of road rage and possible solutions.
Category: Public & Global Issues
Dialect: North American & British English | Length: 8m 23s | Listening Number: 4L8 | CEFR Level: C1
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Listening Quiz 1 - Anger Behind The Wheel

Listening Quiz 2 - Anger Behind The Wheel 2