Listening

Short, free BBC videos turned into full lessons: gist, detail, inference, attitude, connected speech and more.

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Listening for gist

Five reasons to sleep more: follow a short talk part by part, with signposts and the present simple.

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Listening for specific information

Numbers, dates and lists in a short news report on rising prices, with the present continuous for change.

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Listening for detail and note-taking

Take clear notes on a short video about AI chatbots, and give advice with imperatives and need to.

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Main idea vs supporting details

Six tips for a calmer working life: separate main ideas from details, with the best way to…

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Listening for inference

Read between the lines of a short video on multitasking, with can, can't and it's possible to.

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Listening for attitude and tone

How do Venetians and visitors really feel? Hear attitude and tone, with intensifiers and softeners.

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Fact vs opinion

Facts, opinions and advice on AI and studying, with reporting verbs: worry that, advise someone to.

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Connected speech and weak forms

Hear weak forms and linking in a short history of the sandwich, with the past simple passive.

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Discourse markers

First, however, although: follow a short talk on greener flying by listening for the markers.