Collins English for Life - Listening
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Unit 1 Click here for the audio transcript.
Lisa, from England, talks about living in London and growing up in the North East.
Unit 2 Click here for the audio transcript.
Taressa, from Australia, explains the rivalry between Melbourne and Sydney.
Alex, from England, talks about the differences between life in the north and life in the south.
Unit 3 Click here for the audio transcript.
Hannah, originally from Australia, compares her life in England to her old one in Darwin.
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Lisa, from London, compares her parents’ house to her own.
Unit 5 Click here for the audio transcript.
Tare, from New Zealand, describes the landscape and culture there.
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Celia, from England, talks on the phone to a representative from Cape Town Tourism (in South Africa) who advises her about the local public transport system.
A volunteer from bird sanctuary Vane Farm, in Scotland, explains to potential visitor Lorna (also from Scotland) how to get to the farm.
Unit 7 Click here for the audio transcript.
Celia, from England, receives advice over the phone from Cape Town Tourism (in South Africa) about accommodation.
Unit 8 Click here for the audio transcript.
On a visit to Australia, Nikki, from Scotland, asks her hotel receptionist for advice on a particular area of the city.
Unit 9 Click here for the audio transcript.
An English customer, who is hiring a car for a trip to America, goes through the details of his rental with the car rental assistant.
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A customer and a mobile phone salesman, both from England, explore the various tariffs available.
Unit 12 Click here for the audio transcript.
Lisa, from England, talks about her education.
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Lisa, from England, talks about university life in the UK.
Lisa talks about studying languages at university.
Mark, from Australia, describes how he became a hotel manager.
Jeremy, from the USA, talks about the challenges of job-hunting.
Unit 14 Click here for the audio transcript.
John, from England, discusses his work as an HR Manager.
Unit 15 Click here for the audio transcript.
French-Canadian Vincent talks about his experience of learning English.
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Louisa, from Germany, explains her love of fashion.
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Lisa, from England, describes the nature of travel in London.
Grant, from England, leaves a voicemail message regarding Tilly’s birthday party.
Lisa leaves a voicemail message in the hope of rearranging her meeting with Claire.
Lisa leaves a voicemail message inviting Simon to her housewarming party.
Unit 18 Click here for the audio transcript.
Tare, from New Zealand, gives a detailed explanation of his gym routine.
Unit 19 Click here for the audio transcript.
Catherine, from England, talks about a recent business trip to Korea.
Vincent, from French Canada, talks about traditional Canadian dishes.
Grant, from England, describes two of his favourite restaurants where he used to live.
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Maria, from Ireland, talks about her love of Gaelic football.