Download the conversation transcript at Zappenglish.com. Practise listening to English for both gist and detail in this unit, as people describe adverts that they found memorable. There's also a discussion about the positives and negatives of advertising and how it affects our lives. These recordings took place in different outdoor locations and feature a wide variety of natural background sounds.

In this listening unit, you'll hear people talking about things related to holidays (USA: vacations). You'll hear descriptions of family trips, of ideal holidays and the kind of holidays people hate. You'll practise following an English conversation with multiple speakers as well as following narratives. A lot of this unit was rather appropriately recorded at the beach with the sounds of holidays in the background! Download the English conversation transcript at Zappenglish.com.

Amazing places to see before you die! In this listening unit, you'll find out how much you know about the wonders of the world and hear people recommending the most amazing places on the planet. You're going to practise listening for gist and detail, and will be exposed to lots of useful English frequently used for describing places and travel. Download the eBook at Zappenglish.com.

Download the transcript at Zappenglish.com. In this unit you'll develop your ability to listen to lists, descriptions and instructions, as a variety of speakers talk about their favourite recipes as well as cooking in general. This is also a good opportunity to review language used for describing food and the cooking process.

In this unit, you'll practise listening to longer natural English conversations and develop your ability to follow a narrative. You'll hear people talking about how good or bad their memories are, what they forget and how they try to remember. You'll also hear lots of spoken expressions related to the mind and memory. Download English conversation transcript. 

How honest are you? Do you ever lie? We found out the answer to these questions with several of our speakers. You'll hear people describing what they would do in a variety of situations that test honesty. The tasks in this unit encourage you to practise listening for gist. You'll also hear a lot of language used to describe hypothetical situations and vocabulary related to lying and telling the truth. Download the eBook and transcription at Zappenglish.com.

Contains some adult themes. In this unit you're really going to develop your ability to understand opinions. You'll follow a fast and natural discussion about controversial topics such as nudity, swearing, sex before marriage and homosexuality. Download the eBook and transcription at Zappenglish.com.

How do you get your news? Do you care about the news? You'll practise your English listening through answers to these questions and more. You'll also be able to brush up on your vocabulary around the topic of news and get some interesting cultural insight into some surprising things about British newspapers. Download the eBook and transcription at Zappenglish.com.

A variety of speakers talk about movies (films). Through tasks such as guessing which movie is being described, you'll practise listening for gist and detail. You'll also be exposed to plenty of the vocabulary used to describe movies and opinions of them. Download the eBook and transcription at Zappenglish.com.

Attitudes to crime and punishment differ around the world. In this unit you'll practise listening to people talking about their personal experiences of crime as well as their opinions on punishment. You'll develop your ability to follow a narrative and to pick out specific information. You'll also have the opportunity to review and widen your vocabulary relating to this topic. Download the eBook at Zappenglish.com.