In this unit you'll develop your English listening skills around the topic of age. You'll practise listening to opinions as well as getting general and detailed information, while people discuss their attitudes to age and getting older. You'll also be able to review ways of describing ages and stages of life. Download the eBook and transcription at Zappenglish.com.

Download the eBook and transcription at Zappenglish.com. People from the UK are famous around the world for their drinking. But is this reputation well deserved? You'll find out, as you use your general and detailed listening skills in a variety of locations and with different speakers. You'll also have the opportunity to expand your vocabulary around the topic of drinking and alcohol and learn some new and common colloquial expressions.

Have you ever wondered how likely it is that you'll be struck by lightning? In this unit, you'll be using your listening skills to find out. You'll develop your ability to get both general and detailed information from natural speech, while looking at the topic of chance and probability. Download the eBook at Zappenglish.com.

Do you believe in superstitions? In this English listening unit you'll find out if our native speakers do, as well as discovering some common British superstitions. This is a natural conversation, split into three parts and contains lots of the features of conversation that you need to learn to deal with, such as interruptions, hesitation and broken sentences. Download the eBook and transcription at Zappenglish.com.

Practise your English listening following natural discussions and learn to understand opinions on the subject of love, marriage and relationships. You'll get an insight into British culture in regard to these issues as well as finding out about internet and speed dating. You'll hear a variety of English speakers in different sized groups and in different locations. Download the eBook at Zappenglish.com.

Real English conversations - Practise listening to people talking about their fitness regimes and whether they consider themselves to be fit and healthy. Topics include yoga, diet and marathons. We'll also hear from people who are more like 'couch potatoes' than fitness fanatics! Download the eBook and transcription at Zappenglish.com.

In this listening unit you'll listen to people comparing and contrasting difficult situations like moving house, breaking up with a partner and learning to drive.  You'll develop your English listening skills in relation to working out opinions, and practise dealing with the features of natural conversation such as hesitation and interruption. Download the eBook and transcription at Zappenglish.com.

In this unit you'll develop your English listening skills around the topic of the five senses.  Several English speakers will talk about the importance of each of our senses and describe the way they use touch, taste, sight, hearing and smell in their everyday lives. You'll practise contrasting information and picking out differences in opinion, as well as developing your vocabulary in relation to the five senses in English. Download the eBook and transcription at Zappenglish.com.

Download the eBook at Zappenglish.com. Listen to people talk about what has changed in their lives over the past five years. You will practise pulling out the key points, spotting differences between recordings and noticing details. A variety of speakers of different age groups from all over the UK, as well as the US, describe and discuss changes in work, family and relationships. 

In this English listening unit we find out about people's attitudes to rules. You'll develop your ability to listen to monologues and conversations as well as reminding yourself of the language used to talk about obligation and permission. You'll hear 5 different speakers in various natural situations. Download the eBook & transcript at Zappenglish.com.