In this English listening people discuss their attitudes to globalisation (USA: Globalization) and its effect on issues as varied as food, music and fair trade. You'll develop your ability to listen to opinions and discussions through a variety of speakers. You'll also get the opportunity to practise focus on speech when there is background noise present. Download the eBook at Zappenglish.com.

Who knows what's going to happen in the future? In this English listening unit our speakers make predictions about the future in the areas of medicine, communication, food, transport and marriage. As you listen to see if you agree, you'll develop your ability to get the main ideas from natural speech and practise getting specific information. You'll also review your understanding of the language we use to make predictions and to talk about opinions. Download the eBook at Zappenglish.com.

Improve your listening skills by listening to natural conversations about entertainment and how people spend their free time. You'll hear a variety of speakers describe their hobbies and how they entertain themselves, as well as discussions on TV and the role it plays in people's lives. The recordings will also help grow your vocabulary relating to sports, pastimes and leisure activities. Download the eBook at Zappenglish.com.

Download transcription at Zappenglish.com. Have you ever wondered what different nationalities find funny? In this unit you can compare your sense of humour to that of people from Britain and America. You'll practise listening for overall understanding and picking out details by trying to comprehend funny stories and jokes. You'll also hear lots of expressions for talking about humour and funny situations.

An English listening all about Culture. In this unit you're going to develop your listening skills whilst finding out what some of the biggest and most interesting differences between cultures are, from people who have lived and worked in foreign countries. You'll practise listening for gist and well as picking out details about customs and behaviour around the world. Download the eBook at Zappenglish.com.

What are some of the amazing things that can happen to people as they explore the world? In this unit you'll develop your listening skills via anecdotes of travel in places far and wide. You'll practise listening for gist and detail as you hear about tropical islands, ancient rituals and the many ways a traveller and their money can be parted. Download the eBook at Zappenglish.com.

In this unit we're going to listen to recordings about times when things went wrong. You're going to practise listening for the main ideas and detailed information around the topic of incidents and accidents. You'll hear all kinds of stories about how people came to be in hospital and what happened when they were injured abroad. Download the eBook at Zappenglish.com.

Download the eBook at Zappenglish.com. Do you have children? Do you want children? In this unit you're going to practise listening to people answering some of these questions. You'll develop your ability to get the main idea, and to pull out specific details. You'll hear people talking about the advantages and disadvantages of becoming a parent, as well as people giving their opinions about the best age to have children.

English only version. In this Real English Listening unit you'll be developing your listening for general understanding and for detail around the topic of clothes and fashion. You'll hear a variety of speakers giving their opinions about the importance of fashion and how fashion affects what they wear, as well as hearing people describing their clothing and why they like it. The recordings will also help you review and expand your vocabulary around the topic of clothes.

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