Intermediate B1

Rants and raves - listening practice

Use this series of short audio recordings of people talking about things they love or hate to help your students develop their listening skills.

Rants and raves: TV talent shows

This short listening practice activity is based around someone complaining about talent shows on television.

Rants and raves: Winter

This short listening practice activity is based around a monologue by someone discussing their feelings about winter in the UK.

Returning goods to a shop

This activity provides short listening practice based around a conversation between a customer and sales person. The conversation is to return a pair of boots.

Rants and raves - Reality TV

This activity provides short listening practice based around a monologue regarding reality TV in the UK. The monologue provides observations of reality TV.

Rants and Raves - Queuing

This activity provides short listening practice based around a monologue regarding queuing etiquette in the UK. The monologue provides observations of queuing.

Rants and Raves - Please and thank you

This activity provides short listening practice based on a monologue with imaginary conversation. The monologue relays information about the speaker’s thoughts on using ‘please’ and ‘thank you’.

Planning an excursion

This activity provides short listening practice based around a conversation between a customer and sales person. The conversation is to enquire about excursions.

Rants and Raves - Mobile Phones

This activity provides short listening practice based around a monologue about mobile phones. The monologue relays how the speaker feels about mobile phones in society, particularly on trains.