Zapp! English Listening (english Version)

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.

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.