oCoder Education - English listening Audios are suitable for learners with different levels of English. Here are some ways to make them easier (if you have a lower level of English) or more difficult (if you have a higher level of English).
You can choose one or two of these suggestions – you don't have to follow all of them!
Making it easier
Read all the exercises before you listen to the audio.
Look up the words in the exercises that you don't know or don't understand in a dictionary.
Play the audio as many times as you need.
Play each part of the audio separately.
Answer all questions in the exercise.
Read the transcript after you have listened to the audio.
Making it harder
Listen to the audio before you read the exercises.
Only play the audio once before answering the questions.
Play the whole audio without a break.
Don't read the transcript.
Now, listen to the audio and do the exercises on the following tabs.
If you do not complete all the question, you can play the audio again.
After that, read the dialog to make sure that you understand all word in the audio.
1. What are these two people doing?
Taking a smoke break
At the cigarette store buying cigarettes
At a bar drinking and smoking
Talking over the phone
2. Why is he asking a friend for a cigarette?
He forgot his cigarettes today
He wants to try smoking
He ran out of cigarettes earlier that day
He needs one for later
3. Select the statement that is true from this dialog?
Smoking is addicting
It is hard to quit smoking
The longer you smoke the harder it becomes to quit
All of the above
4. Where is this conversation taking place?
At work
At school
At home
At a restaurant
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A: "Hey Bobby. What's going on?" B: "Just taking a smoke break." A: "I forgot my cigarette today. Do you have another one?" B: "Sure. Here you go." A: "Thanks." B: "I didn't know you smoked." A: "Really? I've been smoking for over a year now." B: "Oh. You're new to smoking still. I've been smoking for 7 years." A: "You ever tired to quit?" B: "Many times. I'm really addicted. It's harder to stop than you think." A: "Yeah. I tried to quit last month, and I thought it was going to be easy, but it turns out that I'm still smoking." B: "I highly recommend you quit soon. The longer you smoke, the harder it becomes to quit." A: "I think you're right. Aright. Gotta go to class. Thanks for the cigarette. I'll talk to you later." B: "No problem. I'll talk to you later."