18 interactive listening activities for Upper Intermediate (B2) English learners, aligned to the CEFR B2 level. Free to use with instant feedback and no sign-up required.
Suitable for self-study and classroom use. Teachers can build assignments from these activities and track student progress.
Academic
Academic Horizons — Listen to Hiroshi's voice journal from the first week of a joint research semester. Answer the questions on what the term ahead will involve.
Innovation Lab — Listen to the program director open the Innovation Showcase, then answer questions about the event and the projects on display.
Mind Matters — Take notes while a student presents a research project. Fill in the note sheet as you listen.
Behind the Headlines — Wei and Yasmin leave each other voicemails across one day of a medical conference.
Lab Reports — Take notes while Amina briefs her team on the experiments now under way.
The Power of Words — Listen to Lani's talk at the writing workshop and take notes on her advice and on the help that is available.
Tightening the Argument — Listen to Farid and Camila the evening before the tournament and follow how they plan their case.
Writing with Precision — Listen to three voicemails between Maya and Lars, and find out what each of them will do next.
Shaping the Message — Listen to Yasmin's talk at The Neshom Note and follow her argument from start to finish.
Work
Formal or Casual? — Listen to four voicemails between Amina and Lars as they prepare their booth for the career fair.
Getting Things Done — Listen to Mateo's voice memo at the end of a busy day and find out what he still has to do.
Front and Center — Listen to three voicemails between Matilda and Wei, and find out how they plan to get the work done.
Social
What If Things Were Different? — Listen to Mei and Ethan at Ghafridge Cafe. Keep track of what each one says about their studies, their work and the city.
Dare to Express — You overhear Diego and Matilda between acts. Listen for what each performer did, and how Diego answers Matilda's challenge.
Community
Breaking It Down — Listen to a school coordinator announce the results of the community project competition.
Making Your Case — Listen to Hiroshi and Maya in the town hall before the debate begins.
Center Stage — Listen to Sofia straight after the evening at the community hall, answer two questions, then choose how she replies.
Connecting It All — Listen to the host's welcome at the semester's closing ceremony, and find out what he looks back on and what he asks the guests to do.