English conversations for listening practice: 100 dialogues, A1–B1
100 short everyday dialogues, about 25 seconds each, for beginner to intermediate learners. Listen to one line at a time, type it and check every word.
- Category
- Conversations
- Lessons
- 100
- Segments
- 1,146
- Levels in category
- A1–B1
Browse 100 Lessons
100 lessons
- 1 At home (1) A1 10 segments Start A1 · 10 segments
- 2 At home (2) A1 12 segments Start A1 · 12 segments
- 3 My Favorite Photographs (1) A1 8 segments Start A1 · 8 segments
- 4 Location A1 10 segments Start A1 · 10 segments
- 5 Location (2) A1 6 segments Start A1 · 6 segments
- 6 Color (1) A1 8 segments Start A1 · 8 segments
- 7 Color (2) A1 5 segments Start A1 · 5 segments
- 8 No questions A1 10 segments Start A1 · 10 segments
- 9 Short Answer A1 10 segments Start A1 · 10 segments
- 10 Telephone call (2) A1 9 segments Start A1 · 9 segments
- 11 What's A Grant? A2 11 segments Start A2 · 11 segments
- 12 I'm Busy On Friday A2 8 segments Start A2 · 8 segments
- 13 Bless You A2 12 segments Start A2 · 12 segments
- 14 I Don't Feel Well A2 10 segments Start A2 · 10 segments
- 15 Can You Help Me? A2 11 segments Start A2 · 11 segments
- 16 Taking a Cab A1 11 segments Start A1 · 11 segments
- 17 I Hate to Get Up A2 10 segments Start A2 · 10 segments
- 18 A Hot Day A2 10 segments Start A2 · 10 segments
- 19 Phone Out of Order (1) A2 10 segments Start A2 · 10 segments
- 20 Phone Out of Order (2) B1 10 segments Start B1 · 10 segments
What are English Conversation Lessons?
English conversation lessons are 100 short recorded dialogues about everyday situations such as phone calls, shopping, directions, health and small talk. A typical dialogue lasts about 25 seconds and has 11 lines of around 6 words. The speakers talk at a natural pace, about 190 words per minute measured across our lessons, the fastest of any category. Short lines let you hear real speed in pieces you can manage. Levels run from A1 to B1.
Why Learn English Through Conversations?
Short dialogues are close to the English you hear in daily life: quick exchanges with short answers, contractions and polite phrases. Because each line is only a few words long, beginners can practise at real speaking speed from the start.
Key Learning Benefits
- Lines are short, about 6 words, so you can catch fast speech one piece at a time.
- You learn set phrases for greetings, requests, apologies and phone calls in the situations where people use them.
- Speakers use contractions and linked speech, such as don't, I'll and can you, the way people really talk.
- Each dialogue takes under a minute, so you can finish several in one short session.
- Hearing both sides of a conversation shows you how people answer as well as how they ask.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are English conversation listening exercises?
They are short recorded dialogues for dictation practice. Each lesson has the audio, a transcript split into lines and a dictation exercise that checks every word you type. The 100 dialogues are graded A1 to B1.
What types of conversations are included?
Everyday situations: phone calls, shopping, asking for directions, health, making plans, small talk and short exchanges such as thanking someone or saying bless you. Each dialogue is only a few lines long, so you can finish one in a couple of minutes.
Can I practice dictation with these conversations?
Yes. Each dialogue is split into lines. Play one, type what you hear and press Check Answer. Each word is marked correct, wrong or missing, and small typos count as Almost. You can replay a line as often as you need or slow the audio down.
What CEFR levels are covered?
A1 to B1: 19 dialogues at A1, 52 at A2 and 29 at B1. The speakers talk fast, about 190 words per minute, but the lines are short, so A1 learners can start here.