Level 2 Listening Resources 

Practice for the communicative skill of listening, subskills:
  • Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances  
  • Understanding an extended utterance by transcribing a spoken text (listening and writing)   
  • Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts 

Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the PTE General test.

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People, Places, and Things: Listening 2 Older teenagers, young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Adventures Pre Intermediate Young teenagers

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Adventures Intermediate Young teenagers

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

New Matrix Pre Intermediate Older teenagers

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Tune In 2 Young adults and adults

Understanding the detail in short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Developing Tactics for Listening Young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Future 3 Adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Future 4 Adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Top Notch 3 Young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Activate! B1 Teenagers

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Activate! B1+ Teenagers

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Premium B1 Level Young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

New Cutting Edge Intermediate Older teenagers, young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Total English Pre Intermediate Young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Total English Intermediate Young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Side by Side 3 Older teenagers, young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Side by Side 4 Older teenagers, young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Language Leader Pre Intermediate Young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Understanding an extended utterance by transcribing a spoken text (listening and writing), Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Straightforward Pre Intermediate Young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Understanding an extended utterance by transcribing a spoken text (listening and writing), Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Straightforward Intermediate Young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Understanding an extended utterance by transcribing a spoken text (listening and writing), Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

face2face Pre Intermediate Young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

face2face Intermediate Young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts

Cambridge English Skills: Real Listening and Speaking 2 Young adults and adults

Understanding the gist of short spoken utterances, Extracting specific information from extended spoken texts