Learn English with AudioBooks

Learn English with AudioBooks

Whatever your level of English, we’re here to help.
From children to adults, we have courses, lessons and activities which lead to internationally recognised qualifications.
Learning English with the British Council will help you unlock a whole new world of opportunity.
So whether you want to learn online, join us at a face-to-face class or study English in the UK, this is the place to start.

How to use this app:
Step 1: - Listening Listen to the fast conversation at natural speed: listen to a fast conversation in English for the first time, and do not slow down the conversation.
- Pay attention to the vocabulary, use of vocabulary, expressions and phrases the speaker is using.
- Do not worry if you do not understand everything they are saying.
- This first listening is a way for you to familiarise yourself with the audio, and get used to listening to natural conversations.
Step 2: - Break down the conversation: Now listen to the recording again but pause the recording at 5-10 second intervals
- Ask yourself questions to get you thinking about the conversation.
- Question yourself about the word choice they are using, their accent, intonation, pronunciation, do they use a dialect? are they speaking clearly,
- ask yourself questions to get you thinking about what you hear to enable you to better understand and u
Step 3: - Write down everything you hear: Listen to the audio on more time,
- Press pause at 5-10 second intervals and write down everything you hear.
Step 4: - Compare with the transcript: compare what you wrote down to the transcript.
- Did you miss any words, did you miss the whole sentence? compare what you wrote down to the transcript