Practice Topics
Listening Topics
Lectures and conversations with timestamped notes and per-skill diagnostics.
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Academic lecture
Mock lecture: Urban tree canopies
- Environmental Science
- 3 questions
- 0:35 audio
- Medium
Academic lecture
Making Books by Hand in the Middle Ages
- Medieval History
- 4 questions
- 1:24 audio
- Easy
Academic lecture
Plastics Grown, Not Drilled
- Materials Science
- 4 questions
- 1:41 audio
- Medium
Academic lecture
Protecting the Night Sky
- Environmental Science
- 4 questions
- 1:28 audio
- Medium
Campus conversation
Mock conversation: Library reserve desk
- Campus Life
- 3 questions
- 0:35 audio
- Easy
Campus conversation
Thinking About Switching Majors
- Academic Advising
- 2 questions
- 1:08 audio
- Medium
Campus conversation
Rush Transcript Request
- Campus Services
- 3 questions
- 1:03 audio
- Medium
Campus conversation
Clearing a Registration Hold
- Campus Services
- 2 questions
- 1:03 audio
- Easy
Choose the best response
Printer Out of Toner
- Campus Daily Life
- 1 question
- 0:05 audio
- Medium
Choose the best response
Invitation to Study Group
- Campus Daily Life
- 1 question
- 0:05 audio
- Easy
Choose the best response
Offering to Lend Notes
- Campus Daily Life
- 1 question
- 0:05 audio
- Medium
Choose the best response
Offering to Save a Seat
- Campus Daily Life
- 1 question
- 0:04 audio
- Easy
Announcement
Pool Closed for Filter Repairs
- Campus Recreation
- 2 questions
- 0:24 audio
- Medium
Announcement
New Bike-Share Stations Opening
- Campus Transportation
- 2 questions
- 0:27 audio
- Hard
Announcement
Late-Night Shuttle Launches
- Campus Transportation
- 2 questions
- 0:23 audio
- Medium
Announcement
Study-Abroad Application Webinar
- International Programs
- 2 questions
- 0:32 audio
- Medium