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Listening C1

Listening C1

Practice C1 listening with audio, transcripts, vocabulary, and comprehension questions.

C1 4 min

Living on the Cheap

Dan tells Todd what it actually costs to live the slow-travel lifestyle in Southeast Asia, from his cheapest month to a more comfortable monthly figure.

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C1 3 min

Childhood Memory

Daniel tells Vella about three-month childhood summers spent at his great-grandmother's countryside hostel in Chile, playing and going to the beach.

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C1 4 min

Super Hero Skills

Gyri and Viyasan trade picks for the superhero skill they would most want, from cloning themselves to mastering languages overnight.

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C1 2 min

Learner Types Part 1

Julia tells Todd what kind of language learner she is, and why certain cues and emotional or humorous stories help her remember words.

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C1 3 min

Protests

Julia tells Todd about being in London during the 2011 riots, describing the violence, the public response, and why the unrest fizzled out.

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C1 3 min

Reasons for Riots

Todd shares his experience of being in Bangkok during the red-shirt protests, comparing it to American sports riots and LA-style social unrest.

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C1 4 min

Water Adventures

Peter describes South Africa's sporting scene for Jana, including world-class surfing, shark cage diving, and treasure diving along old shipping routes.

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C1 3 min

Learn Types Part 2

Julia and Todd discuss different learning styles (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) and which type of learner each of them tends to be.

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C1 4 min

Outsourcing

Todd explains to Julia how he outsources audio editing, transcription, and image work for his website to freelancers around the world.

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C1 4 min

Work from Abroad

Todd tells Julia about his ten months as a digital nomad in five countries, and why total freedom became lonely and paralyzing.

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C1 3 min

Work on the Go

Todd describes the realities of working remotely abroad, long hours, the chair-quality test, accommodation choices, and finding fast internet in unexpected places.

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C1 3 min

Men Cry

Daniel and Vella discuss whether men should cry, comparing the macho stigma in Chilean and Indonesian cultures with their own views.

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C1 4 min

Metrosexual

Daniel and Vella discuss metrosexual men, covering makeup, grooming, cultural attitudes in Chile and Indonesia, and how much is too much.

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