Free English Listening Audio (MP3) with Real Conversations

How do you learn English with audio? Pick one lesson at your level and listen straight through without stopping, even if you miss things. Then listen again with the transcript in front of you and note the expressions you did not know. Listen a third time without reading. Twenty minutes a day on the same audio beats two hours once a week — the repetition is what moves listening from “I can read this” to “I can hear this”.

Download our Free English Listening Audio (MP3) with Real Conversations.

On this page you can download free English audio lessons (MP3) based on real English conversations. All the listening practice here is designed for pre-intermediate to advanced learners (B1–C1) who want to understand everyday English as native speakers really use it.

You’ll hear a mix of British and American accents, natural speed, and real-life topics like work, money, food, technology and more. Most lessons come from our Zapp! English Audio Course, so this page is the best place to try the materials before you decide to buy the full system.

Try Zapp! English Audio Lessons for Free

Scroll down to choose an episode, listen online or download the MP3, and start improving your English listening today.

There are three course packs: Zapp! English Vocabulary & Pronunciation, Zapp! English Colloquial and Zapp! English Listening.

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This audio course is based on real English conversations, and in total contains over 60 hours of audio lessons.

Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

Every lesson here is also published as a podcast. Follow the shows on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and each new episode arrives on its own — and you can download them to your phone and listen offline, on the commute, at the gym or anywhere with no signal. It’s free, and you don’t need a paid account.

Zapp! English Vocabulary & Pronunciation

Zapp! English Colloquial

Zapp! English Listening

What Level Is This Real English Course?

These combined packs are suitable for Pre-Intermediate right through to Advanced learners (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages B1-C1). Because all our packs contain real conversations, we guarantee you’ll learn something new whatever your level!

We have selected vocabulary at Level 2 to help you work effectively towards the Cambridge Preliminary English Test (PET) as well as being very helpful for students beginning to work towards their Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE) and IELTS exam (International English Language Testing System).

At Level 3 we help you make further progress towards your Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE), IELTS and Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) exams.

Below you’ll find all our free English listening MP3s from the Zapp! English course. Each audio lesson gives you real conversations plus listening practice on a different topic.

Start listening below!