Episode 02 — Train Your Ears to Understand Real English | B1–B2

Can you follow a conversation when plans change? Welcome to Episode 02 of The Listening Room 🎧 Join Emma for an unexpected weekend: a hotel booking for the wrong date, a dead phone, confusing directions, shopping decisions, and new plans with an old friend. Practise everyday English through conversations, clear explanations, useful expressions, and four final listening challenges. Listen for what people want, what changes, and what happens next. HOW TO PRACTISE Listen to each conversation first without reading the captions. Focus on the situation and the important details. Use the explanations to check your understanding, then listen again and try saying a few useful phrases aloud. CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Imagine this 00:02:36 At the front desk 00:04:27 Hotel expressions 00:10:16 The last available room 00:13:25 Listen beyond the words 00:21:47 Finding the hotel 00:27:21 English for directions 00:34:36 A phone with no battery 00:42:36 Shopping English 00:49:48 A fresh start 00:58:40 Useful hotel English 01:08:16 An unexpected message 01:17:59 Phrasal verbs in context 01:28:32 A change of plans 01:40:55 Final listening challenge 01:42:11 Challenge 1 · Location 01:43:17 Challenge 2 · Appointment 01:44:38 Challenge 3 · Package 01:45:48 Challenge 4 · Rental 01:47:04 Check your answers 01:53:43 Your listening habit Which conversation will you listen to again? Tell us in the comments. Subscribe to The Listening Room for English through stories and everyday conversations. #EnglishListening #EnglishListeningPractice #LearnEnglish