Listening Practice: Understanding Fast English Speech
In each video you will hear a short clip from a popular video game. The clip will be repeated several times, first without text, then with text so you can see what is being said and finally, one more time without text. You may want to listen again and since these are YouTube videos you can also slow down the speed if necessary. See our blog for more on understanding native English speakers.
Practice Set 1
American English
(1 minute, 11 seconds)
American English
(1 minute, 10 seconds)
British English
(39 seconds)
Australian English
(58 seconds)
American English
(1 minute, 40 seconds)
British English
(1 minute, 12 seconds)
Practice Set 2
British English
(1 minute, 39 seconds)
American English
(2 minutes, 30 seconds)
American English
(1 minute 52 seconds)
American English
(1 minute, 20 seconds)
American English
(2 minutes, 40 seconds)
American English
(2 minutes, 10 seconds)
Practice Set 3
American English
(1 minute, 56 seconds)
British English
(2 minutes, 1 seconds)
American English
(1 minute 48 seconds)
American English
(1 minute, 56 seconds)
Australian English
(1 minute, 12 seconds)
American English
(1 minute, 56 seconds)
Practice Set 4
British English
(2 minutes, 9 seconds)
American English
(2 minutes, 40 seconds)
American English
(1 minute 51 seconds)
American English
(2 minutes, 35 seconds)
American English
(1 minute, 12 seconds)
Australian English
(2 minute, 12 seconds)
Practice Set 5
American English
(2 minutes, 26 seconds)
American English
(2 minutes, 42 seconds)
American English
(2 minute 23 seconds)
American English
(3 minutes, 7 seconds)
British English
(3 minute, 3 seconds)
Australian English
(2 minute, 25 seconds)
Practice Set 6
American English
(2 minutes, 37 seconds)
Irish English
(2 minutes, 46 seconds)
Canadian English
(3 minutes 02 seconds)
South African English
(2 minutes, 51 seconds)
US southern English
(3 minute, 2 seconds)
Australian English
(2 minute, 21 seconds)
Practice Set 7
British English
(2 minutes, 10 seconds)
Indian English
(2 minutes, 38 seconds)
Singaporean English
(2 minutes 10 seconds)
American English
(2 minutes, 27 seconds)
Scottish English
(2 minute, 55 seconds)
British English
(2 minute, 36 seconds)
Practice Set 8
American and British English
(2 minutes, 10 seconds)
American English
(2 minutes, 38 seconds)
American English
(2 minutes 10 seconds)
British English
(2 minutes, 27 seconds)
American English
(2 minute, 55 seconds)
American English
(2 minute, 18 seconds)
Practice Set 9
Australian English
(2 minutes, 32 seconds)
American English
(2 minutes, 57 seconds)
American English
2 minutes 39 seconds
American English
(2 minutes, 09 seconds)
British English
(2 minute, 56 seconds)
British English
(3 minutes, 10 seconds)
Practice Set 10
British English
(2 minutes, 19seconds)
American English
(1 minutes, 07 seconds)
American English
3 minutes 31 seconds
British English
(2 minutes, 59 seconds)
American English
(3 minute, 37 seconds)
American English
(2 minutes, 58 seconds)
Practice Set 11
American English
(2 minutes, 12 seconds)
American English
(3 minutes, 40 seconds)
American English
3 minutes 31 seconds
American English
(3 minutes, 09 seconds)
Australian English
(3 minute, 56 seconds)
British English
(1 minute, 46 seconds)
Practice Set 12
Canadian English
(2 minutes, 12 seconds)
New Zealand English
(3 minutes, 40 seconds)
American English
3 minutes 31 seconds
Canadian English
(3 minutes, 09 seconds)
American English
(3 minute, 56 seconds)
Australian English
(3 minutes, 11 seconds)
Practice Set 13
Scottish/American English
(2 minutes, 20 seconds)
Canadian English
(2 minutes, 22 seconds)
British English
2 minutes 03 seconds
American English
(2 minutes, 25 seconds)
American English
(2 minute, 54 seconds)
American English
(1 minute, 28 seconds)
Practice Set 13
American English
(3 minutes, 13 seconds)
Canadian English
(2 minutes, 15 seconds)
American English
3 minutes 08 seconds
American English
(2 minutes, 29 seconds)
American English
(1 minute, 55 seconds)
American/Australian English
(1 minute, 44 seconds)
Practice Set 14
American English
(1 minute 58 seconds)
American English
(2 minutes, 12 seconds)
American English
3 minutes 29 seconds
American English
(2 minutes, 17 seconds)
British/Canadian English
(2 minute, 19 seconds)
British English
(2 minutes, 49 seconds)