Listen Up Elementary

Introduction

Listen Up Elementary is an online course, consisting of 12 modules of English, and providing approximately 30 hours of study for students.

Course aims

To give students at Elementary, CEFR A1 level practice in listening passages of different kinds. The course is ideal for students who find their level of listening comprehension is falling behind their level of grammar, vocabulary, writing, reading, speaking, or pronunciation, and need a more targeted approach to bring their listening skills into line with their other English language skills at this level.

Students can also combine this course with our other similar courses:

Grammar Box
Reading Skills
Vocabulary Booster
Pronunciation Portal

Unit summary

Module 1: People

Duncan
Mary

Module 2: Routine

Mrs. Brown
My day

Module 3: Food

Food shopping
Ordering in a restaurant

Module 4: Home

I hate my house
My new home

Module 5: Countries

Spain
I don’t have a home country

Module 6: Work

My terrible job interview
What I like and what I don’t like about my job

Module 7: Animals

My dogs
Animal attack

Module 8: Colour

Colour blind
Using colours in shopping

Module 9: Transport

Buying a train ticket
Flying first class

Module 10: Travel

A holiday of a lifetime
My car

Module 11: Shopping

Food shopping
The changing face of shopping

Module 12: Buildings

Amnesia in Ibiza
The biggest hotel in the world

Follow-up

Students completing the Listen Up Elementary course could:

Move on to our next level course: Listen Up Pre-Intermediate
Choose one of our other skills-specific courses, such as Grammar Box, Reading Skills, Vocabulary Booster, or Pronunciation Portal
Study one of our general English improvement courses, such as Complete, Pre-Intermediate Power, or Focus on A2 Key