English A2 listening practice

Short radio debates in English about real news, written for A2 learners (elementary): simple sentences about familiar topics: prices, travel, work, food, plans.

Each episode has a host and several panelists who disagree, so you hear opinions, reasons and reactions — the language of real conversations. Every page has the first minute of audio, the start of the transcript and the key words with their meaning.

• 6 min · 10 Oct 2026 · Housing & citiesUS rents finally drop after years of relentless hikesAre falling US rents a genuine relief for renters or just a temporary lull before prices spike again?
• 6 min · 9 Oct 2026 · EnvironmentScientists retire worst-case climate scenario: honest fix or caving in?Did retiring RCP8.5 fix a genuine scientific mistake, or did pressure and politics water down climate projections...
• 6 min · 6 Oct 2026 · FootballTrump intervening in World Cup referee calls: should politicians stay out of sport?Should Donald Trump's phone call to FIFA president Gianni Infantino to overturn Folarin Balounk's red card...