Listening Lab

 Welcome to the Listening Lab. Below is a variety of new reports and stories from around the world (in Video format), and their accompanying PDF lessons.

Listening Lesson 48

The Tech That Could "Fix" Wind Power.

October 17, 2023
Environment
Listening Lesson 47

Report of Student Cheating on AP Test

October 6, 2023
Education
Listening Lesson 46

Inside Arizona's London Bridge

October 6, 2023
Engineering
Listening Lesson 45

A Carbon-Free Future Starts with Driving Less

October 1, 2023
Environment
Listening Lesson 44

Your next Job may Depend on Passing a Personality Test

September 24, 2023
Business
Listening Lesson 43

We are Positioning for a U.S. Recession in 2023

September 23, 2023
Finance
Listening Lesson 42

What Actually Happens to Your Donated Clothes

September 13, 2023
Business
Listening Lesson 41

$635M Powerball Jackpot Sparks Lottery Fever GMA

September 7, 2023
Finance
Listening Lesson 40

UN Says 50 million People Stuck in Modern Slavery

September 1, 2023
Life & Living
Listening Lesson 39

Scrambling onto Trucks for a Better Life

August 30, 2023
Life & Living
Listening Lesson 38

BBC News: Is South Korean Education Best in the World?

August 19, 2023
Education
Listening Lesson 37

University Bosses Call for Hike in Student Tuition Fees

August 23, 2023
Education
Listening Lesson 36

Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan

August 12, 2023
Education
Listening Lesson 35

How to Value a Sports Team

August 1, 2023
Business
Listening Lesson 34

Visiting the biggest fish market in the world

July 25, 2023
Travel
Listening Lesson 33

Microbrewery Boom

July 22, 2023
Business
Listening Lesson 32

A Timeline of Liz Truss’s 45 Days as U.K. Prime Minister

July 19, 2023
Politics
Listening Lesson 31

The shocking transformation of the UK household diet since 1980 – BBC

July 7, 2023
Health & Fitness
Listening Lesson 30

Iranian athlete missing after competing without hijab in South Korea

July 1, 2023
Politics
Listening Lesson 29

Day in the Life of an Investment Banking Analyst

June 29, 2023
Business
Listening Lesson 28

The iPod is Officially Dead

June 26, 2023
Technology
Listening Lesson 27

Gordon Ramsay's Perfect Steak

June 20, 2023
Food
Listening Lesson 26

Why Do You Get Hangry?

June 14, 2023
Health & Fitness
Listening Lesson 25

Cost of living Winter Heating Bills Could Lead to a Humanitarian Crisis

June 1, 2023
Life & Living
Listening Lesson 24

Why is Late Night Eating Bad for You - Human Longevity

May 23, 2023
Health & Fitness
Listening Lesson 23

The New Magic Word for Branding is Collaborations’

May 20, 2023
Business
Listening Lesson 22

'Football Brexit' A.C. Monza director proposes a European Super League without English clubs

May 10, 2023
Sports
Listening Lesson 21

Ruff Day? Not As More Workplaces Welcome ‘Pandemic Pets’ to The Office

April 13, 2023
Business
Listening Lesson 20

'Quiet Quitting' - What Is It and Why Are More People Doing It?

May 1, 2023
Life & Living
Listening Lesson 19

Why Companies Are 'De-branding'

April 28, 2023
Business
Listening Lesson 18

University student speaks out on UK student accommodation crisis

April 22, 2023
Education
Listening Lesson 17

London's Deadly Air Turned the City into an EV Pioneer

April 13, 2023
Environment
Listening Lesson 16

BTS Members to Serve Military Starting with Oldest Member Jin

April 7, 2023
Entertainment
Listening Lesson 15

10 MINI Gadgets on Amazon That Are Worth Buying

April 2, 2023
Technology
Listening Lesson 14

School for tired teens - BBC News

March 29, 2023
Education
Listening Lesson 13

Harbor is closing its brick-and-mortar shop

March 29, 2023
Business
Listening Lesson 12

More Than a Grand Canyon | America's National Parks | National Geographic

March 20, 2023
Travel
Listening Lesson 11

Best Coffee Shop In the world - John Quilter

March 16, 2023
Business
Listening lesson 10

Korea Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

March 2, 2023
Travel
Listening Lesson 9

Samsung Television NU6900 Series Review

February 20, 2023
Technology
Listening Lesson 8

Best Advice to Small Business Owners

February 17, 2023
Business
Listening Lesson 7

How stress affects your body - Sharon Horesh Bergquist

February 14, 2023
Health & Fitness
Listening Lesson 6

How playing sports benefits your body ... and your brain

February 4, 2023
Health & Fitness
Listening Lesson 5

Holiday Shoppers Hunt for Deals Amid Record Inflation.

February 1, 2023
Finance
Listening Lesson 4

Top 3 Luxurious Movie Theaters in Korea

January 31, 2023
Entertainment
Listening Lesson 3

Six Ways to Improve your Work-Life Balance – BBC Ideas

January 23, 2023
Life & Living
Listening Lesson 2

What is the Metaverse – BBC News

January 12, 2023
Technology
Listening Lesson 1

Check Out This Foldable $50K Tiny House

January 3, 2023
Engineering

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