Slow English Listening ๐ง Long-Play Stories & Conversations (A1โA2)
Long-play English listening for beginners (A1โA2) โ complete lesson series in one video, read slowly and clearly. Press play and let it run: while you relax, cook, commute, or fall asleep. You don't need to watch the screen โ the audio carries the lesson. Hearing the same stories and conversations again and again is one of the fastest ways to make English stick. Each long play collects a whole series โ easy stories, everyday conversations โ with chapters, so you can jump to any story or lesson.
How to use it: 1. First time: watch with captions (CC) on. 2. After that: just listen. Repeat one long play for a few days until it feels easy. 3. Then read the texts yourself, free:
New long plays are added as each series is completed.
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Lesson 1
Slow English Listening ๐ง 8 Everyday Topics, Read Along Then Repeat (A1โA2)
All 8 lessons of English Reading Basics, in one video โ 15 minutes of slow, easy English to read along with first and then listen to on repeat.
Watch on YouTube โ
15:45
๐ Chapters โ jump into the video
- 0:00 Start here
- 0:10 Lesson 1 โ Daily Routine (A1)
- 2:11 Lesson 2 โ Home & Chores (A1)
- 4:09 Lesson 3 โ School Day (A2)
- 6:02 Lesson 4 โ Food & Cafรฉ (A1)
- 7:51 Lesson 5 โ Travel & Directions (A1)
- 9:46 Lesson 6 โ Shopping & Money (A1)
- 11:48 Lesson 7 โ Health & Appointments (A1)
- 13:36 Lesson 8 โ Small Talk & Weather (A1)
- 15:37 Well done
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Lesson 2
Learn English with 8 Short Stories ๐ง Slow English Listening (A1โA2)
Eight very easy English stories (levels A1โA2), read slowly like an illustrated storybook. No grammar talk, no quizzes โ just listen. Perfect for beginners, commutes, and relaxing.
Watch on YouTube โ
14:27
๐ Chapters โ jump into the video
- 0:00 Welcome (intro map)
- 0:08 1. The Lost Wallet (A1)
- 2:06 2. Phone Left Behind (A1)
- 3:35 3. The Midnight Train (A2)
- 5:35 4. The Street Musician (A2)
- 7:18 5. Snow Day Neighbor (A1)
- 8:54 6. The Little Plant Shop (A1)
- 10:33 7. The Library Mystery (A2)
- 12:34 8. The Weekend Market (A2)
- 14:12 The end โ quiet practice / loop tip
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Lesson 3
Small Talk in English ๐ ๐ง All 7 Lessons โ Greetings to Goodbyes | Small Talk English
Everything you need for everyday English small talk โ from "how's it going?" to "I should get going" โ in one video. All seven Small Talk English lessons back to back: each one plays six short real conversations in the speakers' own voices, with the words highlighted as you hear them plus a simple pronunciation guide and what each line means.
๐ฃ๏ธ A few of the lines you'll hear โ tap ๐ to hear
- How's it going? / Not bad, you? (casual "how are you?" and a reply that sends it back)
- Nice day, isn't it? (weather small talk that breaks any silence)
- How was your weekend? / It flew by (a Monday classic)
- I love your jacket! / You're too kind (give a compliment and take one gracefully)
- Long time no see! (running into someone you haven't seen in a while)
- I should get going (wrap up a chat warmly, without being rude)
Watch on YouTube โ
8:01
๐ Chapters โ jump into the video
- 0:00 A compliment (teaser)
- 0:10 Intro โ what you'll learn
- 0:15 Lesson 1 โ Greetings & How Are You
- 1:07 Lesson 2 โ Talking About the Weather
- 2:11 Lesson 3 โ Weekend Plans
- 3:16 Lesson 4 โ Giving & Receiving Compliments
- 4:20 Lesson 5 โ Keeping the Chat Going
- 5:24 Lesson 6 โ Bumping Into Someone
- 6:27 Lesson 7 โ Ending a Conversation Politely
- 7:31 Recap โ all your phrases
- 7:56 Wrap-up
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Lesson 4
Order Coffee in English ๐ง โ One Real Visit, Start to Finish (A2)
Order coffee in English with confidence โ one whole cafรฉ visit, start to finish, then practice saying every key phrase yourself. โ Real conversation โ A2 Beginner-Intermediate
You follow Mia through a real visit: deciding what to order, the sizes, the milk question, paying by phone, the tip screen, picking up the drink โ and fixing it when it's wrong. A week later she's back as a regular: "the usual", something to eat, wifi, and small talk with the barista.
Everything Mia says is simple A2 English you can copy at a real counter. The barista answers the way real staff talk โ every phrase is explained on screen as you hear it.
Each part ends with SAY IT BACK: Mia's key lines, replayed with a pause for you to repeat out loud. The video ends with YOU TRY: the barista speaks, you answer in the pause, then you hear Mia's answer. Watch it once with the screen, then replay it in your earbuds โ every section announces itself out loud, so you always know where you are.
Watch on YouTube โ
11:16
๐ Chapters โ jump into the video