B2 listening: everything you need to know

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Starting to do higher level listening can be a bit difficult at times: you have to get used to the new vocabulary, the people in the audios speak faster and faster and you have to capture more and more detailed information. But don't worry, we'll tell you what new features your B2 listening will have compared to B1.



Speech rate
As you might expect, B2 listening is faster. This simply means that, compared hungary phone number list the previous level, the person speaking does not make the effort to pronounce slowly and clearly, as was the case in B1. This brings with it several new difficulties that you will have to pay attention to:

It's harder to distinguish words from one another , so you'll need to pay attention to intonation and context to figure out where a word begins and ends. Remember that English prosody is very different from Spanish.
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You will have less time to think and write down your answers. Pay close attention the first time you listen and try to fill in the gaps so you can check your answers during the repetition.
It's easier to miss information if you're distracted. Focus on each exercise carefully - they only last a few seconds.
Accents
Another great new feature of the B2 exercises is the appearance of accents. Where in B1 almost all the accents you will have heard are RP or similar or, at most, American, in B2 we will start to hear some Scottish, Irish and Australian accents, among others. The best way to deal with this new difficulty is:

Listening : Look for new accents in movies and TV shows , get used to them and their particular melody and rhythm. It's easier than you think.
Isolating sounds : Each accent has its own way of pronouncing different sounds. If you get used to the Scottish r roll, you won't find it strange when it comes out and it will be easier to understand the whole word. When you can, listen to individual words, repeat them and get used to those difficult sounds.
Practice : As we have just mentioned, repetition is what will help you progress the most. Do exercises, try to transcribe dialogues in accents that are difficult for you... any opportunity is good for training your ear.