CET-4 Listening

15 episodesLevel B1–B2

Practice tests in the format of China's College English Test Band 4 listening section: news reports (Section A), long conversations (Section B) and passages (Section C), each followed by the exam questions read aloud. Original material, not past papers. Shadow every sentence to get used to the speed and the details the questions ask about (B1–B2).

Start with episode 1

15 episodes

  1. CET-4 Listening News Reports: A Wallet Found After 40 Years and a Library RobotB1
    1
    24 sentences
    Episode 1

    CET-4 Listening News Reports: A Wallet Found After 40 Years and a Library Robot

    American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
  2. CET-4 Listening News Reports: Car-Free Sundays and a Study on Short NapsB1
    7
    22 sentences
    Episode 2

    CET-4 Listening News Reports: Car-Free Sundays and a Study on Short Naps

    American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
  3. CET-4 Listening News Reports: A Student's Farm App and One-Euro HousesB2
    5
    22 sentences
    Episode 3

    CET-4 Listening News Reports: A Student's Farm App and One-Euro Houses

    American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
  4. CET-4 Listening News Reports: Panda Twins and a Library Fine AmnestyB2
    24 sentences
    Episode 4

    CET-4 Listening News Reports: Panda Twins and a Library Fine Amnesty

    American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
  5. CET-4 Listening News Reports: A Beach Clean-Up and a Dog That Walked HomeB1
    1
    25 sentences
    Episode 5

    CET-4 Listening News Reports: A Beach Clean-Up and a Dog That Walked Home

    American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
  6. CET-4 Listening News Reports: Free Bikes for Students and Libraries as Cool RoomsB2
    1
    26 sentences
    Episode 6

    CET-4 Listening News Reports: Free Bikes for Students and Libraries as Cool Rooms

    American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
  7. CET-4 Listening Long Conversation: A Part-Time Job or an Internship?B1
    31
    27 sentences
    Episode 7

    CET-4 Listening Long Conversation: A Part-Time Job or an Internship?

    American AccentCET-4/6 PrepInterview EnglishDaily Conversation
  8. CET-4 Listening Long Conversation: A Summer Job Interview at a Travel CompanyB2
    5
    26 sentences
    Episode 8

    CET-4 Listening Long Conversation: A Summer Job Interview at a Travel Company

    American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepInterview EnglishTravel English
  9. CET-4 Listening Long Conversation: A Radio Interview About Cycling to WorkB2
    10
    26 sentences
    Episode 9

    CET-4 Listening Long Conversation: A Radio Interview About Cycling to Work

    American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
  10. CET-4 Listening Long Conversation: Changing Dorm RoomsB1
    3
    28 sentences
    Episode 10

    CET-4 Listening Long Conversation: Changing Dorm Rooms

    American AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
  11. CET-4 Listening Long Conversation: Asking for an Essay ExtensionB2
    2
    27 sentences
    Episode 11

    CET-4 Listening Long Conversation: Asking for an Essay Extension

    American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
  12. CET-4 Listening Passages: Why We Put Things Off and Learning to Swim at SeventyB1
    3
    28 sentences
    Episode 12

    CET-4 Listening Passages: Why We Put Things Off and Learning to Swim at Seventy

    American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
  13. CET-4 Listening Passages: White Roofs and a Month Without SmartphonesB2
    1
    31 sentences
    Episode 13

    CET-4 Listening Passages: White Roofs and a Month Without Smartphones

    American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
  14. CET-4 Listening Passages: First Impressions and Learning to Cook at UniversityB2
    31 sentences
    Episode 14

    CET-4 Listening Passages: First Impressions and Learning to Cook at University

    American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
  15. CET-4 Listening Passages: Learning a Language as an Adult and Sleep Before ExamsB2
    1
    28 sentences
    Episode 15

    CET-4 Listening Passages: Learning a Language as an Adult and Sleep Before Exams

    American AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students

How to study this lesson

  1. Watch one episode a day, in order.
  2. Shadow every sentence: listen, then say it at the same speed.
  3. Record yourself and compare before you move on.

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