1. Listening for gist.

Listen to five short segments and choose the most probable context for each one.

Now listen to more of each of the excerpts.

2. Register and style.

In linguistic terms, register refers to the way that the use of language varies according to the social context in which it is found. Factors that affect register and the style or conventions of language used are:
- the topic being discussed
- the relationship between the participants
- the mode of the discourse (for example, whether it is written or spoken).

With this in mind, choose the best option to complete each excerpt, and then listen again to check your answers.




3. A conversation on degrowth.

Neil is explaining his views on degrowth to Peter.
Listen and type in the missing words (one per sentence) to complete the summary.

4. A conversation on degrowth.

Listen to the next part of the conversation and mark the statements true or false.


5. A conversation on degrowth.

Listen to the last part of the conversation and choose best option to complete the statements, according to what Neil says.


6. The eight R's of degrowth.

Use the words to complete this part of the conversation about the eight R's of degrowth, and then listen and read to check your answers.


Now listen to the complete recording and read the complete transcript.