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 Allergies  (3.4Mb)  (script)  (92 Kb)
Why may allergies be on the increase?  

 The gas industry  (2.21Mb)  (script) (19.2Kb)
Listen to a business news report on the gas industry.

 The rise of the amateur  (2.52Mb)  (script)  (19Kb)
A young entrepreneur talks about his experiences.

 Crime (4.94Mb)  (script)  (95Kb)
A Crime Prevention Officer talks to a burglary victim.

 Film festivals  (3.77Mb)  (script)  (19Kb)
Listen to an interview with a film festival organiser.

 Financial management  (2.77Mb)  (script)  (87Kb)
A Chief Financial Officer talks about how he improved his business.

 Finding information  (4.13Mb)  (script)  (112Kb)
Listen to an extract from a phone in radio show about finding information on the Internet.

 The oil industry  (2.42Mb)  (script)  (97Kb)
Listen to a radio news report about the future demand for energy.

 Fair trade  (2.13Mb)  (script)  (98Kb)
Listen to a market researcher asking shoppers about Fair Trade products.

Studying in the UK  (3.37Mb)  (script)  (87.4Kb)
Listen to three university students talking about studying in the UK.

 Logistics (4.1Mb)  (script)  (89Kb)
Five people talk about their work in a logistics company

 Nuclear energy - a green energy? (3Mb) (script) (96Kb)
Listen to people commenting on Lovelock's opinion that nuclear energy is green energy.

 The music business  (3.57Mb)  (script)  (104Kb)
A discussion about recent changes in the music industry.

 Outsourcing  (3.7Mb)  (script)  (92Kb)
Listen to a business studies lecturer talking about the history of outsourcing in the United States.

 Understanding competitors (2.85Mb)  (script)  (87Kb)
Two people discuss understanding competitors in the context of a marketing plan.

 Study diaries (3.5Mb)  (script)  (86Kb)
An English language student is talking to his tutor about using study diaries.

 Public relations (4.05Mb)  (script)  (89Kb)
Listen to a public relations account executive talking about how she got into the area of public relations and about her job.

 Organisational culture  (4.35Mb)  (script)  (89Kb)
Listen to a man from EDC, a French electricity company, talking about the values held by his company and the effect these values have on workers and customers.

 Indian pop  (2.23Mb)  (script)  (86Kb)
An Indian DJ and tabla player talks about his music.

 Market Research  (3.83Mb)  (script)  (100Kb)
Listen to a market research consultant being interviewed about her job.

 Learner contracts (3.5Mb)  (script)  (98Kb)
Listen to a student talking to his teacher about his studies and how he can use a learner contract.

 Genetic counselling  (3.7Mb)  (script)  (98Kb)
Genetic counselling in the year 2014.

 Turkey and the EU  (2.4Mb)  (script)  (85Kb)
Listen to two people from Turkey discussing the advantages and disadvantages of Turkey becoming a member of the European Union.

 Managing diversity  (4.75Mb)  (script)  (94Kb)
Listen to a part of a radio interview with a business management expert talking about the price that some companies have to pay when they fail to address diversity-related risks.

 Currency exchange  (3.1Mb)  (script)  (135Kb)
Rachel, who runs a small business, talks to her business account manager.

 Property markets  (2.9Mb)  (script)  (99Kb)
A conversation between a young couple about buying a house.

 Bagpipes  (3.75Mb)  (script)  (87.5Kb)
Two pipers are interviewed at a music festival.

 The Airbus  (2.73Mb)  (script)  (85Kb)
Listen to part of a lecture on the Airbus.

 Tourist accommodation  (2.9Mb)  (script)  (86Kb)
A travel agent talks to a couple who are asking about holiday accommodation.

 The Future of English  (4.11Mb)  (script)  (90Kb)
Listen to a controversial Linguistics expert talking about the future of the English language.

 How to treat your staff  (4.9Mb)  (script)  (94Kb)
Listen to a management training leader give a talk on how to treat staff.

 Effective websites (3.72 Mb)  (script)  (89Kb)
A dialogue between an expert in search engine optimisation and her client on improving his website.

 Global Workers  (2.9 Mb)  (script)  (86 Kb)
A global economy leads to movement of people - listen to a talk about Global Workforce Development.

 Tourism - an information office (3.34Mb)  (script)  (87Kb)
A conversation between a tourist information office assistant and a tourist.

 A travel agent (3.15Mb)  (script)  (87Kb)
Listen to a travel agent explaining what he does.

For other listening downloads please go to the Listening downloads archive page.

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