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Intermediate & Advanced / South London Accent
A chat between two colleagues about office life, lunch habits, food markets, meal deals, snack culture, and the unwritten rules of workplace dining in Britain.
Intermediate / RP
Two people waiting at a bus stop on a UK street talking about the weather.
Intermediate
A stranger on Oxford street in the London, UK asks a passer by for directions to Hamleys toy store
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English Like Locals trains your ear using natural, everyday conversations spoken by native English speakers.
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I work as a shop assistant, so I speak to customers all day - but understanding them was always the hardest part for me, especially when they spoke quickly.
Using English Like Locals really helped. The conversations sound like real people, not teachers, and that made a big difference.
After a few weeks, I noticed I didn’t need customers to repeat themselves as much, and I felt more confident responding straight away.It’s the first time listening practice has actually felt useful for my real job.
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