English Listening Practice on Transportation: Practical Short Passage for Beginners

Practice listening for 15 minutes a day, effortlessly! This book features carefully selected 2-minute passages with moderate difficulty, ideal for beginners. Through four stages—pre-listening, keyword catching, sentence-by-sentence understanding, and overall retelling—you’ll gradually understand over 90% of the content. With consistent practice, you’ll achieve a qualitative leap in your English listening skills! Below is a selection of beginner-friendly listening content for junior and senior high school students, compiled by qicai.net.

Every family that I know has at least one car. Some families have two or even three cars. Most people get their license to drive when they are 16. In my house, we just have one car. If my father takes the car to work, my mother will take the bus. I ride in a school bus to school. My sister works in another town. She gets on the train to go to work.

The train station is not far from my house. The train tracks run right by my house. My grandfather from Ireland comes to visit us. He came over by boat. He had to cross the ocean. We went to Florida last year. We flew on a plane. The plane flew right through the clouds.

My friend's brother drives a motorcycle. He wears a helmet. I rode on his motorcycle once. I had to sit on the back and hold on tight. I ride my bicycle when the weather is nice. I also have a scooter that I use to travel around. Sometimes I go to the store or to visit friends on my scooter. It's small and easy to park anywhere. I like the freedom it gives me on weekends.

I took a helicopter ride once. The helicopters' propellers were going around when I got on. I went straight up in the air. I enjoyed the ride. I would like to learn how to fly a plane or a helicopter. I like flying through the air. Being in the sky makes me feel free, like a bird. Flying might be the best way to travel if you want to see everything from above.