FREE: Running Late | A2 ESL Listening with Audio

A free listening lesson about running late: listening for times and details and making arrangements on the phone, with recorded audio.

For beginner ESL, EFL and EAL students (CEFR A2), teens and adults. A 45-minute interactive lesson that marks itself: no prep, nothing to print.

Features:

• Interactive HTML file: opens in any browser, no apps, no logins
• Lesson length: 45 minutes
• Self-checking answers with instant feedback
• Interactive drag-and-drop exercises
• Gap-fill exercises with answer checking
• Audio file included
• Dark mode toggle
• Teacher notes (toggle on/off) with timing and teaching tips
• Answer export for homework or self-study
• Works offline, no internet required after download

This lesson includes:

1. Before You Listen
2. Listen
3. Comprehension Questions
4. What Time Was It?
5. Complete the Phone Call
6. After Listening

How to use: Download the zip and EXTRACT it first (right-click -> Extract All) so the lesson file and its "audio" folder stay together. Then just double-click the HTML: it opens in your browser and the audio loads automatically. (If the files get separated, the "Load Audio File" button inside the lesson lets you pick the audio manually.)

Licence: for use by one teacher with their own students. Please do not resell, redistribute or share the files. Each teacher needs their own copy.

I've been teaching since 2017 and I build all my lessons from my own curriculum and classroom experience. I use AI to assist with the technical production (the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that make the interactivity work), but the content, question design, scaffolding, and pedagogy are mine. I review everything before it goes out, and if you spot anything that needs fixing, just let me know and I'll sort it.