B2 English sentences
Short English sentences at B2 (Trung cao cấp) level, in sets from the newest lessons. Press play to hear a sentence, then practise the whole set as a dictation.
10 B2 sentences: Soup Before Closing
- A café near the town market has begun serving a changing soup made from unsold vegetables.
- The weekly supper, which opened last month, draws shoppers, stallholders, and residents who rarely meet.
- Rather than advertise a fixed menu, cooks post the ingredients after the market closes.
- That uncertainty once seemed likely to deter customers, yet many now arrive curious about the combination.
- On Thursday, roasted peppers softened a lentil broth, while bruised pears were served with sharp cheese.
- All dishes cost the same modest amount, so nobody has to explain why they choose leftovers.
- The arrangement has also reduced waste, although cooks say unpredictability demands careful storage and flexible recipes.
- A stallholder who once discarded herbs now sets aside small bundles before packing up.
- Organizers say the supper is not a substitute for affordable groceries, but it makes surplus visible.
- Next month, they will invite diners to suggest combinations, though the final menu will remain a surprise.
10 B2 sentences: The Last Window Seat
- The film follows an overnight train whose passengers begin exchanging seats for reasons they cannot explain.
- At first, the arrangement seems whimsical, yet each new view exposes a private regret.
- The director avoids dramatic confessions, allowing gestures and carefully framed landscapes to carry emotional weight.
- Although the central mystery is never fully solved, its uncertainty feels deliberate rather than frustrating.
- A retired ticket inspector, whose silence initially appears cold, gradually becomes the film's most generous observer.
- When a storm delays the train, strangers share food, but nobody is required to explain their kindness.
- That restraint gives the story credibility, since mutual care rarely arrives with a polished speech.
- Some scenes linger too long, especially when repeated reflections begin to announce meanings already made clear.
- Still, the patient pacing rewards viewers who notice how empty seats alter the carriage's mood.
- By dawn, the exchanged places matter less than the permission passengers have given one another to change.
10 B2 sentences: The Lane That Drained
- Each cloudburst left the market square underwater, except for a narrow lane behind the bakery.
- For years, residents credited its raised stones, which barely rose above the surrounding pavement.
- During a building survey, Leila found a shallow groove crossing the bakery cellar floor.
- Beside it, an old ledger paired dates with one terse note about clearing the channel.
- Before each storm, the baker lifted two paving stones and cleared leaves from below.
- Nobody noticed water disappearing through the brick channel, because the lane stayed passable.
- After the bakery closed, concrete sealed the cellar, and the channel gradually vanished from local maps.
- Leila persuaded drainage crews to investigate, although their expensive pump proposal had already been approved.
- Beneath a planter, they uncovered the outlet, which led into a forgotten stone cistern.
- The pump was cancelled, and the cistern now stores stormwater that once threatened every shop.
How to practise with English sentences
Listening to one short sentence at a time is the easiest way to start with dictation. Play a sentence, write it down without looking, then compare. The small words you missed, such as articles, endings and contractions, show you what to listen for next time.
Every set here comes from a real lesson at that level, read in natural English. When a set feels easy, practise it as a full dictation: you type each sentence and every word is checked for you.
Where can I find short English sentences with audio?
Here, grouped by level from A1 to C1. Every sentence has its own recording, and new sentences are added every day with the new lessons.
What is a sentence dictation?
You listen to a sentence and write down exactly what you hear. It trains listening and spelling together, because you can’t skip a word you didn’t catch.
Which level of sentences should I start with?
Start where you can write down most of a sentence after two or three listens. If you are not sure, the free 5-minute level test suggests a level.