The Listeners is a poem by Walter de la Mare about a mysterious traveller who calls at a very strange house. This version is adapted for audio.
"Is there anybody there?" said the Traveller,Knocking on the moonlit door;
And his horse in the silence ate the grass
Of the forest's floor;
And a bird flew up out of the turret,
Above the Traveller's head
And he knocked upon the door again
- The Listeners - Worksheet English Language Level: Intermediate A2-B1
- Reading of the adapted version below
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