Listening Strategies

1. 1. The purpose of this type of listening is to train students to grasp the main points or general information presented in the audio.

• Listening for detailed understanding

• Listening for sequence

• Listening for gist

• Listening for specific  information

2. 2. You want to listen to your teacher because you want to know the meaning of the word "meadow." What listening strategy will you use?

• Listening for specific information

• Listening for entertainment

• Listening for detailed understanding

• Listening for gist

3. Your schoolmate, Ashton, is campaigning for Student Government President. While Ashton is talking to your class, you’re listening very attentively. What important part of Ashton’s speech should you remember and take notes on?

• His pitch

• The way he raise his voice

• His good voice

• His platform of government

4. 4. After listening, you could do the following except.

• Think about the text again. Have you understood the main points?

• Do not review your notes.

• Remember the speculations you made before you listened. Did they come true?

• Check whether you have completed your tasks correctly.

5. The newscaster is against dumping of artificial white sands in Manila Bay. What purpose of listening will you apply in this sample statement?

• Listening for opinions

• Listening for sequence

• Listening for detail

• Listening for vocabulary

6. Listening is one of the skills that you use the least in everyday life.

• True

• False

7. It is not necessary to understand every single word while listening. One should try to ignore those words that are less important anyway.

• True

• False

8. Listening to podcasts and songs in English helps you develop your skills.

• True

• False

9. Taking down notes while listening is not important because it distracts you from what you are listening to.

• True

• False

10. Intonation and stress of the speaker can help you understand what you hear.

• True

• False