Listening Skills for Dates and Times

This video tutorial is a dictation exercise for new English speakers focusing on dates and times. The instructor provides instructions, practices dictation with ten examples, and reviews the answers. Viewers are encouraged to practice regularly and use additional resources like YouTube and Facebook groups to improve their skills.

What is the main focus of this dictation exercise?

• Learning English grammar

• Practicing dates and times

• Improving vocabulary

• Understanding English idioms

Where can you find more resources to improve your English?

• Online dictionary

• English language school

• Local library

• Saigon English conversation group on Facebook

What should you do when the speaker says a date or time?

• Memorize it

• Write it down on a piece of paper

• Ignore it

• Translate it to your native language

How many times will each date and time be repeated?

• Three times

• Four times

• Twice

• Once

What is the date and time for the first dictation example?

• 12:15 PM, Monday, October 31, 1972

• Sunday, June 13, 2016

• Thursday, April 23, 1997

• 2:30 PM, Saturday, March 1, 2001

Which day of the week is associated with April 23, 1997?

• Monday

• Thursday

• Wednesday

• Tuesday

What is the time mentioned for the date August 7, 2009?

• 3:15 PM

• 12:15 PM

• 1:10 AM

• 7:30 PM

Which year is associated with the date January 1902?

• 1900

• 1903

• 1901

• 1902

What is the date for the time 7:30 PM?

• November 25, 2016

• February 2, 2011

• August 7, 2009

• May 21, 2013

What is the correct way to write 'a quarter past three in the afternoon'?

• 3:15 PM

• 15:15 hours

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B