Hay there! Today is about LISTENING COMPREHESION!
I recomend this <<story of the language course>> for practicing
Spoken English (or Oral English) even for the beginners
[no matter if you are a beginner of English or an advanced learner!] so that they can practice LISTENING COMPREHESION
at the very beginning.
As you know LISTENING COMPREHESION is
one of the necessary parts while taking IELTS
or some other similar English tests.
Listen to the story of the Fernandez family. The audio book is divided into several chapters. There are exercises that test your listening comprehension and enable you to use both grammar and vocabulary. You may also read the story while listening to it.
INTRODUCTION OF THE FERNANDEZ FAMILY
Andreas is a 37 year-old German. He has a daughter named Anna. Some years ago, he went to Brazil during his holidays. That's where he met Maria. Maria is Brazilian. She has a son named Pedro.
Story of the language course: learning english online
Listening Comprehension Questions for the Introduction
Maria Fernandez
["Hi, I'm Maria Fernandez. I'm 34 years old and I come from Brazil. My first language is Portuguese. I work as a travel agent and my personal interests are culture, languages and art. My friends tell me I'm warm, open-minded and very caring. I've learned to speak English, Spanish and German."]
1. Where does Maria Fernandez come from?
2. What is her native language?
3. How many foreign languages does she speak?
4. What foreign languages does she speak?
5. How old is she?
6. What is her job?
7. What are her personal interests?
8. What is she like? (What is she by character or by nature?)
Pedro Fernandez
["Hello, my name is Pedro Fernandez. I am 15 years old. I am Maria's son. My home country is Brazil and my first language is Portuguese. I can also speak English and German. In school I am in the 8th grade. I am interested in music, playing the guitar and computers. I am intelligent, shy, but also warm."]
1. Whose son is Pedro Fernandez?
2. What is Pedro’s home country?
3. What is his native language?
4. How many foreign languages does she speak?
5. What foreign languages does he speak?
6. How old is he?
7. What grade does he attend in school?
8. What are his personal interests or hobbies?
9. What is he be nature?
Chapter 1: learning english online
Comments
There is an opinion concerning listening comprehesion: if you cannot repeat or reproduce orally what you listen to as a phrase or a sentence, or interprete a piece of oral information, your understanding leaves a lot to be desired.
What does it mean?
It means that whatever you listen to, you should be able to reproduce orally as well.
i got a opinion form teachers: just listening is not enough, you can not understood what you listening if you can not read it out. isn't it?