PME 096 Focused Listening Activity A

Go to the website www.esl-lab.com. Choose 1 conversation under “Intermediate” or “Difficult”

and click on it. Write your choice below.

Level: Intermediate Difficult (Mark one)

Title: _______________________________________________________

1. Read “Pre-Listening Activity”. Think about the question(s) you read.

2. Listening Exercises. Listen to the conversation one time by clicking the “Play” button.
Answer the quiz questions and check your score.

My score: _____ %
Analysis: If you missed any questions, briefly write why you think you missed them (I
didn’t pay attention to that information, the speaker was using words I didn’t know, the
rate of speech was too fast, etc.)

Summarize: What was the conversation about? (1-3 sentences)

Listen to the conversation again; this time, click on “See Listening Script” and follow the text as
you listen. Pay attention to new vocabulary.
List 3-5 new vocabulary items you learned (including idioms and slang). Give a short definition
of each.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

3. Vocabulary Activities. Choose 2 of the activities and complete them. Record your
scores below. (If there is no vocabulary activity with this recording, just put NA.)
Activity 1 (Which one did you choose?) __________________Score: ______%
Activity 2 (Which one did you choose?) __________________Score: ______%

4. Response. Did you like listening to this conversation? Why or why not? (1-3 sentences;
focus on the content/ideas in the conversation as well as the level of difficulty.)