How Do I Improve My Listening Skills, Part 1?
2020-01-25
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1Today we answer a question from Vietnam.
2How can I improve my English listening skill? - Nga, Vietnam
3Dear Nga,
4First, thank you for writing and asking your question.
5It may help to know that there are three kinds of listening.
6Most of our listening is done person-to-person or face-to-face.
7You can see the other person and ask questions if you do not understand what is being said.
8This is called interactive listening.
9At other times, one listens for information, like an announcement coming from a loud speaker at a train station.
10What train is leaving now?
11And from which train platform or gate?
12If you just hear the names of cities where the train will stop, you might have the information you need.
13This is selective listening.
14Today we talk about these two forms of listening.
15Next time we will talk about the third kind of listening, used in learning.
16It is called intensive listening.
17In face-to-face conversations, some things are helpful.
18First, the person with the information you need is right in front of you.
19You can ask the speaker to slow down or stop them and ask questions.
20If you do not understand, stop the other person and ask, "can you you explain this?" You may ask, "would you please speak more slowly?"
21When the other person finishes speaking, say what you think about the subject.
22This will help to show the other person you understand.
23When you need to get information from an announcement, think first of what you will hear.
24At a train station, the announcer often identifies the train by a number.
25The announcer also says where the train is going, the platform it is leaving from, and the time it will leave.
26The announcement may sound like this:
27"Train 849 to Washington is leaving from platform B2 at 10:00."
28Listen for the information you need.
29When you hear the city you want, listen carefully and you will probably hear the gate number.
30And that's Ask a Teacher.
31I'm Jill Robbins.
1Today we answer a question from Vietnam. 2Question: 3How can I improve my English listening skill? - Nga, Vietnam 4Answer: 5Dear Nga, 6First, thank you for writing and asking your question. It may help to know that there are three kinds of listening. Most of our listening is done person-to-person or face-to-face. You can see the other person and ask questions if you do not understand what is being said. This is called interactive listening. 7At other times, one listens for information, like an announcement coming from a loud speaker at a train station. What train is leaving now? And from which train platform or gate? If you just hear the names of cities where the train will stop, you might have the information you need. This is selective listening. 8Today we talk about these two forms of listening. Next time we will talk about the third kind of listening, used in learning. It is called intensive listening. 9Face-to-face, or interactive, listening 10In face-to-face conversations, some things are helpful. First, the person with the information you need is right in front of you. You can ask the speaker to slow down or stop them and ask questions. 11If you do not understand, stop the other person and ask, "can you you explain this?" You may ask, "would you please speak more slowly?" 12When the other person finishes speaking, say what you think about the subject. This will help to show the other person you understand. 13Selective listening 14When you need to get information from an announcement, think first of what you will hear. At a train station, the announcer often identifies the train by a number. The announcer also says where the train is going, the platform it is leaving from, and the time it will leave. 15The announcement may sound like this: 16"Train 849 to Washington is leaving from platform B2 at 10:00." Listen for the information you need. When you hear the city you want, listen carefully and you will probably hear the gate number. 17And that's Ask a Teacher. 18I'm Jill Robbins. 19Jill Robbins wrote this story for VOA Learning English. George Grow was the editor. 20________________________________________________________________ 21Words in This Story 22interactive - adj. requiring people to talk with each other or do things together 23platform - n. a raised level next to a railroad track on which people or things stand 24selective - adj. careful to choose only some people or things, but not others 25conversation - n. an exchange of information, ideas or opinions