Listening Strategy
When you listen in your own language, you ‘listen ahead’ and can often predict how a phrase or sentence will finish. Try to do this when you are listening to English too.
1. Read the Listening Strategy. Try to predict the end of these sentences. Write one word.
1 Harry is eighteen years …………………………
2 Write the answers in your exercise …………………………
3 There are some pens in my pencil …………………………
4 I don’t clean the house, but I sometimes unload the …………………………
5 Emma has got long, curly …………………………
6 I was tired so I went to …………………………
7 Joe has got two sisters and one …………………………
8 When you get home, send me a text …………………………
9 Josh started a hashtag …………………………
2 Write the answers in your exercise …………………………
3 There are some pens in my pencil …………………………
4 I don’t clean the house, but I sometimes unload the …………………………
5 Emma has got long, curly …………………………
6 I was tired so I went to …………………………
7 Joe has got two sisters and one …………………………
8 When you get home, send me a text …………………………
9 Josh started a hashtag …………………………
2. Listen. Predict the last word of each sentence.
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3. Try to predict the end of these sentences. You can write more than one word. There is more than one possible answer.
1 She can play the guitar really well, but she can’t …………………………
2 My grandparents got married in …………………………
3 Remember to shut down your …………………………
4 After dinner we all watched …………………………
5 My uncle and aunt live in a large …………………………
6 My English exam is on the fifteenth of …………………………
2 My grandparents got married in …………………………
3 Remember to shut down your …………………………
4 After dinner we all watched …………………………
5 My uncle and aunt live in a large …………………………
6 My English exam is on the fifteenth of …………………………
4. Listen. Try to predict the end of each sentence. You can write more than one word. There is more than one possible answer.
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5. Listen to the story of climber Ueli Steck. What record did he set?
A The fastest climb to the top of Mont Blanc.
B The first person to climb Mont Blanc.
C The first person to climb Mont Blanc on his own.
B The first person to climb Mont Blanc.
C The first person to climb Mont Blanc on his own.
6. Listen again. Choose the correct answers.
- 1) What nationality is Ueli Steck?
- a) French
b) Swiss
c) Austrian - 2) How high is the Grandes Jorasses face?
- a) 2,011m
b) 1220m
c) 2210m - 3) How much weight did he lose before the climb?
- a) 3kg
b) 8kg
c) 10kg - 4) Why wasn’t Steck afraid of falling?
- a) Because he didn’t think about it.
b) Because he never feels afraid.
c) Because he was more worried about the weather. - 5) It tool Steck
- a) about three hours to reach the top.
b) about two hours to reach the top.
c) about two and a half hours to reach the top.