Listening Journal 3

Listening Journal 1

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/nashville-expands-music-offerings-to-movies-video-games/5308818.html	Nashville Expands Music Offerings to Movies, Video Games	Intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

It is about Nashville, the Music City that expands it music entertainment.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

Cynicism: ​the belief that people only do things to help themselves, rather than for good or sincere reasons

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I listened to the audio carefully. Sadly, the speaker spoke too slow and it was boring. I skipped the audio many times.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

Now I know that Nashville is a city of great musicians, great songs were produced there, and great studios located in Nashville.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.		v
The vocabulary was OK.	v
The pronunciation was OK.	v
This helped my listening skills.			v
I think my listening skills are improving.			v
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.

Listening Journal 2

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/younger-americans-not-interested-in-tiffany-jewelry-gap-clothes/5303649.html?withmediaplayer=1	Younger Americans Not Interested in Tiffany Jewelry, Gap Clothes	Intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

It is about the decreasing sales of American brands like GAP, Harley Davidson, and Tiffany & Co. among the younger americans.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

kinetics – n. a branch of science that deals with the effects of forces upon the motions of material bodies or with changes in a physical or chemical system

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I listened to the audio carefully. Sadly, the speaker spoke too slow and it was boring. I skipped the audio many times.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

It improved my vocabulary and knowledge about American Brands that started to decrease its sale.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.		v
The vocabulary was OK.	v
The pronunciation was OK.	v
This helped my listening skills.	v
I think my listening skills are improving.			v
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.

Listening Diary 3

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/china-s-tiktok-keep-growing-among-us-youth/5314943.html	China's TikTok Keeps Growing Among US Youth	Intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

It is about the growing of Chinese-owned video sharing service app, TikTok among young americans.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

meme – n. usually, a funny image with a caption, which is spread from person to person on the internet

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I listened the audio. The thing is the speaker spoke too slow so it was boring. Thankfully, the topic wasn’t boring.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

It helped my listening skills and improved my vocabulary.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.		V
The vocabulary was OK.	V
The pronunciation was OK.	V
This helped my listening skills.	V
I think my listening skills are improving.			V
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.

Listening Diary 4

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/samsung-launches-foldable-phone-new-5g-devices/5285310.html	Samsung Launches New Foldable 'Flip' Phone, 5G Devices	Intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

It is about the launching of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, the foldable phone.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I listened carefully. Again, the speaker spoke too slow and it was boring. The duration was too long.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

Helped my listening skills and now I won’t miss a news about technologies.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.		V
The vocabulary was OK.	V
The pronunciation was OK.	V
This helped my listening skills.			V
I think my listening skills are improving.			V
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.

Listening Journal 5

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/do-you-need-to-wear-that-mask-/5316609.html	Do You Need to Wear That Mask?	Intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

It is about people who kept buying masker eventhough they actually didn’t need it, healthcare providers did.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

perception –n. the way a person thinks about or understands something involuntary –adj. not done by choice

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

The speaker spoke too slow and it was boring.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

It helped my listening skills. Also, since the Corona Virus is happening right now, I think this audio is important.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.		v
The vocabulary was OK.	V
The pronunciation was OK.	V
This helped my listening skills.	V
I think my listening skills are improving.	V
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.

Comments about the website:

In my opinion, this website is not as comprehensive as the British Council website. The audios aren’t interesting. Besides, I only found a few audios with conversation in it. Most of them are news or articles. I think it is more easier for me to find and identify the language expression through a conversation or a dialog rather than a news. But the good thing is, this website provides the vocabulary + meaning of it so it is easier to understand. But still if I may choose between VOA or British Council, I’d choose British Council.