Listening Journal

General Listening Diary 1

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1/a-phone-call-from-a-customer	A phone call from a customer	Intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

It is about Andrea, the customer, who asked for an extension on the payment terms because of cash flow problem. At first, Junko couldn’t help Andrea. But Andrea made another business deal and Junko accept the deal.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

1. Invoice 2. Cash flow

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

First, I listen to the dialogue without the script. I understand a little bit. And then, I listen the dialogue while looking at the script. It helps me a lot since the people in the dialogue didn’t sound like native speakers. So it is quite confusing.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

Now I’m trying to get used to listening a dialogue without the script.

 

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.

General Listening Diary 2

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1/a-student-discussion	A student discussion	Intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

It is about 2 students that discussing about the difference between Mars and Earth.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

The speakers used an easy and common language so it is easy to understand.

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

I managed to listen without the script and I can do it. I think my listening skills are improving.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

The benefits is not only in my listening skills but also in my knowledge about planets.

 

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.

General Listening Diary 3

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1/a-team-meeting-about-diversity	A team meeting about diversity	Intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

It was about 3 people that talked about diversity in their team. So the three of them decided to create a workplace charter to promote the diversity.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

This dialogue used a common language so it is not that hard to understand.

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

I listen to the dialogue carefully, but I still need to replay it 2 times because of the speaker’s speed.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

Now I’m getting used to a fast-talker speaker.

 

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.

General Listening Diary 4

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/pre-intermediate-a2/an-invitation-to-a-party	An Invitation to a party	Pre-intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

It was about the girl that invited all of her closest friend to her birthday party.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

Vocabularies that used are easy and common.

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

I only need to listen once and without reading the script.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

It helps me to get used to british accent. Now I know british isn’t that hard to understand.

 

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.

General Listening Diary 5

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/pre-intermediate-a2/missing-a-class	Missing a class	Pre-intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

It was about Diana, the student, who asked for a permission in not joining Ms. Henderson’s class next Wednesday.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

The speakers use a common language.

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

I listen to the dialogue but I think the speakers talked a little bit slow so it is quite boring to listen.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

My listening skills are improving, hopefully.

 

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.

General Listening Diary 6

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1/meeting-an-old-friend	Meeting an old friend	Intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

It was about the girl who haven’t met with each other in a while and then they exchange news and numbers.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

The speakers uses a common and understandable language.

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

I listen carefully. The speaker’s speed is OK.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

It helped my listening skills.

 

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.