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Interactive Listening

Following a conversation, then summarising it.

12 minutes · A free lesson from Listening

Lesson quiz

Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.

Quick check: What should you note as you listen?

  1. Who is speaking, what they want, and what they learn
  2. Every word
  3. Only the numbers
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A: Who is speaking, what they want, and what they learn — Those notes become your summary.

Quick check: How should you write the summary?

  1. As a list of single words
  2. In full sentences: “A student asked… The organiser explained that…”
  3. In note form with arrows
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B: In full sentences: “A student asked… The organiser explained that…” — Full sentences show your writing as well as your listening.

Quick check: What does Interactive Listening ask you to do?

  1. Repeat one sentence
  2. Spell single words
  3. Follow a conversation, then summarise it
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C: Follow a conversation, then summarise it — Keep track of what each speaker wants.

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