练习听力

Practice Your Listening

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Part I. QUESTIONS

Listen to the news and choose the best answer to each question you hear.

Q1. What is Zekeriya’s main concern about his current listening practice?

A. He is memorizing the recordings instead of practicing listening.

B. He finds the audio recordings too difficult.

C. He does not have enough material to practice with.

D. He struggles with understanding different accents.

Q2. What is the main idea of the teacher’s response to Zekeriya’s question?

A. Listening exercises should focus solely on repetition.

B. Listening practice is unnecessary for language learning.

C. Memorizing audio recordings is the best way to learn.

D. There are various methods to improve listening skills.

Q3. What does the teacher suggest about the level of listening material?

A. It should be much easier than your current level.

B. It should be slightly above your current ability.

C. It should be at the same level as your speaking skills.

D. It should only include familiar vocabulary.

Q4. What is the purpose of transcribing audio recordings according to the teacher?

A. To improve vocabulary memorization.

B. To practice pronunciation.

C. To notice differences between spoken and written English.

D. To increase listening speed.

Q5. Why does the teacher recommend listening to English spoken at different speeds?

A. To help understand different dialects.

B. To become accustomed to faster spoken English.

C. To improve grammar skills.

D. To focus on vocabulary development.

Part II. TRANSCRIPT

Practice Your Listening

Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Zekeriya in Turkiye about listening to English.

Question

Dear teacher,

When I practice listening, I focus a lot and do a lot of repetitions. (Q1) After a while, I realized that I was actually memorizing the audio recording instead of practicing listening. How do you think I should do an ideal listening exercise?

audio adj. 音频的

Thank you,

Zekeriya

Answer

I’m happy to answer this question, Zekeriya.

(Q2) There is not one ideal listening exercise. Instead, there are several good ways to improve your listening.

The repetitions you are doing can be necessary and helpful for you to understand what you hear. And repetitions likely help you remember new words and how to pronounce them. But let’s look at more ways you can practice listening.

Listening methods

(Q3) First, try to find listening material that is just a bit above your ability. This will help you learn new words without making it too difficult for you.

It is best to listen to English material that has words written either in captions or in the body text, such as a VOA Learning English article. This will help check your listening.

caption n. 字幕

You can test yourself by first listening to parts of the audio without reading the words. Note the main ideas and the things you clearly understood. Then, listen to it again and try to understand more details. This is when you can do shorter repetitions. Next, you can check how much you understood by reading the words as you listen to the audio again.

Transcribing

One of the best ways to practice listening is by writing every word you hear. This is called transcribing. Even with audio examples as short as one minute, you can learn a lot of English using this method. (Q4) For example, if you are transcribing an interview, you might notice differences between spoken English and written English.

transcribe v. 转录，抄写

By transcribing, you can notice and learn new expressions, grammar rules and spelling. This method also helps make new words stay in your memory when you read them. That is because you are discovering the answer to a problem you have already tried to solve through listening.

Other tips

(Q5) Try listening to English spoken at different speeds. Over time, you can follow spoken English at a faster speed. Many videos online let you increase or decrease the speed of playback.

Practice listening to English spoken in different foreign accents. This is a useful skill because English is spoken in so many places around the world.

accent n. 口音

Center your listening on specific sounds or grammatical points. For example, preposition use in English can be difficult. Try listening for prepositions and the words they connect with. This can help you use them correctly in your speaking and writing.

Remember that, like any skill, you can improve listening by practicing often and having detailed plans for the methods you will use.

For our readers and listeners, what are your questions about American English? We’d like to hear from you. Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com. And please include where you are from in your email, too.

And that’s Ask a Teacher.

Part III. KEY

Q1. A. 【解析】细节题。根据：“After a while, I realized that I was actually memorizing the audio recording instead of practicing listening.” 可知Zekeriya主要担心的是自己的练习变成记忆录音，而非练习听力。因此答案是A。

Q2. D. 【解析】主旨题。根据：“There is not one ideal listening exercise. Instead, there are several good ways to improve your listening.”可知没有一种完美的听力练习方式。相反，有几种提高听力的好方法。因此答案是D。

Q3. B. 【解析】细节题。根据：“First, try to find listening material that is just a bit above your ability.” 可知老师建议尝试难度稍微高于当前能力的听力材料。因此答案是B。

Q4. C. 【解析】细节题。根据：“For example, if you are transcribing an interview, you might notice differences between spoken English and written English.” 可知在转录一段采访时，你可能会注意到英语口语和书面语之间的差异。因此答案是C。

Q5. B. 【解析】推理题。根据：“Try listening to English spoken at different speeds. Over time, you can follow spoken English at a faster speed.” 可知尝试以不同速度听英语。随着时间的推移，你可以跟上更快的语速。因此答案是B。

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