Listening Questions
During this stage, students focus on the gist, keywords, and note-taking—not every single word.
while listening
This stage helps students activate prior knowledge, introduce key vocabulary, and set a purpose for listening.
pre-listening stage
This stage allows students to discuss answers and clarify misunderstandings.
post-listening
True or false. Peer feedback is useful during listening tasks.
True
This strategy involves predicting what you’ll hear based on the topic, pictures, or key words before listening.
prediction/predicting
Students often get frustrated during listening tasks because of this unrealistic expectation.
Expecting to understand every word.
A good listening task should always include these three stages.
pre-listening, while-listening, and post-listening
Name one thing a teacher can do to make a listening task more accessible for lower-level learners.
Simplifying instructions / providing visuals / pre-teaching key vocabulary / breaking the task into smaller parts