LISTENING JOURNAL 2

LISTENING JOURNAL 2.1

Website	Audio Name	Level / Other Information
British Council	Difficult Situation	B1/Intermediate

Summary : What was the listening selection about?

1.      Part A A boy didn’t pass an Economics exam last week and his mother felt guilty heard that. The boy want to retake the whole course, but his mother didn’t sure she can afford it for him because the course is difficult enough. The boy want to talk to the teacher and see if he can retake the test again. 2.      Part B Meghan was not feeling good because when she was playing with Bonzo in the garden with a ball and the ball went over the hedge into the road, then Bonzo jumped over the hedge after it and he got hit by a car. Meghan felt sad because her family had Bonzo since he was a tiny puppy. Her friend was hoping that Bonzo will have a happy life at least. 3.      Part C A boy had unpredictable experience. Someone who wears a blue tracksuit had stolen his father phone when he was standing outside school to text Jack. The man ran past and grrabbed the phone. His father felt sad to hear that. He asked to his son if he let that thing happen to him becuse it was a dangerous. But the boy asked that he didn’t let that thing happen to him. Then his son said this thing might have got a shot of the thiefs face in CCTV and he will reported it tomorrow.

Vocabulary : What words did you learn?

1.      Part A Afford Important one Revise Retake 2.      Part B Terrible Hedge Jumped over Vet Life was too short 3.      Part C Same as usual Sinking Tracksuit

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

When I listen to the audio, i listen in normal speed. The vocabulary was good enough and the pronunciation of the speakers are clear. But, sometimes I didn’t understand some word. So, I have to look up in the transcript. Overall, I think this website is good if someone wants to improve their listening skill according their own level.

Self-Assessment

Question	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:
Listening to main ideas
Listening to details
Listenng to numbers
Listening to fast speech
Listening to connected speech
Listening for a long time	V
Listening to other accent
My vocabulary
My pronunciation

LISTENING JOURNAL 2.2

Website	Audio Name	Level / Other Information
British Council	A Team Meeting About Diversity	B1/Intermediate

Summary : What was the listening selection about?

A team held a discussion about diversity, then they had an idea to make something like a training to create a workplace which promote diversity, equality, and inclusion. Becuase they came from different background, religion, ages, and nationality. They thought it was important to create workplace that make people challenging themselves to respect other people without seeing their background. Also many people are simply unaware of some member because they are different from other. So, they want to make a better management team to make them pay attention of the difference.

Vocabulary : What words did you learn?

Inclusion Diversity Value Involve Inclusive

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

When I listen to the audio, i listen in normal speed. The vocabulary was good enough and the pronunciation of the speakers are clear. But, sometimes I didn’t understand some word. So, I have to look up in the transcript. Overall, I think this website is good if someone wants to improve their listening skill according their own level.

Self-Assessment

Question	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:
Listening to main ideas
Listening to details
Listenng to numbers
Listening to fast speech
Listening to connected speech
Listening for a long time	V
Listening to other accent
My vocabulary
My pronunciation

LISTENING JOURNAL 2.3

Website	Audio Name	Level / Other Information
British Council	A the Chemist	B1/Intermediate

Summary : What was the listening selection about?

A men came to the chemist to look after medicine to cure his sore throat and cough. Then, the chemist suggest him to take lozenges or syrup and the men took the lozenges.

Vocabulary : What words did you learn?

Lozenges Headache Sore throat

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

When I listen to the audio, i listen in normal speed. The vocabulary was good enough and the pronunciation of the speakers are clear. But, sometimes I didn’t understand some word. So, I have to look up in the transcript. Overall, I think this website is good if someone wants to improve their listening skill according their own level.

Self-Assessment

Question	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:
Listening to main ideas
Listening to details
Listenng to numbers
Listening to fast speech
Listening to connected speech
Listening for a long time	V
Listening to other accent
My vocabulary
My pronunciation

LISTENING JOURNAL 2.4

Website	Audio Name	Level / Other Information
British Council	An Introduction to a Lecturer	B1/Intermediate

Summary : What was the listening selection about?

The lecturer explained about positive psychology. He said that some peopel may associate psychology with looking what’s wrong with us and what problems we have. Postive psychology for example is helping people become happy. This lecture begins with a question: what makes a happy life? Now, He is going to give the student one possible answer. A happy life is a life in which you are completely absorbed in what you do. Now, how does this compare with what you and your partner said? This answer comes from the work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and the theory of flow. Csikszentmihalyi is a psychologist who has spent much of his professional life on the study of what makes people happy and how we can find happiness. Csikszentmihalyi suggests the theory that happiness is not caused by external events or things that happen to us. Our perception of these things and how we see these events either makes us happy or sad. In other words, if we want happiness, we have to actively look for it. However, this does not mean that we should always look for happiness! Csikszentmihalyi believed that our happiest moments happen when we are in a state of flow.

Vocabulary : What words did you learn?

Perception  : the way you understand or think about something To lose track of : to forget about A state : the physical or mental condition of a person at a specific time Psychologist : Someone who studies the human mind Absorbed :  the process of giving all of your attention to something Concentration : so interested in something that you do not notice anything else

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

When I listen to the audio, i listen in normal speed. The vocabulary was good enough and the pronunciation of the speakers are clear. But, sometimes I didn’t understand some word. So, I have to look up in the transcript. Overall, I think this website is good if someone wants to improve their listening skill according their own level.

Self-Assessment

Question	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:
Listening to main ideas
Listening to details
Listenng to numbers
Listening to fast speech
Listening to connected speech
Listening for a long time	V
Listening to other accent
My vocabulary
My pronunciation

LISTENING JOURNAL 2.5

Website	Audio Name	Level / Other Information
British Council	The Weekend	B1/Intermediate

Summary : What was the listening selection about?

A boy has got plans for the weekend. He want to do activities in the mountain like skateboarding, snowboarding, canyoning, zip-wiring, water rafting, and bungee jumping. But, the girl felt like it was something risky and she didn’t sure she can do all of them. The girl already planning a trip to Paris. She wants to sightseeing, go up the Eiffel Tower, take a boat along the River Seine, see the old parts of the city. She wants to go to Paris for one weekend.

Vocabulary : What words did you learn?

Dirtboarding Deck Risky Zip wiring Water rafting Rough

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

When I listen to the audio, i listen in normal speed. The vocabulary was good enough and the pronunciation of the speakers are clear. But, sometimes I didn’t understand some word. So, I have to look up in the transcript. Overall, I think this website is good if someone wants to improve their listening skill according their own level.

Self-Assessment

Question	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:
Listening to main ideas
Listening to details
Listenng to numbers
Listening to fast speech
Listening to connected speech
Listening for a long time	V
Listening to other accent
My vocabulary
My pronunciation