Listening Journal 9

LISTENING JOURNAL 9.1

Website	Audio Name	Level / Other Information
VOA Learning English	If You Are Feeling Blue, Are You Calm, Strong, or Sad? https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/idioms-color-blue/5303536.html	Advanced

 Summary : What was the listening selection about?

The color blue is also sometimes linked to a feeling of security, say researchers who study how colors make people feel. If you call someone true blue, you mean you can depend on her completely. A true blue friend is loyal and trustworthy. A friend like that is extremely valuable. You might even say that someone who is true blue is worth her weight in gold. But that would be mixing idioms!

Vocabulary : What words did you learn?

refer - v. to have a direct connection or relationship to

 

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

When I listen to the audio, i still get confused for what the speaker said because there are so many new vocabulary in this audio. Then, i listened to the audio twice and i got understand. This audio is good enough, although there are some new vocabulary for me. I thought it was good to increase my vocabulary and i know how to pronounce it well.

 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 9.2

Website	Audio Name	Level / Other Information
VOA Learning English	Why Is 2020 Called a Leap Year? https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/why-is-2020-called-a-leap-year-/5283720.html	Advanced

   Summary : What was the listening selection about?

In a leap year, the dates jump over one day of the week. Let me explain. In 2017, the last day of the year, December 31, fell on a Sunday. In 2018, it fell on a Monday. In 2019, it fell on a Tuesday. But in 2020, December 31 will fall on a Thursday. It just leaped right over Wednesday. The reason for a leap day or a leap year is because our calendar does not follow the Earth’s orbit around the sun exactly. Each year, we have a little time left over. So every four years, we put all that time together into an extra day – or, what is officially called an intercalary day. But I have never, ever heard an English speaker use that term. “Leap day” is fine.

Vocabulary : What words did you learn?

calendar - n. a document or chart that shows the days, weeks, and months of a year chapel - n. a place used for small religious services

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

When I listen to the audio, i still get confused for what the speaker said because there are so many new vocabulary in this audio. Then, i listened to the audio twice and i got understand. This audio is good enough, although there are some new vocabulary for me. I thought it was good to increase my vocabulary and i know how to pronounce it well.

 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 9.3

Website	Audio Name	Level / Other Information
VOA Learning English	‘Stir-Crazy’ Is Not a Way of Cooking https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/stir-crazy-is-not-a-way-of-cooking/5267406.html	Advanced

 Summary : What was the listening selection about?

Some experts say the term “stir-crazy” dates back to the early 1900s. It was used to describe prisoners who become mentally unbalanced from being locked up. Other prisoners would say they went “stir-crazy.” Today we use the expression to mean stuck in any situation where we do not want to be. If you are stir-crazy, you feel restless, trapped and bored.

 Vocabulary : What words did you learn?

adjective – n. a word that describes a noun or a pronoun lose your head – expression to not have control of your emotions slang – n. words that are not considered part of the standard vocabulary of a language and that are used very informally in speech especially by a particular group of people bored – adj. filled with the state of being weary and restless through lack of interest cooped up – verbal to keep (a person or animal) inside a building or in a small space  especially for a long period of time —usually used as (be) cooped up

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

When I listen to the audio, i still get confused for what the speaker said because there are so many new vocabulary in this audio. Then, i listened to the audio twice and i got understand. This audio is good enough, although there are some new vocabulary for me. I thought it was good to increase my vocabulary and i know how to pronounce it well.

 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 9.4

Website	Audio Name	Level / Other Information
VOA Learning English	‘Spoon-feeding’ Not Just for Babies https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/spoon-feeding-not-just-for-babies/5166426.html	Advanced

 Summary : What was the listening selection about?

Babies should be fed slowly and carefully. We don’t want them to choke or hurt themselves from eating too quickly. You may also have to spoon-feed others who cannot feed themselves. However, food is not the only thing we spoon-feed. We can also spoon-feed information.Usually that information is very detailed or hard to understand. So, we must explain it carefully. When explaining something complex or detailed to others, you may have to spoon-feed the information.

 Vocabulary : What words did you learn?

delicious – adj. very pleasant to taste dish – n. food that is prepared in a particular way conversation – n. an informal talk involving two people or a small group of people : the act of talking in an informal way library – n. a place where books, magazines, and other materials (such as videos and musical recordings) are available for people to use or borrow

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

When I listen to the audio, i still get confused for what the speaker said because there are so many new vocabulary in this audio. Then, i listened to the audio twice and i got understand. This audio is good enough, although there are some new vocabulary for me. I thought it was good to increase my vocabulary and i know how to pronounce it well.

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 9.5

Website	Audio Name	Level / Other Information
VOA Learning English	The Language of an International Health Crisis https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/the-language-of-an-international-health-crisis/5418565.html	Advanced

 Summary : What was the listening selection about?

This audio told about some words of international health recently during the pandemic covid 19.

 Vocabulary : What words did you learn?

epidemic - n. an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people pandemic - n. ​an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people over a wide area or throughout the world​ infectious - adj. capable of causing infection​ contagious - adj. able to be passed from one person or animal to another by touching​ lockdown - n. ​a state of isolation or restricted access put in place as a security measure.​ quarantine - n. ​the period of time during which a person or animal that has a disease or that might have a disease is kept away from others to prevent the disease from spreading​ isolation - n. ​the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others social distancing - phrase. the act of avoiding gatherings and staying about two meters away from other people. flatten the curve - phrase. to slow the spread of disease ventilator - n. ​a device for helping a person to breathe​ respirator - n. ​a device that helps people to breathe when they are not able to breathe naturally​

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

When I listen to the audio, i still get confused for what the speaker said because there are so many new vocabulary in this audio. Then, i listened to the audio twice and i got understand. This audio is good enough, although there are some new vocabulary for me. I thought it was good to increase my vocabulary and i know how to pronounce it well.

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