Online listening to podcasts was new challenge for me because we have never done such a task before. I selected two podcasts from the given list: the fist one “Treatment of teenage depression” and the second one “Sleep and memory”.
After listening to both podcasts some remarks concerning self-assessment can be done.
The rate of speaking was average with some moments of quite fast rate of speech. So it was not so difficult to listen to, and three times for each podcast was enough. I noticed that listening to the second podcast was easier because I got some practice during the first one.
Speaking about the exercises I had to do after listening, open-ended questions were more difficult to answer, comparing to exercises of multiple choice. Open – ended questions required more time because I had to consider the answer accurately. Multiple choice questions are more common in listening tasks, so I needed just to overlook the possible answers and to choose the right one.
Listening to the authentic speech I found difficult as my listening skills are just satisfactory, not very good. This fact is the reason I do not think I would be able to pass a listening exam paper today or next week. I need more preparation and listening practice in order to do this.
In my opinion, there are some useful ways for improvement of my listening skills. Firs of all, I need to listen to podcasts as often as possible. Secondly, listening tasks in class are also very important. Finally, I should watch English films or English TV channels in my spare time.
In conclusion, this new listening task was interesting and useful for improvement of my listening skills. It is good method of preparation for English exam paper as well.
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