1. Before you listen
Read the topic title. What words or situations do you expect to hear? Do not open the transcript yet.
councilemptyyearsfortyresidentsvegetables
2. Listen
First listen: focus on the general meaning. Second listen: listen for the detail you need to answer the question.
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3. Check your understanding
What is the main success?
4. Listen and read
Try the question before opening the transcript.
The council gave us this empty land two years ago. Now more than forty residents help. We grow vegetables and flowers. We don't make much money, but the biggest success is that neighbours who barely spoke before now know each other.
5. Speaking follow-up
Answer these questions aloud in complete sentences:
- What is the main situation or argument in this listening?
- Which detail was most important for understanding the message?
- What is your own experience or opinion of this topic?