1. Before you listen
Read the topic title. What words or situations do you expect to hear? Do not open the transcript yet.
trialfour-dayworkingproducedmixedresults
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 conclusion?
4. Listen and read
Try the question before opening the transcript.
Our trial of a four-day working week produced mixed results. Staff satisfaction rose and sickness absence fell. Productivity improved only in departments that redesigned meetings and reduced unnecessary reporting. Simply compressing five days into four made some employees more stressed.
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?