Project A - Listening

In the middle of the night

You are going to listen to a song by Madness.
Before you start listening, read the questions.
After you have answered the questions, listen to the song again and check your answers.

  1. What is George's profession?
  2. How old is George?
  3. What is George doing at night?
  4. Why is the kiosk closed?
  5. What's in the newspaper?

Watch the video:

The trial

You're going to watch and listen to The trial of the album The wall by Pink Floyd.
First read the questions, after that watch the video and answer the questions.

  1. What is the prisoner condemned for?
  2. What does the teacher say?
  3. What is his mother accusing him of?
  4. What is the verdict?

Watch the video:

Check in the table below whether you would rate the above points for yourself as good, sufficient or insufficient.

 

Good

Sufficient

Insufficient

Focus

You can fully concentrate.

You can listen carefully throughout the assignment.

 

You find it difficult to fully concentrate.

But you can listen attentively for most of the assignment.

You cannot concentrate properly.

You are easily distracted during the assignment.

 

Understanding

You can understand the text well. You have recognized almost all words.

You understand the questions well and can answer all questions.

 

You can understand the text quite well. You have recognized most of the words.

You understand the questions well and can answer most questions.

 

Because you do not recognize many words, you cannot understand the text properly.

You do not understand the questions very well. As a result, you cannot answer all questions correctly.

Listening to details.

You can understand all the details from the spoken text.

You can use all specific information and details in your answers.

You can understand most of the details from the narration.

Most specific information and details can be used in your answers.

You don't understand many details from the spoken text.

You cannot therefore use specific information properly in your answers.