Print this pageEnglish Listening Course: Lesson 2
Listening for detail
- What time is it? Dictation
Write what you hear.
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Find the differences between the speech and the transcription
Global listening
Write one or two sentences to summarise what you hear.
- Marriage training in Saudi Arabia
Listen to the story before you read the text:
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Choose the news item you want to listen to.
(Be patient with the "ads" as the video loads; they don't last long.)
A song
- Swanee River
Listen to the song and fill in the blanks.
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Or learn to sing the song: Swannee River
On: Learn a Song
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