LISTENING TIPS
PART I: PHOTOS
Look at the pictures before you listen to the audio source. Ask yourself some questions:
Photos of people
Photos of things
Who is in the picture?
What is in the picture?
What do they look like?
What does it look like?
Where are they?
Where is it?
What are they doing?
Where are they?
PART II: QUESTION-RESPONSE
1. Identifying time
Words you might hear in the questions
Words you might hear in the answers
When did ….
yesterday, last, ago, this morning…
When will/is …expected; due / be … V_ing/can
at + time, tomorrow, next, in …, this afternoon ...
How long
for/since/over/during ….
What time
at …
2. Identifying people
Words you might hear in the questions
Words you might hear in the answers
Who
Name/Occupation title (tên hoặc chức vụ)
Whose
Possessive case (cách sở hữu)
3. Identifying an opinion
Words you might hear in the questions
Words you might hear in the answers
How
Adjectives: great, good, terrific, excellent, wonderful, happy, busy, terrible, sad, funny…
What’s your opinion of …?
Verbs: love, like, prefer, believe, think, guess…
Do you think Tom will ….?
Expressions: It’s a good/great idea
What do you think?
4. Identifying a choice
Words you might hear in the questions
Words you might hear in the answers
... A or B?
A/B will be repeated in the answer choice (A hoặc B sẽ được lặp lại ở câu trả lời)
.... like better?
.... prefer / rather?
5. Identifying a suggestion
Words you might hear in the questions
Words you might hear in the answers
Why don’t we …?
OK
Why don’t you…?
I’d love to!
Let’s …
That sounds like fun
What do you think?
Yes, please (accept the offer
What/How about …?
No, thanks … (turn down the offer
Shouldn’t we …?
Thank you, but …( turn down the offer)
Would(n’t) you like me to .?
I would like to … but…
Can I…?
Isn’t it time to …?
6. Identifying a reason
Words you might hear in the questions
Words you might hear in the answers
Why
Because + phrase / Because of + noun
Yes / No questions
Due to + noun
Did / Do you have an excuse / reason for …?
7. Identifying a location
Words you might hear in the questions
Words you might hear in the answers
Where…?
Names of the places
How far …?
Prepositions of places (in, next to, near, beside, under, over, on, on top of, at, from, behind, right, left, downtown, at the end of…
… km
… minutes away / walk / drive