Activities to improve your listening comprehension skill

Abstract

This learning object intends to improve your listening comprehension skill through different conversations, activities, presentations and videos. The material used for this learning object includes daily life and school topics. It also includes academic talks.The interactive activities help the user to increase one's vocabulary, ability to identify the general idea and specific details of the conversation, ability to identify words and understanding of idioms.

The listening activities will help you to become more confident because they prepares you to react appropriately in daily and school life situations. You will gain confidence in listening and responding by learning to listen for the details and general meaning. This will make your listening much more effective.

Another type of vocabulary used is idioms. An idiom is a word or an expression which has a special meaning. Learning idioms help you to speak like a native speaker. American English is full of idioms. Learning idioms will help you to speak better and to understand Americans better. All the idioms used to create this learning object are the ones you hear in informal spoken language.