#1
The first podcast I was listening to was very pleasant and quite easy. It included some information about a jazz performer and the story was sometimes interposed by some music that he played. It was interesting to hear that because it was not very typical. Despite that the two speakers had no strange accent, they spoke American English and the speed of their speeches was average. Their voices seemed relaxed, maybe this had some influence to my listening and understanding. I didn’t look to the reading of a transcript when I listened to these speakers because they were clear enough for me. Also I listened to this podcast once.
#2
This podcast was more difficult than the first one. It was a little bit scientific (had some medical terminology that was not all known to me). The podcast itself was about the same length as the first one but it had no pauses breaking the speeches of the speakers. There were two of them: the woman was a reporter speaking in pure American English and her speech was quite fast, but alright to understand. The other speaker was Chinese or Japanese but spoke English very well, only with a little accent. His speech was a little slower. Although this podcast was not difficult I listened to it twice to make sure I didn’t miss anything important. The second time I was listening to it I was glancing at the reading of the transcript. It made the listening easier and clearer.
People whose native language is English speak differently. The understanding of them depends on the topic they are talking about, the speed of speaking, the sequence of the story and so on. To conclude, it is clear that I can’t be sure whether my listening task in the exam will be surmountable easily or not really. Generalizing these two podcasts I should say that I still need some practice to be more confident in this case.
The first podcast I was listening to was very pleasant and quite easy. It included some information about a jazz performer and the story was sometimes interposed by some music that he played. It was interesting to hear that because it was not very typical. Despite that the two speakers had no strange accent, they spoke American English and the speed of their speeches was average. Their voices seemed relaxed, maybe this had some influence to my listening and understanding. I didn’t look to the reading of a transcript when I listened to these speakers because they were clear enough for me. Also I listened to this podcast once.
#2
This podcast was more difficult than the first one. It was a little bit scientific (had some medical terminology that was not all known to me). The podcast itself was about the same length as the first one but it had no pauses breaking the speeches of the speakers. There were two of them: the woman was a reporter speaking in pure American English and her speech was quite fast, but alright to understand. The other speaker was Chinese or Japanese but spoke English very well, only with a little accent. His speech was a little slower. Although this podcast was not difficult I listened to it twice to make sure I didn’t miss anything important. The second time I was listening to it I was glancing at the reading of the transcript. It made the listening easier and clearer.
People whose native language is English speak differently. The understanding of them depends on the topic they are talking about, the speed of speaking, the sequence of the story and so on. To conclude, it is clear that I can’t be sure whether my listening task in the exam will be surmountable easily or not really. Generalizing these two podcasts I should say that I still need some practice to be more confident in this case.
1 comment:
It would be really interesting to listen to the first your podcast:) Anyway, I believe that you'll get the highest mart for your listening exam:))
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