Listening Diary 3_Listening Through Story
LISTENING THROUGH STORY
Name : Liratya Vetra Sihombing
Date and Time : Monday, 27th of February 2023 at 10.40 pm- pm
Audio Name : Nothing is Free (Learn English Happily)
Level/other Information : Level 2
Summary
The video tells about Mario, a man who doesn't have a job, and only sleeps all day. He lives with his wife. Every morning, his wife would go to the shop owned by her friend Pedro. And Pedro will give them free food. Until one day Pedro felt it was a loss to do this, and no longer gave them free food, unless Mario wanted to help him lift a rock on the mountain. Mario was confused, because it was very difficult to do. He finally went to the mountain, and helped an old man whose horse could not stop. The old man gave Mario a "gift from God" which was 6 chests filled with silver coins. With it, Mario can buy food. Because Pedro was curious about it, he asked Mario how Mario could get some money. After telling it, Pedro also wanted to go to the hill. He was greedy, and didn't keep his promise to share the profits with Mario. He goes alone at night. However, all he found were dirt and stones. Because he thought Mario was joking, he made a chest filled with dirt and stones in front of Mario's doors and windows. The next day, Mario and his wife wake up, and find the house cannot be opened, because there are many chests there. Apparently, the chests contained silver coins.
Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt :
1. Shopkeeper = a person who owns or manages a shop, usually a small one
2. Quarry = a place where large amounts of stone, etc. are dug out of the grounda place where large amounts of stone, etc.
3. Galloping = increasing or spreading rapidly
4. Chest = the top part of the front of the body, between the neck and the stomach
5. Knelt = to be in or move into a position where your body is supported on your knee or knees
6. Dirt = any substance that makes something dirty, for example dust, soil or mud
Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get
I listen well, and only listen once. because the vocabulary is quite easy to understand. If there is vocabulary that I don't understand, I immediately write it down in my notes. After watching the video, I looked up the source for the meaning of the vocabulary I didn't understand. I still hear, and see the audio script.
Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?
My vocabulary has increased, there is also a moral in the story that I can pick up, namely "If God wants to give. And when He gives, He'll push it in through the window." Apart from that, in this third listening activity, I don't have to repeats the audio repeatedly as before.
Self-Assessment
Questions (Yes) (No) (Maybe)
The speed was OK. (Yes)
The vocabulary was OK. (Maybe)
The pronunciation was OK. (Yes)
This helped my listening skills. (Yes)
I think my listening skills are improving. (Yes)
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.
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