Grade 5 Listening practice

5 Grade 5 listening lessons, including catch the details, follow the steps, fractions by ear, main idea by ear, why is this being said?. Each one has a short video where Pip explains the idea, a worked example, and endless new practice questions with step-by-step help when a child gets stuck.

Step 1: Catch the details

Announcements have important details: times, places, amounts.

Tip: Listen for numbers and write them in your head.

Step 2: Follow the steps

Do one step at a time and keep the new number in your head.

Tip: Say each new number quietly after each step.

Step 3: Fractions by ear

A fraction of a number: half of 24 is 24 ÷ 2.

Tip: Divide by the bottom number, then multiply by the top.

Step 4: Main idea by ear

The main idea is what the whole talk is mostly about, not one small detail.

Tip: Ask: which answer covers all the sentences?

Step 5: Why is this being said?

Speakers talk to inform, to persuade or to entertain.

Tip: Is it giving facts, selling an idea or making you laugh?

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