Grade 7 Listening practice

5 Grade 7 listening lessons, including five-step directions, how does the speaker feel?, sale prices by ear, main idea of a talk, biased or neutral?. 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: Five-step directions

Expert listeners can follow five steps in a row without writing them down.

Tip: Group the steps: remember the number after every two steps.

Step 2: How does the speaker feel?

Word choice shows feelings: words like finally, can't believe and thank you are clues.

Tip: Find the clue words, then ask how you would feel saying them.

Step 3: Sale prices by ear

To find a sale price, take the percent off the original price.

Tip: Find the discount, then subtract it.

Step 4: Main idea of a talk

The main idea is what the whole talk is trying to show.

Tip: Which answer would the speaker agree is their point?

Step 5: Biased or neutral?

Neutral statements report facts. Biased statements use loaded words to push an opinion.

Tip: Listen for emotional words like ridiculous or incredible.

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