15 minutes a day makes listening easy! This book features selected 2-minute passages with moderate difficulty, perfect for beginners. Through four progressive stages—'pre-listening, keyword capture, sentence-by-sentence understanding, and full retelling'—you will understand over 90% of the content. Consistent practice leads to major breakthroughs in listening skills! Below is a beginner-level listening passage organized by the Qicai website editor, suitable for junior and senior high school students.
Jessica's first day of school. Today is Jessica's first day of kindergarten. Jessica and her parents walk to school. Jessica's mom walks with her to her classroom. Jessica meets her teacher. His name is Mr. Parker. The school bell rings at 8:45 AM. Jessica hugs and kisses her mom goodbye. Jessica's mom says, "I love you." At 9:00 AM, Jessica stands for the National Anthem. Mr. Parker calls out children's names. Each child yells back, "Here." Mr. Parker teaches them about letters. Mr. Parker teaches them about numbers. At 10:15 AM, the students have recess. Recess is fun. The students get to play and eat. At 10:30 AM, the students go to gym class. At 11:15 AM, the students return to Mr. Parker's classroom. Mr. Parker tells the students to sit on the carpet. Mr. Parker reads the students a story. Mr. Parker teaches the students a song. The lunch bell rings. Jessica's first day of school is over.noun
1. a room in a school where lessons take place
Synonym: schoolroom
noun
1. a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
noun
1. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
Synonym: hymn
2. a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
noun
1. a pause from doing something (as work)
e.g. we took a 10-minute break
he took time out to recuperate
Synonym: respitebreaktime out
2. an enclosure that is set back or indented
Synonym: niche
3. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
Synonym: inlet
4. a small concavity
Synonym: recessionnichecorner
5. a state of abeyance or suspended business
Synonym: deferral