Spend just 15 minutes a day to easily practice listening! This book selects 2-minute passages of moderate difficulty, suitable for beginners. Through the four stages of “pre-listening — catching key words — understanding sentence by sentence — overall retelling,” you will gradually be able to understand over 90% of the content. By practicing consistently, small progress will accumulate into a leap in ability, and your English listening will improve dramatically! Below is a selection compiled by qicai.com, starting from the simplest English listening exercises, suitable for junior and senior high school students (beginner level).
I used to be very shy. I would not go up to someone that I did not know and say hello. I was afraid that people would not want to talk to me. I have changed. I have become less shy. I have learned that making friends is easy to do. All you have to do is say hello. Most people will respond to a smile and a friendly hello. People will begin to talk to you about little things in their lives. You will soon realize that you have something in common with that person.noun
1. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
e.g. sailing is her favorite pastime
his main pastime is gambling
he counts reading among his interests
they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits
Synonym: pastimepursuit
2. a reason for wanting something done
e.g. for your sake
died for the sake of his country
in the interest of safety
in the common interest
Synonym: sake
3. the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
e.g. they said nothing of great interest
primary colors can add interest to a room
Synonym: interestingness
4. a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
e.g. an interest in music
Synonym: involvement
5. (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
e.g. the iron interests stepped up production
Synonym: interest group
6. (law) a right or legal share of something
a financial involvement with something
e.g. they have interests all over the world
a stake in the company's future
Synonym: stake
7. a fixed charge for borrowing money
usually a percentage of the amount borrowed
e.g. how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?
verb
1. show a response or a reaction to something
Synonym: react
2. respond favorably or as hoped
e.g. The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy
3. react verbally
e.g. She didn't want to answer
answer the question
We answered that we would accept the invitation
Synonym: answerreply
noun
1. a quick throw
e.g. he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman
adj
1. capturing interest as if by a spell
e.g. bewitching smile
Roosevelt was a captivating speaker
enchanting music
an enthralling book
antique papers of entrancing design
a fascinating woman
Synonym: bewitchingcaptivatingenchantingenthrallingentrancing
2. capable of arousing and holding the attention
e.g. a fascinating story
Synonym: absorbingengrossinggrippingriveting
noun
1. people who are destined to die soon
e.g. the agony of the doomed was in his voice
Synonym: doomed