Intermediate: Listening & Speaking

Independent Listening response

Section 1- Article information

Topic The interesting news

Name: Nguyen Minh Anh Author Olivia Mason

Student Number S3933029 Article Title Space Seeds

Date: 11/8/2021 Publication date

NOTE: The news story must be Tue 2 Nov 2021,
from the last THREE WEEKS 12:00am

Stars (delete the Link of news clip https://www.abc.net.au/

extra stars btn/classroom/space-
seeds/13607402

Complete each section about the clip.

Section 2: Write a summary of the clip.

This video is about experiential activities outside
the schools. A group of students did an
Think about what, who, where, when and why experiment comparing two types of seeds.
when you write. Students in South Australia planted two types of
seeds: some that have been to space, some
have been to Earth into the same soil to the
same condition. Then they monitor growth and
see if anything happens. Everyone was excited
Write approximately 65 words. and looking forward to the results.

Section 3 - Response:
After I watched the video, I think this is a good
● What is your opinion about the news clip? news clip. I found the activity in clip quite nice
and interesting. I would love to try this activity. I
Why? don’t know what the result will be, but I think it’s
going to be that special. The clip has a pretty big
● How does it relate to your life or to your influence on me. I have learned more useful
country? experiments, and I will recommend this
interesting experiment to my friends. In
● What other questions or comments do you Vietnamese education, I think the government
needs to provide schools with such practical and
have about this issue or clip?
useful activities so that children can be more
interested in going to school. I want to know the
result and I think it will continue. I think this is a
Give reasons for your answers.
topic that deserves to be explored in depth by
Write at least 130 words. education.

Which strategies did you use before you listened to ❏ Used the headline and pictures to predict what the topic
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the news clip? was about.

❏ Thought about what I knew about the topic already.
❏ Thought of vocabulary about the topic that might be in the
clip
❏ look at the image from the video and listen to it over and
over again

Which strategies did you use while you were
reading the text?
❏ Concentrated on listening.
❏ Checked my predictions.
❏ Paid attention to keywords.
❏ Asked ‘Wh’ questions about the clip.
❏ Stopped listening sometimes to think about how much I
understood so far.
❏ Re-listened to sections to check I understood.
❏ Listened to the end to find more information to help me
understand difficult parts.
❏ Summarised parts of the clip and the main ideas (by
writing or in my mind)
❏ ____________________________

Section 4: Vocabulary: New words and phrases from the text (minimum of three): Write an
example sentence in your own words.

Word or phrase Example sentence in your own words

1.seeds I buy some kind of flower seeds to plan in the garden.

2.soil Planting flowers should use soft soil.

3.monitor Researchers are monitoring growth of some flowers.