TESOL Listening Skills Quiz

What is the main goal of teaching listening skills in a communicative TESOL classroom?

• To improve and develop listening skills in the target language

• To test students' listening comprehension

• To focus on linguistic exercises

• To encourage extensive listening outside of class

What is the purpose of pre-teaching vocabulary in a listening lesson?

• To test students' vocabulary knowledge

• To introduce new words to the students

• To engage students with the topic

• To move into the main focus of the lesson

What is the benefit of giving students a purpose for listening at each stage of the lesson?

• It helps students breakthrough by giving them specific tasks for listening

• It provides linguistic exercises for the students

• It encourages students to listen to English outside of class

• It tests students' listening comprehension

What is the focus of the language stage in a listening lesson?

• To help students build on the language they have worked on within the lesson

• To test students' grammar and vocabulary knowledge

• To introduce new vocabulary to the students

• To expand beyond the themes of the lesson

What is the purpose of asking higher order questions in a listening lesson?

• To encourage students to make connections to their experience and the world around them

• To test students' listening comprehension

• To focus on grammar and vocabulary points

• To provide linguistic exercises for the students

What is the benefit of encouraging extensive listening outside of class?

• It helps habituate students' ears to the rhythms of natural speech

• It provides linguistic exercises for the students

• It tests students' listening comprehension

• It encourages students to share information learned from current newscasts

What is the purpose of pre-listening exercises in a listening lesson?

• To introduce new vocabulary to the students

• To provide linguistic exercises for the students

• To check listening comprehension

• To activate student schema prior to listening lessons

What is the main focus of a communicative TESOL classroom when teaching listening skills?

• To encourage students to listen to English outside of class

• To focus on linguistic exercises

• To test students' listening comprehension

• To approach teaching listening skills with a communicative purpose

What is the main goal of most listening lessons in a communicative TESOL classroom?

• To help students gain confidence and learn strategies for different situations

• To test students' listening comprehension

• To focus on linguistic exercises

• To encourage extensive listening outside of class

What is the benefit of providing feedback and support in the process of listening?

• It helps students clear up misconceptions and miscues as they listen

• It encourages students to listen to English outside of class

• It provides linguistic exercises for the students

• It tests students' listening comprehension