ELT365 · Day 155 — Detail listening — targeted information

Idea — After gist, a detail task focuses on specific information: a number, a name, a reason. Learners listen again with a narrow purpose. Processing is easier when the general meaning is already clear.

Example — ‘What time does the next train leave?’ — learners scan the audio for one piece of data, ignoring the rest.

Try — Write three detail questions for a listening you already use. Check: each targets one specific fact, not a general impression.

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