Ideas to Get More Out of Listening Transcripts

If you think you could be exploiting the listening texts in your coursebook better- you're probably right!! Try these five ideas out for size.
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00:00 Introduction
01:03 Idea 1- Scaffolding
02:03 Idea 2 - Pre-listening
02:45 Idea 3 - Flashcards
03:45 Idea 4 - Grammar
04:29 Idea 5 - Shadowing

[@user-lz5fv7nd2i]

I exploit those transcripts a lot. I often use them for identifying pauses in speech. I give them an extract and play the recording and ask them to identify the pauses. We then practice reading that extract aloud using the pauses. If the reading activity is a dialogue, or a conversation with three people, I often put them into pairs/groups to practice reading the conversation (this is after they have heard the recording so they are trying to mimic the way it has been spoken on the recording. I am lucky enough to have access to the transcripts in a word document (downloaded from the publisher's website). This means I can easily lift out extracts when I want to. Saves a lot of time.

[@tcheryacine1924]

you're a great teacher. thank you for sharing

[@mytyldy]

Excellent ideas!!

[@jacksonamaral329]

Hey from Brazil.

[@akbarrana9115]

Great tips, as always. Listening is challenging due to the absence of the text in its physical form, and utilizing transcripts is an excellent way for students to learn what they miss while listening.

[@mehmet.albyrk]

Great ideas showing ideal ways for the use of any material more than once ❤ thanks a lot ❤

[@user-km3pz7tt2c]

Marvelous ❤ it's soo on time for me.

[@elttraining]

So pleased to hear!

[@_GoodSoul_]

Dear Jo, thank you so much for being so helpful! 🌷 Much appreciated. 🤍