Listening and Speaking Academic Presentations

A brief overview of the rules of speaking and listening

Key Prosodic Concepts (Stress and Rhythm)

Video on Shadowing (Listen and Repeat activity)

The Ultimate Goal

Shadowing trains your mouth muscles and your ears at the same time. After 5 minutes of daily shadowing, you will stop translating in your head and start feeling where the pauses and stresses naturally belong. That is when English starts to feel truly natural!

Read each question carefully. Choose the best answer. Readings are provided at the beginning of each section.

Mark your answers on the computer card provided