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hello everyone it's me Jessica thank you for joining learn

English with Jessica today our lesson today is all about

listening we've planned various exercises to help you

practice it's a important to really focus and listen

closely these exercises will surely boost your listening

skills and stay with me till the end I have some super helpful tips to

share are you excited let's get started exercise one where is the

correct picture in this section each question

will have four pictures you will listen to the answer and choose the correct

picture please pay careful attention so you

don't miss any information now let's get

started question one a fisherman is sitting by a river holding a fishing rod

there's a bucket beside him with some fish in it

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two a cat is lying on a window sill basking in the

sun outside the window there are birds chirping on a

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an artist is in her Studio painting a large canvas with bright

colors there are paint tubes and brushes around

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four a snowy Park lit by Street s children bundled in winter gear throw

snowballs and build snowmen an elderly man pushes a sled

with a giggling toddler on [Music]

board question five a Serene Lake side during

sunset golden Hues reflect off the calm Waters a couple sits on a wooden bench

sharing her blanket and watching the sun dip below the

[Music] Horizon exercise two fill in the blank

great job everyone now let's move to the next

exercise in this lesson you will have to fill in the blank while listening to a

conversation you will have 5 seconds for each

[Music] answer man I can't believe Sophie left

me for that dude with the fancy sports car

just my luck cheer up Jake things might turn

around turn around I just spilled coffee all over my

new shirt this morning bad luck follows me

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look there's bird poop on your head now

seriously this they can't get any worse oh I spoke too

soon a jake here take my handkerchief thanks Lisa just not my day

don't worry dude but for me it's a

Hurrican come on Jake don't be so down is

that yes it's her new guys fancy car karma right

maybe your bad look isn't so bad after all look at his

face that's a sight for sise Jake bad days come and go it's the

people you have around you that count you're right

Lisa thanks everyone life has its ups and downs let's go grab a meal my

treat exercise three story time

excellent now you'll get to listen to a short

story after the story ends there will be five questions for you to test your

listening and memory skills you can also listen to the story

over and over again until you can answer all of the

questions so listen carefully this is Adam he worked in a

big office in the city he was very good at his job everyone said Adam is the

best but his boss was not nice one day the boss came to Adam and

said you are going to work in a small to down Adam was shocked and asked why I

work well here the boss replied we need someone

good like you there Adam was not happy he loved the

city he did not want to go to a small town that evening Adam packed his bags

he was sad he thought about the small town it

will be boring he thought he imagined old houses and quiet

streets he thought about long days with nothing to

do the next morning Adam started driving to town he drove for many hours the city

was far behind him he looked at the road and thought about his new job he was not

excited as he got closer to the town his card made a

noise he looked at the dashboard the gas was

empty oh no he said he stopped the car there was no gas

station nearby Adam felt upset this town is

already giving me problems he thought he decided to

walk after some time a friendly face approached him

it was a girl she was beautiful she wore a dress and had a

kind smile hello do you need help she

asked yes said Adam my car has no gas and I'm new

here the girl smiled and said don't worry I can help my name is

Helen and so Helen started showing Adam the way to the town

center as they walked Adam saw something surprising the town was not old or quiet

it was alive people were laughing talking and shopping the market was busy

and children played in the streets Adam was

amazed they reached the town center and Adam thaned

Helen he looked around and thought maybe this town won't be so bad after

all the next morning as Adam left his new house the neighbors greeted him

warmly they even gave him fresh bread this is a special place Adam

realized every day someone would gift him something eggs milk or just a kind

smile and among all these new friends hel was the

kindest they spent a lot of time together talking and laughing with each

passing day Adam felt happier the town became his new

home and Helen she became more than just a

friend the place Adam once dreaded turned out to be the best thing that had

ever happened to him sometimes life has a funny way of surprising us

question and answer number one why was Adam initially

sad about going to the small [Music]

town he thought the town would be old and

boring number two what happened to Adam's Car on his way to the

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gas number three who did Adam meet when he was walking

[Music] he met a kind girl named

Helen number four how did the town surprise

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Adam it was Lively and bustling not quiet and old as he

imagined number five how did Adam's feelings change toward the town and

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he grew to love the town and developed feelings for

Helen all right everyone so how do you feel about today's

lesson I hope you guys enjoyed it but remember the key to improving your

listening skills is practice for beginners here are some

quick tips number one watch English movies or

TV shows with subtitles start with slower paced ones

and gradually watch faster ones as you become more

confident number two listen to English songs and try to write down the

lyrics later compare the original lyrics to check your

accuracy number three practice with a friend have regular English conversation

and always ask them to correct your mistakes that's

all thank you for being such attentive students today see you all in our next

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