Listening Practice: Train Announcement

Listening Activity 🎧 – Railway Train Announcement

Objective:
Improve listening skills by interpreting a 2-minute railway train announcement.

Duration:
20-25 minutes

Procedure
  • Warm-Up (3 minutes):
  • Quick brainstorming of transport-related vocabulary (e.g., platform, delayed, arrival).
  • Pre-Listening (2 minutes):
  • Brief context: Explain that they’ll hear a train station announcement.
  • Quick predictions: What kind of information will they hear?
  • First Listening (5 minutes):
  • Play the 2-minute audio clip.
  • General question: Where is the train going, and from which platform?
  • Quick pair discussion and feedback.
  • Second Listening (5 minutes):
  • Hand out detailed questions (e.g., time of departure, delays).
  • Replay audio for specific answers.
  • Class answer review.
  • Post-Listening (3-5 minutes):
  • Discuss: Have students share their experiences with transport announcements.
  • Optional: Write a short train announcement and share with a partner.
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