listening games
We constantly use language in our daily lives. We might break down our communication into four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Yet one cannot tackle any one skill alone. They work together in the using a language. A young child may not read or write well yet in their first language. They will pick up the oral parts of the language much quicker. The written language will take longer for them to master. For literate adults the opposite is true.
That said, these skills are linked. Taking note of each skill helps the language as a whole. We might look for activities that help us practice in hearing the language. Then we try to make sense out of what we hear. A conversation with a friend goes much easier. The message in this case is custom made so we can understand. An impersonal broadcast on radio, television or film is much more difficult. In this situation, the speaker is separated from us. The broadcast cannot be changed to meet our ability. Knowing the words and what they mean helps. But being able to grasp sense from the flow of speech as it happens is a different kind of process.
The activities on this page are audio based. They are from the sentences in the lessons. They original recordings appeared on Gael-Linn. If you are unclear about an item go back to the sentence section.
Learners should practice these fill in the blank games. Each time your score should improve. Try to see how much you can recognise. This may help in other activities too, where listening is useful to getting the message.
