Listening Comprehension: Selective Listening

Syllabus tag: Kenya CBC | Grade 8 English | Theme 4.0 Consumer Roles and Responsibilities | Sub-Strand 4.1.1 Listening Comprehension: Selective Listening (2 Lessons)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you will be able to:

• Distinguish between specific and general information from a listening text
• Select specific information from a listening text
• Listen and respond to texts appropriately
• Emphasise the value of listening skills in communication

Summary

Not every piece of information in a spoken text matters equally — some of it is general background, and some of it is the specific detail a listener actually needs. This topic covers telling these two apart while listening, and capturing the specific information without losing track of it among the general.