Listening: Self-Development

Self-Development: Why is self-development important in your life?

Video: Watch the video two times and follow the steps below. There are two steps.

Step 1: First, watch the video with no subtitles, and try and understand the content – what is the topic about? Do not take notes at this stage, just listen.

Skill exercise:

  • Listen for the main points in the video
  • Remember key words or phrases

Step 2: Watch the video a second time with English subtitles and follow the skill exercise.

Skill exercise:

  • Task 1: Write keywords or phrases – also called topic vocabulary or specialised vocabulary
  • Task 2: Identify the main points – write the video titles for each section
  • Task 3: Identify the support sentences explaining the main points