🎧 Part 1: What Makes a Good Listener?

1. Check all the behaviours that show good active listening:

Making eye contact with the speaker

Interrupting when you have a question

Nodding to show understanding

Looking at your phone while listening

Taking notes of key points

Asking clarifying questions

2. Describe what active listening means to you:

📝 Part 2: Listening for Main Ideas

3. After listening to the audio clip, write the main idea in one sentence:

4. List three supporting details you heard:

a) _________________________________________________

b) _________________________________________________

c) _________________________________________________

5. What was the most important message from the speaker?

💬 Part 3: Using Sentence Stems

6. Match each sentence stem with its purpose:

1. "I understand that..."

2. "Could you explain..."

3. "I agree because..."

4. "I see it differently because..."

A. Asking for clarification

B. Respectfully disagreeing

C. Summarising what you heard

D. Showing agreement

7. Complete these sentence stems based on today's listening activity:

I understand that ________________________________________

I agree because _________________________________________

Could you explain _______________________________________

🤔 Part 4: Responding and Clarifying

8. What question would you ask the speaker to better understand their message?

9. Circle the best way to show you're actively listening:

Thinking about what you'll say next

Focusing completely on the speaker's words

Planning your response while they talk

Waiting for them to finish so you can talk

10. Write one way you could add to or build on the speaker's ideas:

⭐ Part 5: Self-Reflection

11. Rate your listening skills today (tick one):

Excellent - I stayed focused and understood everything

Good - I understood most of the main points

Fair - I understood some but got distracted

Needs improvement - I found it hard to concentrate

12. Check the listening behaviours you demonstrated today:

I stayed focused throughout

I asked a clarifying question

I summarised the main points

I used appropriate body language

I waited my turn to speak

I showed respect for others' ideas

13. What will you try next time to be a better listener?

🏠 Part 6: Home Learning Task

14. For your home task, listen to a family member or podcast for 3 minutes. Write your summary here:

15. What question or comment do you want to share about your listening experience next lesson?

Active Listening Skills Worksheet

Active Listening Skills Worksheet

🎧 Part 1: What Makes a Good Listener?

📝 Part 2: Listening for Main Ideas

💬 Part 3: Using Sentence Stems

🤔 Part 4: Responding and Clarifying

⭐ Part 5: Self-Reflection

🏠 Part 6: Home Learning Task

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