I’m pushing myself to create my own podcasts (and no I’m not keen on my voice, but hope to improve diction and so many other things). This podcast aims to create an activity where my students can practise speaking about how their homes or different homes make them feel, using some emotion and colour vocabulary.

First let’s see some AI-generated rooms. How would you describe them? Which room do you find more relaxing and why?

In this post you are going to do two types of listening activities. They will both use the same podcast, but having the oppotunity to first do a TRUE/FALSE listening is going to help you cope with the second activity, which is a sentence completion.

Begin with the true/false. Read the statements before you play the audio file making sure you understand them.

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B2 True or False Listening How to Make Your Home Really Comfy

You are going to hear a podcast giving some tips to create an ideal environment at home.

Listen twice and say if the statements are true or false according to what you hear.

Activity by Serena

1. The author suggests using bright colours to create a relaxing atmosphere.

True

False

2. Soft lighting is recommended by the author to make a room feel more inviting.

False

True

3. The author believes that a cluttered room can help you feel calm.

False

True

4. Personal items like family photos can make a room feel more comforting, according to the author.

False

True

5. The author advises against using soft textures in a relaxing room.

False

True

6. The author thinks that a room should make you feel both emotionally and physically good.

True

False

Your score is

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The second activity is a sentence completion. This means that you will have to write down one or two missing words in the blanks. In this level, it is common to rephrase the questions, so you will not hear exactly the same thing as in the audio so it is very important that you carefully read the sentences before you start listening to the audio. One very good strategy for this type of activity is to guess what type of word or words are missing so you will almost know what to expect.

Now listen to the podcast and fill the blanks. There can be one or more missing words. You will notice this when you see a slash ___/___

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B2 Listening How to Make Your Home Really Comfy

You are going to hear a podcast giving some tips to create an ideal environment at home.

Listen and fill the blank with one or two words according to what you hear.

Activity by Serena

1. It’s important to have a space where you feel calm, happy, and at peace, above all after a _____/____.

Check

2) To make a room feel peaceful and soothing, you should use _____, neutral colours.

Check

3) Bright colours are too _________ if a person wants to relax.

Check

4) A warm lighting will help to create a cosy _________ where people will feel at home.

Check

5) Apart from dimmable lamps, candles also help to  make a room _______.

 

Check

6) Cluttered rooms can make a person feel ___________ or overwhelmed.

Check

7) Personal details like favourite books and family photos can  make a room feel more personal and __________.

Check

8) Touching soft objects helps people feel _________.

Check

 9) If you create a space where you feel safe, you will feel good __________ and physically

Check

Your score is

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