MAMansoor AlMatrafiSTEP Academy
Listening Lab

Listening Lab

مختبر الاستماع

Twenty minutes a day is enough. Follow this routine and your ear will catch what your eyes already know.

STEP Listening Practice

University Registration Hold

Listen to all eight clips of the conversation, then answer the questions below.

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Questions

  1. 1. What problem does the student have?
  2. 2. Which document is missing?
  3. 3. Where did the student upload the document?
  4. 4. Where should the document be uploaded?
  5. 5. How long should the student allow for the review?

STEP Listening Practice · Test 2

The Research Workshop

Listen to all eight clips of the conversation, then answer the questions below.

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Test 2 Questions

  1. 1. Why is the student unsure about attending on Monday?
  2. 2. When should the student expect to hear whether a place is available?
  3. 3. What does the online session not include?
  4. 4. What can the student do next week?
  5. 5. What must the student do to earn the certificate?

Active listening (10 min)

Listen once for the general idea, then again for details. Never translate word by word.

Shadowing (5 min)

Repeat right after the speaker, copying rhythm and intonation — not just the words.

Retell it (3 min)

Say what you heard out loud in three sentences. If you can retell it, you understood it.

Sound traps (2 min)

Train linking, weak forms and similar sounds: ship/sheep, live/leave, than/then.

Where to listen

Use short, level-appropriate audio: my YouTube lessons, English news summaries, and podcast clips under five minutes. Same clip, three days in a row — repetition beats variety at the start.

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