Preparation for the midterm listening exam

The exam will consist of two separate parts.

In the first part, you will watch a 20-minute documentary related to international adoption. Before the exam, you should have listened to the Raise the Issues NPR broadcast (we did it in class AND I posted it on the blog if you missed it) and the 30-minute radio show (LISTENING #6 on the blog). You should also have read the article which we discussed yesterday in 6D and 6F (sorry 6E--you're on your own).

In the second part of the test, you will watch a new 20-minute TED lecture. You will take notes and then I will give you some questions to answer. At least one of the questions will ask you to compare the main idea of this new lecture with the main idea of Gladwell's lecture on happiness and spaghetti sauce (which you were supposed to have listened to and commented on last week).

So... for those of you who have been keeping up with the listening work, you should be ready for tomorrow's listening test :D

For those of you who have not been keeping up with the listening work, GOOD LUCK.