Episode 37 – Mail From Listeners
The professor takes up the listeners’ questions about the episodes so far. With the help of several audio samples he shows the listeners that they can already understand a lot without knowing every word that is said. The main focus of the mail from listeners this time is strategies for better understanding of the spoken language. The professor answers the learners’ questions again and gives useful tips on listening comprehension and vocabulary learning. Among the things he presents are loudspeaker announcements, phone calls, and radio announcements. The listeners learn how you can order what is said based on intonation, known words and background sounds and guess unknown words from the context.