Recognizing the Main Idea

Listening audio
Listening level
Intermediate

Recognizing the Main Idea

Listen to these paragraphs. Then decide what topic heading you would use to describe the main idea of each. Write the topic heading in the space given.

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Listening answers

Recognizing the Main Idea

Listen to these extracts from some famous speeches. Then decide what main idea each speaker wants to express. Write it out in the space given.

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