This player gives you short original listening items. You listen, answer, and only then see the transcript and the reason for the expected answer. Attempting first is the point: it shows you what you actually heard, not what you can see after the fact.
It practises the habit covered in distinguishing a corrected detail from the first answer.
How do I use it?
- Pick an item from the menu. There are six, each with a short title such as ticket price or bus departure.
- Read the question shown above the audio controls. Do this before playing, so you know what to listen for.
- Press “Play all” to hear the script. Use the speed slider to slow it down if you need to, and “Stop” to cancel.
- Type your answer, or choose an option if the item is multiple choice. Numeric items expect a number.
- Press “Check and show transcript.” An empty answer or an unchosen option asks you to fill it in first.
- Read the explained result. Then use the replay buttons beside each transcript segment to hear the part you missed.
How do I read the result?
You see whether your answer was correct, the expected answer, and a short reason. The reason names the trap, such as a correction or a number that sounds like another.
Below that is the transcript split into segments. Each has a replay button that plays from that segment to the end. If you were wrong, find the segment where the expected answer was stated and replay only that part. Listen for stress: fif-TEEN sounds different from FIF-ty.
Example walk-through
Choose the first item, “Ticket price”. The question is: “How much does one ticket cost?” The answer box is in RM.
The speaker says, in order: “Hi, this is Mei at the school hall.” Then: “Tickets for the concert are fifteen ringgit each.” Then: “Sorry, I read the old poster. Tickets are fifty ringgit each.” Finally: “You can pay at the office.”
If you typed 15, the tool says it is not quite right and shows the expected answer of RM 50. The reason explains that Mei first says fifteen, then corrects herself to fifty, and the correction replaces the first number. The transcript shows four segments, and you can replay from segment 3 to hear the correction again.
This is the fixture the tool is built around: when a spoken number is corrected, the expected answer updates with it. A second item, “Meeting room”, works the same way: room twelve is ruled out and the answer is 21. A third, “Strongest reason”, is multiple choice, and the reason is the quiet of the library, not the canteen.
Assumptions and limits
- The scripts are original. The voice is your browser’s text to speech, not a recorded human.
- The voice does not model any official accent, speed or level of difficulty.
- The six items are a small set. They practise one skill, listening for detail, not the whole listening paper.
- Whether and how listening is assessed depends on your entry route, so check your syllabus and exam centre.
- Answers are checked in the page and are not stored.
Which lessons explain the output?
Start with recording a number with its unit and distinguishing a corrected detail from the first answer. For conditions and pauses, see identifying a condition introduced after a pause. After you have attempted an item, explaining a listening choice using a transcript shows how to use the reasons properly.
For more questions, try the listening for detail practice and the listening for viewpoint practice. If you miss corrected details often, the listening clinic is aimed at that exact problem. More learning aids are on the tools page.
Listening improves fastest when someone can hear what you missed and why. A teacher can do that in online one-to-one English as a Second Language tuition.