Complete the text with these words. There are two extra words.
did had use used was were would
I didn’t (1)......... to be a good listener. I (2)..........always be thinking about what I wanted to say next or, even
worse, thinking how bored I was. I never (3).......... to be able to concentrate very well in classes either.
Then, last year I read a book called How to be a better listener. The best piece of advice I read was to ask a question about what the speaker (4).......... just said. For example, if they said they had seen a film at the
weekend, I would ask ‘What was it like?’. It really worked. Now, I use the technique in my classes. In my
last history class, I (5).......... about to lose my concentration but I thought of some questions to ask the
teacher while he was speaking and it really helped. When I asked my questions, he was actually impressed that I had been listening!
did had use used was were would
I didn’t (1)......... to be a good listener. I (2)..........always be thinking about what I wanted to say next or, even
worse, thinking how bored I was. I never (3).......... to be able to concentrate very well in classes either.
Then, last year I read a book called How to be a better listener. The best piece of advice I read was to ask a question about what the speaker (4).......... just said. For example, if they said they had seen a film at the
weekend, I would ask ‘What was it like?’. It really worked. Now, I use the technique in my classes. In my
last history class, I (5).......... about to lose my concentration but I thought of some questions to ask the
teacher while he was speaking and it really helped. When I asked my questions, he was actually impressed that I had been listening!
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I didn't (1)use to be a good listener. I (2)used always be thinking about what I wanted to say next or, even worse, thinking how bored I was. I never (3)would to be able to concentrate very well in classes either. Then, last year I read a book called How to be a better listener. The best piece of advice I read was to ask a question about what the speaker (4)had just said. For example, if they said they had seen a film at the weekend, I would ask ‘What was it like?’. It really worked. Now, I use the technique in my classes. In my last history class, I (5)was about to lose my concentration but I thought of some questions to ask the teacher while he was speaking and it really helped. When I asked my questions, he was actually impressed that I had been listening!
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Yo no solía ser un buen oyente. Yo siempre estaba pensando en lo que quería decir a continuación o, peor aún, pensando en lo aburrido que estaba. Yo tampoco podía nunca concentrarme muy bien en las clases. Luego, el año pasado leí un libro titulado Cómo ser un mejor oyente. El mejor consejo que leí fue hacer una pregunta sobre lo que acababa de decir el hablante. Por ejemplo, si dijeron que habían visto una película el fin de semana, les preguntaría "¿Cómo fue?". Realmente funcionó. Ahora, uso la técnica en mis clases. En mi última clase de historia, yo estaba a punto de perder la concentración, pero pensé en algunas preguntas para hacerle al profesor mientras hablaba y realmente me ayudó. Cuando le hice mis preguntas, ¡estaba realmente impresionado de que lo hubiera estado escuchando!
Michael Spymore