Listening sub-skills:
1-Listening for gist:
It is extensive listening for skimming. This happens when
we listen to get a general idea about a topic.
Example:listening to a summary of the day’s news on the
radio.
2-listening for specific information:
This is when we listen to something because we want to
discover one particular piece of information.
Example: Listening to weather report to discover the
weather in your city.
3-Listening in detail :
It is the intensive listening for scanning. This is when we
listen we listen very closely, paying attention to all the
words and trying to understand as much information as
possible.