Beginner English Listening Practice: Jessica’s First Day at School

15 minutes a day makes listening easy! This book features selected 2-minute passages with moderate difficulty, perfect for beginners. Through four progressive stages—'pre-listening, keyword capture, sentence-by-sentence understanding, and full retelling'—you will understand over 90% of the content. Consistent practice leads to major breakthroughs in listening skills! Below is a beginner-level listening passage organized by the Qicai website editor, suitable for junior and senior high school students.

Jessica's first day of school. Today is Jessica's first day of kindergarten. Jessica and her parents walk to school. Jessica's mom walks with her to her classroom. Jessica meets her teacher. His name is Mr. Parker. The school bell rings at 8:45 AM. Jessica hugs and kisses her mom goodbye. Jessica's mom says, "I love you." At 9:00 AM, Jessica stands for the National Anthem. Mr. Parker calls out children's names. Each child yells back, "Here." Mr. Parker teaches them about letters. Mr. Parker teaches them about numbers. At 10:15 AM, the students have recess. Recess is fun. The students get to play and eat. At 10:30 AM, the students go to gym class. At 11:15 AM, the students return to Mr. Parker's classroom. Mr. Parker tells the students to sit on the carpet. Mr. Parker reads the students a story. Mr. Parker teaches the students a song. The lunch bell rings. Jessica's first day of school is over.