FOR WHOM: This assessment or activity is designed for any novice-, intermediate- or advanced-level world language (i.e. ESL, Spanish) teacher. DESCRIPTION: Do you assign listening activities in your language class? Do you assess listening skills? Whether it's a TED Talk or textbook audio recording, use these pre-listening questions to help activate students' prior and background knowledge about the topic. Then, students can practice their note-taking skills using the basic outline while listenin