🎧 Listening Worksheet – Critical Listening
Topic: Identifying Main Ideas & Supporting Details
Audio Type: Mini Lecture – Positive Psychology: Flow Theory
Part A – Pre-Listening
1. Discuss with your partner: What do you think makes a happy life?
2. Share your answers with the class.
Part B – While-Listening
Instruction: Listen to the lecture carefully. Write down the main idea and at least three
supporting details.
1. Main Idea of the Lecture:
________________________________________________________________________
2. Supporting Details (examples/reasons):
o __________________________________________________________________
o __________________________________________________________________
o __________________________________________________________________
Part C – Comprehension Questions
Choose the best answer.
1. According to the lecture, what is the focus of positive psychology?
a) Studying mental illness
b) Studying what makes people happier
c) Studying personality disorders
d) Studying memory and learning
2. What is the definition of a happy life according to Csikszentmihalyi?
a) A life with no problems
b) A life with many achievements
c) A life completely absorbed in what you do
d) A life with a lot of money
3. Where did Csikszentmihalyi get the inspiration for his theory of flow?
a) From his own life experiences
b) From watching artists at work
c) From reading philosophy books
d) From teaching psychology courses
4. Which of the following describes the state of flow?
a) Feeling stressed by challenges
b) Losing track of time while being totally focused
c) Always looking for external sources of happiness
d) Avoiding hard work to stay relaxed
5. What will the lecturer explain in the next part of the lecture?
a) Activities that create flow
b) Conditions and life of Csikszentmihalyi
c) How to cure depression
d) How to avoid negative thinking
Part D – Post-Listening (Discussion)
1. Do you agree that happiness depends more on perception than on external events?
Why/why not?
2. Have you ever experienced the state of flow? In what activity?
3. How can students achieve flow in their daily study or activities?