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metimes of very detailed things. For example, (22). M: I hear you are moving into a new apartment soon? W: Yes, but it is more expensive. My present neighbor plays the piano all night long. Q: Why is the woman moving? A) She can’t put up with his noise. B) She wants to save money to buy a piano. C) The present apartment is too expensive. D) She has found a job in neighboring area. To answer this question, students must pay attention to the woman’s words “My present neighbor plays the piano all the night long” in the dialogue; she implies that she can’t bear the noise that her present neighbor makes. If students catch the woman’s words, it will be very easy for they pick out the correct the correct answer A). 4.5.5 Cultivate students’ note taking ability Taking notes is another very important and difficult listening skill for learners to master. In the process of listening students need to catch some major points as quickly as possible, such as the important person’s name, place, time, date, age, price and so on. They can use some simple characters or symbols to replace the important information. The easier the symbols or characters are, the better. Students can use “ë” stands for “turn right”, “û” for “turn left”, “＞” for “more”, “＜” for “less” and so on. For example: (23). W: What time is it now? M: It is half past eight. W: Oh, my god, I’ve already been late for my job. M: Don’t worry; my watch is half an hour faster. Q: What time is it now? A) Nine o’clock B) Half past eight C) Eight o’clock D) Half past seven To answer this question, students must take notes of “8:30” and “＞(30)”. If students do not catch any word of the dialogue, it will be difficult for them to choose the correct answer. Cultivating students to form the good habit of taking notes is beneficial to lessen students’ memory load and can reduce their understanding barriers so that they can easily find the correct answer when doing listening practices. In a word, taking notes is a dispensable method for the improvement of listening comprehension. 4.6 Countermeasures for the psychological barriers It is very important for students to have a good psychological state while listening. Help them realize that listening is the first step of any language learning. Meanwhile, they should realize the difficulty. So students should have a strong perseverance on it and build up confidence to overcome difficulties, and never to be afraid of it. 4.6.1 Create a good environment for listening comprehension Influenced by the traditional grammar teaching method, students’ threshold is very low. Many students are unwilling to open their mouths to speak English; they feel nervous and are afraid of making mistakes. All these factors hinder students’ listening comprehension. Therefore, in listening class, teachers should combine listening and speaking together to create a relaxing environment to encourage them to speak English as much as possible. Students will get good marks if they listen to the listening materials in a relaxed and pleasant mood. Of course not only in the class, but also after class, we should encourage students to talk to each other in English, which will get rid of their psychological obstacles and improve their listening and speaking ability. 4.6.2 Cultivate students’ interest in listening “Interest is the best teacher and the power of study.” [15] So cultivating students’ interest in learning plays an essential role in listeni