Ask a partner to read this practice announcement naturally: "The walking tour will begin at ten thirty rather than ten because of the weather. Meet inside the visitor center, not by the fountain. Please bring your booking confirmation."
After one listen, state the main message without trying to reproduce every word: the tour has a changed start time and meeting place. If you caught that, you understood the announcement's purpose even if one number remains uncertain.
Give the next listen a question
Listen again for the new time and location. Write "ten thirty" and "inside the visitor center." Notice the correction patterns "rather than" and "not by." Recording both old and new information without marking the change can leave you with contradictory notes.
For a real announcement you cannot replay, ask an appropriate person to confirm the missing practical detail: "Is the tour now meeting inside at ten thirty?" Do not pretend you heard a number simply because it sounds plausible.
Repeat the activity with a different invented event, changing only one important detail. Have the listener identify what changed and what stayed the same. The aim is not perfect transcription. It is to hear the purpose, target the remaining uncertainty, and leave with the information needed to act correctly in that particular situation.