SUMMARY
This study aims to explore the way the critical thinking activities in listening comprehension exercises to identify the activities employed in listening exercises and the way the activities facilitate students’ listening comprehension. Using content analysis to explore the integration of critical thinking activities in listening comprehension exercises, the study involves the listening exercise source namely a textbook entitles Real Listening and Speaking 3 written by Miles Craven. The study shows that the critical thinking activities include identifying the situation and the factors that may influence it, locating the basis for the research that is presented to understand the big picture, learning how to avoid personal biases and to “evaluate information objectivelyâ€, using the knowledge to make logical inferences, and figuring out what information is most important and relevant to the situation. Meanwhile, developing the practice of curiosity– asking open-ended questions and following up on the answers is not found. The listening skills facilitated by these activities include finding general information, identifying the communicative purpose, finding specific information, and making conclusion. This study is significantly modelling English teachers to design listening activities which promote both students’ listening comprehension and critical thinking skill.