I found an amazing lecture that gives suggestions on how to do well on the listening section. The teacher speaks clearly, and gives great examples. This will be a big help to everyone if we all can take a few minutes out of your busy schedule to watch this. If we help each other learn, you will see amazing results.
Here are some basic notes I took to help you understand the lecture. I know this will help you!
Common Signal Words
A
main idea is likely coming soon if you hear: 6: 00- 10: 33
Now
So
Most
importantly
Most
significantly
There
are 3 kinds of -___
That
brings us to
Now
let’s talk about
It
might also be
Especially
Two
things we’re going to talk about
***
You hear these words above. This signals you should note whatever is coming
next.**
Main
idea
Transition
Signal
word- (start writing)
Moving
to a new main idea (new signal word) – Change in subject
Clues
to important info
Self-correction
(11:00)- further explanation Example;
The first election was held in 1938. Wait a minute, I meant 1936.= Self –correction
Digression- In an academic lecture, watch for talking about previous information,
A switch to new information normally follows.
Example: Last week we talked about listening, today we will talk about
speaking.
Question-
(14:13) – Important info coming. Write
down the answer to the question.
Change
tone/ idioms (14:47)
Example
(16: 07- 17:33) Don’t worry about details of example. Always why did he give
the example.
Repeat
info- 17:37
Question
types (19:00- 20: )- Detail, Main Idea, Repeat, Multiple (Choose 2
answers),
Example Questions, Inference
Questions, Chart Question( Example; 3 kinds of joints- more info, with 5
different categories)
Traps
or Tricks (22:42)- Avoid answers with this kind of language
Exact
language-
Extreme
language
Superlatives
(most, least)
Not
mentioned-
Too
broad
Too
specific
***
Important tip (25:18) Teacher says, “ They punish people who rely on their
memory. Take good notes!”
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