2. Listening Topic 1: Pre-listening Strategies First How to
First impression (Predicting): First look at the title of the
lecture and other clues (photos,maps,charts,outlines) and try to
get some ideas about the topic.
3. Second givealecture Make/giveaspeech,giveatalk, Listening
Topic 1: Pre-listening Strategies First How to
4. when you hear new information, think of from your life. This
helps you understand and remember new information. Listening Topic
1: Pre-listening Strategies First How to
5. Listening Topic 2: Identifying Main Ideas There are four
keys to identifying main ideas in lectures and pre The point I want
to make/cover here is The main point is The important thing here is
What Im trying to show is What Im going to talk about today is The
purpose of my remarks is
6. ListeningTopic2: IdentifyingMainIdeas
Therearefourkeystoidentifyingmainideasinlecturesandpresentations.
ThepointIwanttomake/coverhereis Themainpointis
Theimportantthinghereis WhatImtryingtoshowis
WhatImgoingtotalkabouttodayis Thepurposeofmyremarksis
ThisafternoonIdliketoexplain/focuson Listening Topic 2: Identifying
M There are four keys to identifying main ideas in The point I want
to make/cover here is The main point is The important thing here is
What Im trying to show is What Im going to talk about today is The
purpose of my remarks is This afternoon Id like to explain/focus on
Listening Topic 2: Identifying Main Ideas There are four keys to
identifying main ideas in lectures and p The point I want to
make/cover here is The main point is The important thing here is
What Im trying to show is What Im going to talk about today is The
purpose of my remarks is This afternoon Id like to explain/focus on
rhetorical questions
7. ThisafternoonIdliketoexplain/focuson rhetoricalquestions
willalwaysbeansweredinthelectureor presentation repetition The
purpose of my remarks is This afternoon Id like to explain/focus on
rhetorical questions will always be answered in the l presentation
repetition Listening Topic 2: Identifying Main Ideas There are four
keys to identifying main ideas in lectures and pre The point I want
to make/cover here is The main point is The important thing here is
What Im trying to show is What Im going to talk about today is The
purpose of my remarks is This afternoon Id like to explain/focus
on
8. Listening Topic 2: Identifying Main Ideas There are four
keys to identifying main ideas in lectures and pre The point I want
to make/cover here is The main point is The important thing here is
What Im trying to show is What Im going to talk about today is The
purpose of my remarks is This afternoon Id like to explain/focus on
Listen for main ideas. Listen to the track and identify the number
of the words repeated. rhetorical questions will always be answered
in presentation repetition Rome Italy slave land grow farmers rich
people true slave society put slaves on the land follow fashion
trends dress stores 7 7 6 3 2 MAIN IDEAS?:FOLLOWING FASHION TRENDS
Another key to identifying main ideas is repetition.If a word or a
phrase is repeated several times, it suggests importance. Focus on
main idea first. Listen for repeated ideas. Do not stop to think
about words you dont understad.
9. The third key to identifying main or important ideas is
pace. Pace is the speed of speech. Unimportant points or small
details are usually spoken more quickly. Important points, such as
main ideas, are usually spoken more slowly and clearly. Listening
Topic 2: Identifying Main Ideas There are four keys to identifying
main ideas in lectures and pre The point I want to make/cover here
is The main point is The important thing here is What Im trying to
show is What Im going to talk about today is The purpose of my
remarks is This afternoon Id like to explain/focus on
10. Taking notes effectively is crucial to success in academic
and professional environments. There are four important components
to successful note taking.
11. Effective note taking requires that you record information
quickly. To do this, good note takers ; instead, they write and
That is,they (brief and compact).
12. SHORTHAND:Good note takers use shorthand when they take
notes. In other words, they use symbols & abbreviations to
represent words or ideas. Here are some common examples:
13. Organization:Your notes should reflect which of the
lecturers points are main points and which are details. Sometimes
the details are also broken down into smaller categories or sub-
details, and your notes must show this as well.
14. A final note: The best note takers often rewrite their
notes to show the ideas and organization more clearly.
15. DONT WORRY & KEEP LISTENING: Finally, there will be
times when you miss information. Dont worry! This happens to all of
us! If you do miss information, make a guess about what you missed
and try to maintain your focus. Fortunately, lecturers often repeat
important information, so if you miss something, theres a good
chance you will hear it again.
16. LISTENING TOPIC 4: DETERMINING THE RELATIONSHIP OF IDEAS
Markers of Definition Markers of Exemplification Markers of
Sequence of Events A lecture is a series of smaller ideas which are
put together in a particular way to form larger ideas. In other
words, lectures and other styles of communication are built upon
the relationships of ideas. Discourse markers, also called
organizational cues or signposts, can help you determine these
relationships. Markers of Definition Markers of Exemplification
Markers of Sequence of Events Markers of Clarification/Explanation
Indi of th
17. LISTENING TOPIC 4: DETERMINING THE RELATIONSHIP OF IDEAS
Advanced Listening Listening Strategy Guid Markers of Addition
Markers of Cause and Consequence Indicate a cause of the previous
action/idea. Indicate an effect or consequence of the previous
action/idea. Markers of Classification/Categorization Markers of
Comparison and Contrast Indicate similarity.
18. LISTENING TOPIC 4: DETERMINING THE RELATIONSHIP OF IDEAS
thenextpointwillbeincontrasttothepreviouspoint MarkersofAddition
MarkersofCauseandConsequence Markers of
Classification/Categorization Markers of Comparison and Contrast
Indicate contrast. Indicate similarity. Of course, speakers dont
always use discourse markers to link their ideas. In the cases
where there are no signposts or organizational cues, listeners must
rely on common sense and on their skills to predict information ,
make inferences , and determine meaning from context.
