LISTENING
(Taking Notes)
You Should:
– Write only the main points of the speech
– Write important details about the main points (such as date, number, address etc.)
– Use abbreviations (for example, development dev.) – Use symbols (for example, oxygen O.)
– Use shorter synonyms for the words
You Shouldn’t
– Write the whole sentences. Writing is more slower than talking. If you try to write whole sentences, you can miss the important points.
– Function words such as «the» or «a»
– Signaling words such as «the first reason» or «the main idea»
– Over abbreviate, you can forget what your abbreviation stands for.
Exercise: Listening
Source: Sarosy,P. and Sherak, K. (2007). Strategies for Academic Listening, Note Taking and Discussion. Oxford Press.
Chapter 6: Communication Revolutions
- Reading Passage: «A Look at the Beginnings of Mass Communication»
- Listening: Task 1- Short Lecture - Listening: Task 2- Long Lecture
Vocabulary for Listening
- Convey:
- Tablet:
- Medium:
To bear from one place to another.
To impart or communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance.
A flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription.
A substance regarded as the means of transmission.
- Receiver:
A device for converting signals (such as electromagnetic waves) into audio or visual form.
Vocabulary for Listening
- Store:
- Transmit:
- Accessible:
- Portable:
Something that is stored or kept for future use.
To send or convey from one person or place to another.
Capable of being reached.
Capable of being carried or moved about.
Expressions that signal a definition:
- That is…
- X, meaning…
- What do I mean by X,…
- The definition of that is…
- In other words…
- By X, I mean…
- Let me define that…
Some commonly used abbreviations:
- Average avg
- Between btwn
- Difference diff
- Example ex
- Approximately approx
- Continued cont
- Each ea
- Estimate est
- Especially esp - Identify id - Important imp - Information info - Maximum max - Minimum min - Versus vs
Source: Sarosy,P. and Sherak, K. (2007). Strategies for Academic Listening, Note Taking and Discussion. Oxford Press.
Exercise: Listening
Source: Sarosy,P. and Sherak, K. (2007). Strategies for Academic Listening, Note Taking and Discussion. Oxford Press.
Chapter 4: Global Business
- Reading Passage: «Global Brands»
- Listening: Task 1- Short Lecture - Listening: Task 2- Long Lecture
Vocabulary for Listening
- Brand:
- Profit:
- Global:
A class of goods identified by name as the product of a single firm or manufacturer.
The excess of returns over expenditure in a transaction or series of transactions.
Relating to, or involving the entire world.
- Business Plan:
A roadmap for your business that outlines goals and details how you plan to achieve those goals.
Vocabulary for Listening
- Local:
- Case Study:
- Invest:
Relating to, or characteristic of a particular place : not general or widespread.
An intensive analysis of an individual unit (such as a person or community) stressing developmental factors in relation to environment.
To commit (money) in order to earn a financial return.
- Statistic:
A quantity (such as the mean of a sample) that is computed from a sample.
Expressions that signal the big picture:
- Today I am going to look at several ways that…
- What I want to do is compare…
- I want to discuss the causes of…
- We will look at several reasons for…
Exercise: Listening
Source: Sarosy,P. and Sherak, K. (2007). Strategies for Academic Listening, Note Taking and Discussion. Oxford Press.
Chapter 7: How Sleep Affects Thinking
- Reading Passage: «The Importance of Sleep to Academic Success»
- Listening: Task 1- Short Lecture - Listening: Task 2- Long Lecture
Vocabulary for Listening
- Deprivation:
- Side Effect:
- Drowsiness:
The state of being kept from possessing, enjoying, or using something.
A secondary and usually adverse effect.
Ready to fall asleep.
- Cope with:
To deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties.
Vocabulary for Listening
- Impair:
- Function:
- Cram:
To diminish in function, ability, or quality; to weaken or make worse.
The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.
To study a subject intensively especially for an imminent examination.
- Long-term:
Occurring over or involving a relatively long period of time.
