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into groups of three or four Discuss: (a) effective listening skills (b) reasons why do we have to practise effective listening
LISTENING SKILLS
BEFORE LISTENING
Build background knowledge Look/listen to the title of the text to determine the topic, audience & purpose Have a purpose for listening and identify the speakers purpose Prepare to write down key words Minimize distractions
During Listening
Listen actively for important names, places or events Identify the main ideas (dont worry about catching every detail) Identify supporting details Try using a two-column note taking format Abbreviate common or repeated words Listen for transition words to understand the relationship among ideas
During Listening
Review notes between readings Think about what is being said Make connections to your own experience or knowledge Jot down any quotations
After Listening
In one or two sentences, summarize what you have heard Review your notes and highlight important information Create a graphic organizer to show the relationships among main topics and supporting details Review your purpose for listening
Select what is relevant to your reason for listening Need to be able to zero in on parts of the listening text that contain the information Need to be able to ignore some parts of the text that are not relevant Need to listen for key words/phrases to get the specific information Need not concentrate on every spoken word Dont try to understand every word
called as extensive listening Need to listen in a more general way to get a rough idea of what the speaker is saying Often want to find out the gist of what the speaker is saying
not to try to understand every word the speaker is saying Often speakers stress important information or points by rephrasing, repetition, and summarizing