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    This document outlines strategies for effective listening by activating background knowledge on a topic. It discusses identifying what is already known about a subject before listening to gain new information, as well as determining what additional knowledge is needed. The document provides exercises for students to list advantages and disadvantages of social media from their own background knowledge, then compare their lists to a listening conversation to identify any missing items.

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    This document outlines strategies for effective listening by activating background knowledge on a topic. It discusses identifying what is already known about a subject before listening to gain new information, as well as determining what additional knowledge is needed. The document provides exercises for students to list advantages and disadvantages of social media from their own background knowledge, then compare their lists to a listening conversation to identify any missing items.

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    Week 2 Background Knowledge

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    Syairah Rahim
    This document outlines strategies for effective listening by activating background knowledge on a topic. It discusses identifying what is already known about a subject before listening to gain new information, as well as determining what additional knowledge is needed. The document provides exercises for students to list advantages and disadvantages of social media from their own background knowledge, then compare their lists to a listening conversation to identify any missing items.

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    INTRO TO

    LISTENING
    STRATEGIE
    S
    Objectives
    1. Identify background
    knowledge related to the
    excerpt
    2. Complete listening tasks

    2
    LISTENING
    2 STRATEGY:
    BACKGROUND
    KNOWLEDGE
    Know what you need to know
    When you meet someone
    new what do you talk about?

    4
    Background Knowledge

    New Knowledge
    FLOOD

    5
    ACTIVATING YOUR
    BACKGROUND
    KNOWLEDGE
    ✗ What do I know about the topic/issue/material?

    Look for clues:

    1. Instructions
    2. Illustrations
    3. Questions
    4. Answer choices

    6
    IMPROVING YOUR
    BACKGROUND
    KNOWLEDGE
    ✗ What do I WANT to know?

    ✗ Read through the questions carefully

    ✗ Identify the keywords

    7
    EXERCISES

    8
    What are the advantages
    and disadvantages of a
    social networking
    website? List them down.

    9
    Are there items
    mentioned that are not in
    your list?

    10
    Let’s listen to a
    conversation

    11
    Class ends

    12

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