Strategies in listening : tasks for listening development
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Strategies in listening : tasks for listening development
Lingual House, c1995
New ed.
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Description
Strategies in Listening exposes students to a variety of listening situations, speaking styles, and tasks that will help them learn strategies for understanding American English as it is naturally used. Each unit is organized thematically, emphasizing practical communciation skills. *Listening and speaking tasks emphasize the main idea and problem solving so students can interact and review essential vocabulary and structures. *Review tests provide students with opportunities to review listening skills.
Table of Contents
(All chapters contain a Pair Activity.) Introduction. 1. Instructions. Basic Instructions, Names, Addresses, Phone Numbers, Applications. 2. Functions. Common Expressions, Common Functions, Short Responses. 3. Situations. Situation Cues, Social Situations, Unusual Situations. Check Unit: Listening Strategies, Part 1. Strategy #1: Don't Worry About Unclear Sounds. Strategy #2: Think About the Situation. Strategy #3: Ask If You Don't Understand. 4. Descriptions. Group Pictures, Photographs, Opinion: Are You Attractive? 5. Messages. Information Operator, Telephone Messages, Answering Machine Messages. 6. Plans. Holiday Plans, Weekend Activities, Daily Schedules. Check Unit: Listening Strategies, Part 2. Strategy #4: Pay Attention to Stressed Words. Strategy #5: Guess the Speaker's Meaning. Strategy #6: Give a Quick Response. 7. Processes. Following Instructions, Mistakes, Rules of Games. 8. People. Appearance, Personality, Famous People. 9. Review Test. Instructions, Messages, Situations, Functions, Reasons, Descriptions, Processes. 10. Problem Solving. Figure Problems, Visual Problems, Riddles and Puzzles. 11. Reasons. What's Important to Me, Job Satisfaction, Changing Careers. Check Unit: Listening Strategies, Part 3. Strategy #7, Try to Understand the Speaker's Purpose. Strategy #8: Predict What the Speaker Will Say. Strategy #9: Remember the Meaning. 12. Choices. Shopping, Preferences, Decision-Making. 13. Conversation Topics. Casual Conversations, Arguments, Idioms. 14. Directions. Directions in Buildings, Directions Outdoors, Experiences: I was Lost. Check Unit: Listening Strategies, Part 4. Strategy #10: Try to Understand the Speaker's Attitude. Strategy #11: Focus on Key Words and Key Facts. Strategy #12: Focus on Conversation Themes. 15. Responses. Polite and Impolite Responses, Difficult Situations, Opinions and Reactions. 16. Changes. "Increase or Decrease" , Graphs, Future Trends. 17. Advice. Simple Problems, Social Problems, Giving Advice. 18. Review Test. Topics, Reasons, Responses, Directions, Choices, Advice.
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