STUDY AND WRITING SKILLS
10.4
STUDY SKILLS
IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING
1
Make a list of different situations when
you
listen
to English (e.g. watching films, listening to lectures).
Which are the easiest / most difficult for you? Why?
2
a
The skill of listening
There are two main kinds of
listening: listening for the general idea and listening
for detail. Look back at the listening exercises in this
coursebook and find some for each kind. Which kind
did you find easier / more difficult?
2
b
There are a number of things you can do before
you listen which can help you to understand better
and get the information you need. Which do you think
will help you most?
1
Use your knowledge of the topic.
2
Guess who is going to speak.
3
Guess what the speaker will say.
4
Guess the vocabulary the speaker will use.
5
Guess specific phrases the speaker will use.
3
Activate your knowledge
You are going to listen to a
talk about UNICEF, the international children’s charity.
What do you know about it? Describe the UNICEF
emblem. What do you think it means?
4
a
Predicting content
Here are some questions you
can ask yourself before you listen to the talk. Can you
add two or three more questions?
1
Where is UNICEF based?
2
How many people work for it?
4
b
Predicting vocabulary
Which of these words do
you think the speaker will use?
accommodation campaign crime criminal
disaster disease donations emergency
headquarters languages funding police
priorities staff supporters vaccines worldwide
5
a
10.10
Listen to the talk. Does the speaker talk
about any of the things in your questions in Exercise
4a? What does she say about them?
5
b
Listen again. Did you hear any of the words you
chose in Exercise 4b?
6
a
Importance markers
The speaker uses a number of
phrases to show that what she is saying and what she
is going to say is important. Can you complete these
sentences? Look at the underlined sentences in Audio
script 10.10 on pages 160-161 and check.
1
We operate in more than 190 countries. And let me
out that we don’t receive any funding from
the UN.
2
Don’t
, UNICEF is the only organisation
working for children recognised by the UN
Convention on the Rights of the Child.
3
But, and I must
your attention to this, we
work to promote children’s rights here, too.
4
One of our
is protecting children in
emergencies.
5
Another important
is protecting children from
disease.
6
Another
priority is the exploitation of
children.
7
One of the
important things we do is call on
our supporters to raise awareness.
8
important thing we do is work alongside
other organisations.
6
b
Which of UNICEF’s activities do you support the
most? Why?
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