English Unlimited HAK/HUM 2, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

105 Getting connected 08 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Which highlighted expressions are: Talk with a partner about what makes you: Ask and answer the questions in groups. Example: Well, this sounds strange, but horror films often make me laugh. Listen to three people talking about how they improve their listening. Who: In groups, make a list of ideas about how to improve your listening: Compare your list with the one on p. 146. Which ideas would you like to try? Read the information about listening to English audio material at school. 35 34 b b c b Independent learning: Listening furious happy cry laugh feel exhausted feel energetic 1 What would you like to be able to understand better in English (songs, the news, …)? 2 Is there anything that makes listening difficult for you? 1 needs English for travel? 1 if you live in or visit an English-speaking country. 2 studies English at home? 2 in your own country. 3 needs English for work? 38 37 a 39 a a make + object + verb? b make + object + adjective? 36 TCD 2/11 At school you are often asked to summarise what you have heard, to interpret or to answer questions on listening texts. Usually you are allowed to take notes to help you remember the important points. Audio material you will come across at school typically includes presentations, interviews, conversations and panel discussions. You often only hear the speakers’ voices, so you have to rely on their intonation to interpret what they are saying. TIP: Before listening Look for clues about the subject of the recording (names, times, numbers, photos and places). Think about what you already know about the subject. Make sure you have read all of the questions so that you are familiar with them while listening. Highlight important words and expressions in the questions. Listening to the recording for the first time Listen carefully and keep calm. Watch out for keywords and context factors, and try to get the gist. Note down important information. Listening to the recording for the second time Listen for detail: concentrate on the information you need to complete the task. If you don’t know the correct answer, guess. When doing exercise 46, ‘Teenagers and the media’, on p. 108, go through the tips one by one. After having done the exercise, discuss if the tips were useful or not. What other things help you while listening? Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv