Trainer's Module

Trainer’s Notes: Listening  Notes: Listening 

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HEAR YE! HEAR YE!

INTRODUCTION

One of the skills learners need to acquire is the ability to comprehend various types of oral texts of varying length and levels of complexity in terms of content and language. This session aims to familiarise you with the range of listening skills that your students should acquire and to enable you to plan for their practice and acquisition of the listening skills in your MUET classroom.

CONTENT

SO WHAT’S NEW

2–3

SKILLS DRILLS

4–8

LET’S GET CRACKING

9 – 10

LET’S CHANGE HATS

11 – 18

LET’S REFLECT

SUPPLEMENTAR SUPPLEM ENTARY Y MATERIALS MATERIALS

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SO WHAT’S NEW TASK SHEET 1 TIME

: 30 minutes

AIM

: To familiarise you with various listening skills in the Test Specifications.

ORGANISATION : Pair work  PROCEDURE: •

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Get CPs to work in pairs. Ask CPs to refer to page 17 of the revised MUET Test Specifications and complete Task  Task  Sheet 1 in their module. Check answers with the CP. * This activity is to familiarise the CPs with the various skills in the Test  Specifications and use the mind-map for reference throughout throughout the session.

 ANSWERS 

i) Knowledge recalling • information recognising  • main ideas recognising • supporting details

ii) Comprehension deriving meaning • of words, phrases, sentences from context  paraphrasing  •

LISTENING TEST SPECIFICATIONS

vi) • •

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 Evaluation appraising information making   judgements drawing  conclusions recognising and interpreting speakers’ views, attitudes or  intentions

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v) Synthesis Following the • development of a  point or an argument  summarising  • information

iii)  Application  predicting  • outcome applying a concept • to a new situation

iv) Analysis understanding  • language functions distinguishing the • relevant from the irrelevant distinguishing fact  •  from opinion drawing  • inferences identifying roles and • relationships

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TASK SHEET 2

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PROCEDURE: Get CPs to work in pairs and respond to the task.

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Discuss the answers with the CPs and reflect on the Point to Ponder.

 ANSWERS  A

B

Components

Examples of Illustrative Verbs*

demonstrate, predict, produce, solve, show

Knowledge

distinguish, explain, predict,  paraphrase, summarise, infer, give examples Comprehension categorise, explain, generate, rearrange, organise, rewrite, summarise, tell, relate

Application

Analysis

conclude, compare, contrast, explain, describe, support, justify, interpret

Synthesis

define, describe, identify label, list, match

Evaluation

differentiate, identify, illustrate,  point out, select, imply

* Source: Bloom, B.S. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Handbook 1, Cognitive Domain , 1956 

Point to ponder •

 Do you think that knowing the illustrative verbs will help you to better understand the test specifications for the Listening Component? If so, in what way?  Possible responses: Yes , the verbs help the teachers to formulate questions and set tasks of different levels of  comprehension. Teachers will be aware of the levels of difficulties of the questions they may want to pose to their students in the class.  If the response is ‘ no’   , impress on the CPs the above explanation. .

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SKILLS DRILLS TASK SHEET 3 TIME

: 90 minutes

AIM

: To familiarise you with some of the listening skills

ORGANISATION : Individual work and pair work  PROCEDURE: Get CPs to work individually. • •

Tell CPs that they will listen to several short listening texts and answer questions on them.

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Give CPs time to read the questions before you play the recordings.

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Ask CPs to listen to the recordings and respond to the task. [ each recording will be played twice. Check the answers with CPs.

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Get CPs to respond to the Points to Ponder. [Tell CPs to refer to the mind-map on page 2 of this module.]

 ANSWERS  TASK SHEET 3 Listening Text A

For question 1, write your answer in NOT MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

1. Over-fishing and destructive fishing pose a threat to millions of jobs,  global food security and the well-being of the marine environment.

Points to ponder •

 Do you think it is possible to guess the answer without listening to the text? Why do you say  so? It is not possible unless you listen to the recording because it is factual.

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What skill is tested? How did you arrive at your answer?

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For question 2, circle the correct answer.

2. Which of the following statements best explains why the speaker says that “the cost of our  favourite dishes is rising”? A. Poor fishing practices are reducing the supply of fish from the sea. B. Poor fishing practices are threatening the livelihood of fishermen. C. Poor fishing practices are endangering the marine life.

Listening Text B

For questions 3 and 4, write your answers in NOT MORE THAN FIVE WORDS.

3. What is the text mainly about?

 Possible answer: An earthquake (in India)

4. Why did the residents run out of their homes?  Possible answer: They feared for their lives

Points to ponder • •

What skills are tested in each of the questions? What information in the text helped you to arrive at the answers? Question 3:

Skill : Recognising main ideas

 Possible explanation: Use of clues – the word ’earthquake’ and supporting  details like ‘Richter scale’ and ‘ causing people to run out of homes’ point to none other than earthquake. Question 4: Skill: Drawing inferences

 Possible explanation: Although the answer is not found in the text, the listener  draws from his or her worldview and experiences to infer that during an emergency, people leave their homes due to fear.

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Listening Text C

5.

ANSWERS 

 Name of the award recipient Department Award won Area of research

(c)

(a) Dr./ Doctor Gurmit Kaur 

School of Medical Sciences (b) Young Investigator’s/ Investigators’/ Investigators Award 

 Intestinal infections by a worm

What do you think is the relationship between the speakers?

 Possible answers: The man : interviewer/ chairperson/ host/moderator of a panel of  experts/recipients of awards in a formal setting / in the presence of an audience (in a press conference/ forum )/ interviewer  The woman : interviewee/ one of several invited guests/ panellists/ researchers/  recipients of an award / interviewee

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TASK SHEET 4 INSTRUCTIONS: • • •

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Get CPs to work individually. Give CPs 1 minute to read the questions. Tell CPs that they will listen to the recording twice and ask them to answer the questions. Check answers.

For questions 1 and 2, write your answers in NOT MORE THAN FOUR WORDS. Preparation for a Test

Before the Test

Plan for revision

During the Test

Stay sharp and alert

1 Create your own test

2 Rest and sleep

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For questions 3 and 4, circle the correct answer. 3.

How many hours should a test-taker sleep before taking a test? A. 48 B. 24 C. 8

4.

According to the speaker, which of the following factors will affect the performance of  a test-taker the most? A.  Insufficient sleep on the night before a test. B. Preparing for a test in a haphazard manner. C. Answering test questions in a set order.

For questions 5 and 6, write your answers in NOT MORE THAN SEVEN WORDS.

What are the two good practices when answering questions during a test? 5.

Allocate time for each question.

6.

 Answer questions you are confident with first.

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LET’S GET CRACKING TASK SHEET 5 TIME

: 15 minutes

AIM

: To provide listening practice using a song

ORGANISATION : Individual work  PROCEDURE: Get CPs to work individually. • •

Tell CPs that they are given 1 minute to read the questions.

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Tell CPs that they will listen to the recording twice and ask them to answer the questions while listening. Check answers

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1 .

Why did the couple go out of town?

To get away from the hectic city life. 2

What time of the day do you think they arrived at their destination? How do you know?  Late evening/ at night – they lit a (camp) fire.

3 .

Give 2 things the couple did. i) pitched a tent/ lit a fire/ drank some wine/ swam in the river (any two) ii)

4 .

What happened to them that night?

They fell sick/ were unwell/ didn’t feel good  5 .

What does the phrase ‘the strangest sight’ refer to?

The dead fish/ the silver fish lying on its side by the river bank  6

What do you think they were suffering from? They probably had rashes all over their bodies/ diarrhoea/ stomach ache/ headache/   fever ( accept any logical answer)

7 .

From what you have heard so far, what do you think will eventually happen to the river?

(Do not accept  polluted river  as the answer)

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TASK SHEET 6 TIME

: 45 minutes

AIM

: To provide CPs with the opportunity to take notes while listening and write a report based on the notes.

ORGANISATION : Individual and group work  PROCEDURE: Get two CPs to act out an interview [ See script below ]. • •

Ask the other CPs to individually take notes while they listen to the interview.

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Get CPs to work in their groups and share the contents of their notes to write a letter to a local newspaper to express concern about the environment. Invite the CPs to present their letters.

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Situation: The couple in the song, George and Lisa, became very ill after their visit to the doctor and were admitted into the hospital. Soon after George got worse and fell into a coma. You are a close friend of the couple. You went to visit them and talked to Lisa, who was not as badly affected as George. Below is an extract of your conversation with Lisa.

You :

…Oh dear Lisa, how did this happen?

Lisa :

I don’t know. When George and I arrived at the river bank late that evening, we didn’t notice anything strange except for the stench. I commented on it but George thought the smell could have come from the factory upstream. So we thought nothing of it and had a nice time swimming in the river. After that, we went to sleep, that’s all!

You :

Then what happened?

Lisa :

We couldn’t sleep all night. At dawn, we decided to take a walk and then we saw a dead fish by the river bank. Then we noticed the condition of the river - the water  was filthy! There was a layer of brownish foam on the surface! Further down the  bank, there was this huge patch of oil y sludge and there were more dead fish there! Then we realised where the stench was coming from.

You

Oh dear! But how come your condition is not as bad as George’s?

Lisa

I don’t know but I guess he swallowed some water. After we got back home, we

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had rashes all over our bodies and then suddenly George had trouble breathing…

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LET’S CHANGE HATS SAMPLE LISTENING LESSON TIME

: 15 minutes

AIM

: To provide an example of a listening lesson

ORGANISATION :  None PROCEDURE •

Briefly describe the sample lesson to the CPs.

Topic

: Self-Medication

Learning Outcomes : Learners will be able to - recall information from stimuli - select relevant details Time

: 80 minutes  Notes

Pre-Listening

Activity 1 A sketch titled “ A visit to the doctor” •

To create interest and as a lead in

Woman   Doctor Woman Man   Doctor   Nurse

: Doctor, please help my husband! : What’s wrong with him? : He broke his arm! : (Moans, groans) I’m going to die. : Nurse, give this man an injection. : Yes, doctor. OK, bear with me. This will hurt a little. ( plunges the syringe into his arm) Man : Ouch…!   Director : Stop! This is wrong! Do it quickly (repeat with  slowly/sadly/ happily)

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Students respond to the following question.  Besides going to a doctor when you are sick, what else would you do?

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To elicit from students other  forms of  treatments e.g. traditional medicine/ self 

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medication

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While Listening

Activity 1 Students complete a table while listening. • Check their answers. • Statements

True

1.

Young people do not take enough care of their health.

2.

Food which is good for the animals is also suitable for 

False

us. 3.

Eating the organs of animals can improve and strengthen our organs.

4.

Health remedies and cures obtained from newspaper  articles are reliable.

5.

Royal jelly is especially made for the queen bee.

6.

Honey especially royal jelly is beneficial for health.

Refer to Test Specifications  p 17 and Teacher’s Guide p. 1

 Recalling  information; drawing  inferences; distinguishing  the relevant   from the irrelevant.

Activity 2 Students match words and phrases in Column A to the phrases in • Column B. Check their answers. • Column A

1.

Food for animals

2.

Animal or ans

3.

Advice on cures in newspapers

4.

Honey

Column B can cause allergies. can bring negative results.

 Recalling  information; distinguishing  the relevant   from the irrelevant.

must be taken with caution. can weaken our immune system.

can be poisonous.

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Post – Listening

Activity 1 Students draw conclusions orally. •

The idea is to get students to realise that self-medication can be dangerous

Activity 2 Students produce a radio advertisement to promote a healthcare product in • groups. Students take turns to present their work to the class – their ‘customers’. • •

‘Customers’ fill a feedback form to be given to the ‘advertisers’.

linking of the listening skill to speaking and writing skills

Customer Feedback Form  Name of product

Price Benefits

Would you buy it?

Why ?

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 ________________________________________   ________________________________________   ________________________________________ 

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WORKSHOP TIME

: 45 minutes

AIM

: To provide CPs the opportunity to plan a listening lesson.

ORGANISATION : Group work 

PROCEDURE

:

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Get CPs to work in groups.

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Assign different texts to different groups and identify the students for whom the lesson is to be planned. Ask them to plan a listening lesson and accompanying task sheets. They may use their  own materials or the transcripts provided. Ask CPs to present their work *.

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* Please do not ask CPs to do micro-teaching. They only need to describe their  lessons. Encourage everyone to provide constructive feedback.

TRANSCRIPT ONE

80% of Malaysians will have low back pain sometime in their life. If your job involves much sitting and driving, you are almost certain to have low back pain. Why is this so? Because nature didn’t design us to sit for hours and hours at a stretch. Your back doesn’t hurt for no reason. There has to be a reason for your pain. Something destructive is going on. This destructive force is one of two types – one, is high force instant trauma and another is low force long term trauma. Think of high force as being hit once by a big truck. This will definitely do damage. Think of low force as being run over by 1000 motorcycles. The end result is the same – one is quick , the other takes longer. Your back is damaged just the same. You can do something like fall down or lift something wrongly or pow! Instant destruction and pain. Or you can spend your days driving or sitting and get your back pain slowly over time. Sitting is bad for you. Sitting puts hundred percent more pressure on your spine than lying down. It tires the muscles and wears out your discs. A healthy disc acts as a shock  absorber between the bones of your spine. A damaged disc can bulge out and press on nerve roots causing pain in your back, hips and down into your legs if the damage is bad enough. Sometimes surgery is the only thing that can help. However, here are some facts to keep in mind. According to research, 50% of all back surgeries failed. Surgery also has certain inherent dangers such as infection, drug reactions and complications. You might ask  how do I care for my back. Here are some tips to avoid back pain. One, if something hurts your back, quit doing it at once. Two, don’t sit for too long and three, when you lift something heavy, don’t bend your back.

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TRANSCRIPT TWO

Alexander the Great, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Aristotle, Julius Caesar, Mahatma Gandhi, Beethoven. Most of you are familiar with the names of these famous  people. Although they were famous for very different reasons, they all share one thing in common – they were all left-handers. Left-handers are people who find it easier to use their  left hands for most actions rather than their right. About ten percent of the population is lefthanded and almost two thirds of the left-handers are male. What difference does being left-handed make? Medically speaking, left-handers are more likely to suffer from allergies, depression, drug abuse, sleeping disorders and certain learning disabilities. They are also more likely to be involved in accidents. Throughout history, left-handers have faced prejudice. Societies all over the world consider left-handers to be inferior to right-handers. Until recently in Japan, a man could divorce his wife for being left-handed. In a number of cultures in Africa, the Middle East and the South Pacific, the left hand is considered to be evil. This prejudice against the left is reflected in the words used to signify ‘left’ in many languages. The word `left’ itself comes from an old English word that means weak or  worthless. In other languages, it means deceitful, stupid, clumsy or awkward. If a person became right-handed or left- handed purely by chance, we would expect the number of left-handers to be similar to the number of right-handers. So why do a majority of people prefer to use their right hand for most actions while only a minority  prefer their left hand? There are no clear-cut answers to this question.

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TRANSCRIPT THREE

Voice 1:

Mr. Teoh, I understand that you are the managing director of Borneo Ecotours. Can you please tell us what eco-tourism means?

Voice 2:

Well, in this country, it has been defined by the Eco-tourism master plan of the government, as a tourism sector that is nature-based and one which brings  benefits to the local community. Many people are not very clear about what it really means as there has been widespread misuse of the term by irresponsible tour operators. So long as they bring tourists to the countryside, they think they are promoting eco-tourism.

Voice 1:

Where does Malaysia stand in terms of the development of eco-tourism?

Voice 2:

Well, tourism in this country has always been concerned with quantity rather  than quality. With this year being “Eco-tourism year”, we’ll have the chance to look at ourselves and rethink what we want. Most operators want to maximise everything and we’ve already seen the consequences of neglecting the environment. Only when we’re concerned about conserving the environment can we have sustainable eco-tourism. Management strategy and education are the two key elements in sustainable eco-tourism.

Voice 1:

Can you please elaborate, Mr Teoh?

Voice 2:

[ ..] Hmm…, Good management is critical for the success of eco-tourism. Many of our eco-tourism destinations are located in sensitive areas such as Taman Negara, Kinabalu Park, Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre and the Mulu Caves. From the viewpoint of an environmentalist, I would say there should be a limit to the number of tourists to these places. But from the viewpoint of an operator, I would want as many allowed in as possible. Good management is finding the right balance.

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TRANSCRIPT FOUR 

Voice 1:

Voice 2:

Voice 1: Voice 2: Voice 1: Voice 2:

Voice 1: Voice 2:

Voice 1: Voice 2:

Voice 1:

Good morning to our listeners, for those who have just joined us. This is another  episode of the World of Cars and in the studio with us is car expert, Mr. Selva who writes for a car magazine. So, Mr.Selva what is your opinion about the case that was highlighted in the press previously about the three deaths in a parked car? Ah… Those three deaths. It shouldn’t have happened. So much has been written about it, yet Malaysians are still careless. This is a wake-up call to all Malaysians –  carbon monoxide kills. In the case of the small car, the owner had modified the exhaust system. So the three people in the car were slowly poisoned by the carbon monoxide which had leaked into the car. So, you wouldn’t advise motorists to modify their exhaust system unnecessarily? Precisely. Anyway, what are the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning? I mean we can easily see the smoke coming out of the exhaust. The smoke you’re talking about is the result of something wrong in an engine. That’s why you usually see smoke in old cars. But carbon monoxide is colourless which means you can’t see it and its odourless, which means you can’t smell it. Which means you can’t really tell when you are being slowly poisoned. Hm… Yes, you get drowsy. You were asking me about the symptoms. Well, you would have breathing difficulties and your sight would be impaired. Things look   blurry. You know, you can’t really see very well. You would have poor dexterity by which I mean you would have poor coordination. The result is that if you are driving you wouldn’t be able to drive safely. Mr. Selva, how serious is the problem of carbon monoxide poisoning in our  country? Due to our climate, we tend to rely heavily on air-conditioning in our cars. It’s quite normal for Malaysian drivers to turn on the air conditioner from the moment they enter the car and it remains at full blast until the end of the journey. Now due to the nature of carbon monoxide poisoning, the motorist might not even be aware that he or she is being poisoned. What advice would you offer motorists? Put up with the inconvenience. If you have to wait long for somebody, it would be advisable to turn off the engine and the air-conditioning and wait outside. The heat won’t kill you but the carbon monoxide will. Personally, I would switch off the engine and wind down the windows even if it meant being uncomfortable. Well, folks that was Mr. Selva’s advice. We have to take a commercial break now. Stay with us listeners, we will be back shortly.

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TRANSCRIPT FIVE

Here is the news. Police are investigating a crash in the underground train station that occurred during the rush hour this morning. One of the commuters who escaped with minor  injuries said that she heard a small explosion before the train screeched to a halt just as it was entering the station. The doors were jammed and when officials opened the doors manually 10 minutes later a second train slammed into the stationary train killing 12 and injuring over a hundred people. Train officials said the computer system malfunctioned inexplicably. Investigations are still going on to find the cause of the accident.

The recent floods in Alam Perdana have been attributed to illegal logging activities on a nearby hill. Investigations showed that a group of people have been working at night using   bulldozers and even helicopters to fell the trees and move the logs out of the area. Complaints by nearby residents stated that recent rains flooded their houses. They want the authorities to arrest the culprits and make them pay compensation for their losses. If the logging thieves can afford high tech equipment, they can also afford to pay compensation. Police are investigating.

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A woman was found dead in busy Chow Kit Road in Kuala Lumpur late yesterday evening. The body has yet to be claimed by relatives. Fellow beggars told police that she was a regular beggar who sat on the steps of the pedestrian bridge at Chow Kit Road. Papers found on her body identified her as Roziah Bulkarnain. A bank savings book was found in her belongings and showed she had in excess of 100 thousand ringgit. Police have requested those who are related to her to phone in and to identify the body. They expect to receive many phone calls from people. In an unrelated incident, loggers in Pahang have called in the Wildlife Department to look  into the matter of elephants destroying their logging camp. Losses are estimated to be around 250 thousand ringgit. Evidently, a baby elephant was injured by a log which accidentally rolled down the hill. The loggers believed that the mother elephant had called on the rest of the herd to take revenge. The authorities think the loggers are reading too much into the incident but will nevertheless look into the matter.

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LET’S REFLECT TASK SHEET 7 TIME

: 10 minutes

AIM

: To reflect on what you have done throughout the Listening session

ORGANISATION: Individual work. PROCEDURE: Get CPs to work individually and complete the Reflection Log* •

* The CPs are not expected to share their reflections, but if time permits, you may invite a  few of them to do so. Content/ Activities

What I learnt from these activities

What I plan to do in my MUET class

 Notes

SO WHAT’S NEW? Task Sheet 1 –  • Mind Map •

Task Sheet 2 –  Bloom’s Taxonomy

SKILLS DRILLS Task Sheet 3 –  • 3 Short Texts •

Task Sheet 4 –  1 Long Text

LET’S GET CRACKING Task Sheet 5 –  • Song •

Task Sheet 6 –  Note Taking and Letter Writing

LET’S CHANGE HATS Workshop •

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SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS 1. LISTENING STRATEGIES Listening strategies can be classified by how the listener processes the input. He may employ top-down or bottom-up strategies. The former involves tapping into background knowledge of  the topic, the situation or context and the language. Background knowledge activates a set of  expectations that help the listener to interpret what is heard and anticipate what will come next. The latter is text-based – the listener relies on the language in the message (combination of sounds, words, grammar that creates meaning) Top-down strategies include: •

Predicting

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Summarising

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Drawing inferences

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Listening for the main idea

Bottom-up strategies include: •

Recognising cognates

•

Listening for specific details

•

Recognising word order patterns

2. LISTENING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE: • • • • • • • • • • •

Listen and retell Listen and draw Listen and match Listen and predict Listen and mark choices Listen and complete blanks in a sentence Listen and tick boxes for the information mentioned Listen and decide if given statements are true or false Listen and complete a table/ grid/ diagram/ chart/ etc Listen and paraphrase ( choosing an answer from given options) Listen and write down key words or specific information asked for 

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LET’S GET CRACKING LYRICS

DOWN BY THE RIVER – Albert Hammond City life was getting us down So we spent a weekend out of town Pitched a tent on a patch of ground Down by the river  Lit a fire and drank some wine And you put your jeans on top of mine Said, “come in the water’s fine Down by the river’. Didn’t feel too good all night So we took a walk in the morning light Came across the strangest sight Down by the river  Silver fish lay on its side washed up by the morning tide I wonder how it died Down by the river. Silver fish lay on its side Down by the river  Doctor put us both to bed He doused us up and shook his head “only foolish people go,” he said “down by the river” “Why do willows weep” said he “cause they’re dying gradually,” “from the waste, from the factories “down by the river” “why do willows weep” said he “down by the river?” In time the river banks will die, And the reeds will wilt, and the ducks won’t fly There’ll be a tear in the otter’s eye, Down by the river  The banks will soon be black and dead The weary otter raise its head There’ll be a clean white skull instead, Down by the river.

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LET’S CHANGE HATS

Tapescript: Talk on self-medication Today’s topic is health care and self-medication. You are young and therefore think  you don’t have many health problems. This gives you the impression that you don’t need to  pay attention to your health. This is one danger : the young don’t take care of their health until it is too late. The other danger is that we have many mistaken beliefs, wrong reasoning or  misconceptions about how to cure ourselves and our family members. We shall look at some of the aspects of this issue one by one. The first point I want to make about wrong beliefs is that it is simplistic to believe that what is good for animals is good for us. For example, when we see birds eat a certain seed, we might think if it is good for the birds it must be good for us. But do you know that some seeds are poisonous and even the birds like parrots for example which eat these seeds have to eat a certain kind of mud or clay just to get the poison out of their systems. Another myth is that we can strengthen our organs by eating the organs of other  animals. For example, many people believe if our liver or lungs are not strong, we should eat the liver or lungs of other animals to strengthen our own. This is a simplistic and naïve belief  that can bring undesirable results. Consult a qualified doctor before tr ying your own cures. Point number three, don’t rely on newspaper articles to cure yourself as even articles in newspapers can be dangerous. There was a case in which the writer advised giving glucose to children before exercise. Later it was pointed out by a reader that this was not a good  practice under certain circumstances. The writer, when replying to the letter then pointed out in detail, when it would be advisable to give glucose. What if the reader had not written in? My next point is about the so-called benefits of honey. Royal jelly in particular. I’m not sweet talking you to try it but to warn you against the many misconceptions about this sweet product of the hardworking bee. Royal jell y is given to the queen bee and that makes the queen bee much bigger. It lives longer than the other bees and it can go on producing thousands and thousands of offspring. But you should know that although royal jelly contains  protein, amino acids, sugar and vitamins which may be good for many people, it also contains  bee pollen. Some people are allergic to bee pollen especially those with asthma. So before you think of taking royal jelly as a solution to your health problems make sure you are not asthmatic or allergic to bee-honey or pollen. Oh yes, although honey is sweet and fragrant to many of us there are those of us who are allergic to it. Moving on from there…

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