B1
Listening Exercises B1 – Seminars
9 exercices
1. Look at the advice in the Study skills sheet. Then listen to Greg start his talk in a seminar. How well does he cover the points (1-4)? ………………………….
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- Study skills – Advice for students
- Starting your seminar
- 1)Say what the topic is.
- 2)Say why you have chosen that topic.
- 3)Outline the structure of the talk.
- 4)Give a summary of the theory.
2. What is the topic of Greg’s talk? ………………………….
3. Listen again and complete the form.
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| Learning style | Advice for studying |
| V………………….. | …………………………. |
| A………………….. | …………………………. |
| R………………….. | …………………………. |
| K………………….. | …………………………. |
4. What’s your view of Greg’s talk so far? Tick your answers.
| Yes | No | |
| a Are the aims clear? | ◻ | ◻ |
| b Has the talk been well prepared? | ◻ | ◻ |
| c Is it well organized? | ◻ | ◻ |
| d Is there any waste, i.e. repetition? | ◻ | ◻ |
| e Is the argument easy to follow? | ◻ | ◻ |
| f Does the speaker sound confident? | ◻ | ◻ |
5. What is your general impression of this part of Greg’s talk?
- very good ◻ good ◻ OK ◻ poor ◻
6. Read the statements below. Then listen to the last part of Greg’s talk and tick your answers.
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| Greg thinks: | Yes | No |
| a most people have the same learning style. | ◻ | ◻ |
| b one learning style is better than the rest. | ◻ | ◻ |
| c people learn in similar ways. | ◻ | ◻ |
| d it’s not possible to categorize everyone. | ◻ | ◻ |
| e the human brain is predictable. | ◻ | ◻ |
7. Tick which statement most closely matches Greg’s personal opinion.
- a)We all have more than one learning style, but we usually rely on one or two most of the time. ◻
- b)By categorizing learning styles, we can help people to learn very effectively. ◻
- c)It is not possible to analyze learning styles because we learn in too many different ways. ◻
- d)More research into how people learn is necessary. ◻
8. Look at the chart below. Then listen once more and note Greg’s answers to each question.
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| Questions | Answers |
| Advantages of being multimodal?Is VARK a learning style?Are learning styles fixed?Men-women differences? |
9. How well do you think Greg answers each question?
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