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B2

Listening Exercises B2 – Attending lectures and talks

9 упражнений

1. Listen to this lecturer give some advice to her students on taking notes in class. Make a note of the advice she gives in the chart below.

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Do’sDon’ts
decide what is importantnote everything

2. Look at the questions below. Answer as many as you can from memory, then listen again and check.

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  • a What does she say a lecture is not?
  • b What should you do to be an active listener ?
  • before the lecture
  • during the lecture
  • c In what two ways do lecturers often repeat themselves?
  • d What four things should you do when you review you notes?
  • e What two advantages does she mention of reviewing notes?

3. Listen to an extract from a lecture on the Chinese economy. After each section, pause the recording and choose the most suitable heading.

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  • 1)
    a China 40 years ago
  • b Background to economic success
  • 2)
    a Influence of the US
  • b Growth statistics
  • 3)
    a A growing population
  • b A population on the move
  • 4)
    a Economic deficiencies
  • b Labour costs
  • 5)
    a More growth ahead
  • b Future challenges

4. Write each heading in place in the notepad. Then listen again and make notes under each heading. Be concise, numbering points, and using arrows, symbols or abbreviations where you can.

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  • China’s economy

5. Listen to two summaries of the talk you heard. Which one (a or b) do you think is better? …………….

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6. Listen again and make a note of the strengths and weaknesses of each summary.

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  • Summary a
  • Strengths:
  • Weaknesses:
  • Summary b
  • Strengths:
  • Weaknesses:

7. Listen to four people each ask a question at then end of a lecture. Note the key point that each person (a-d) is asking about.

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  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)

8. Now listen to the replies (1-4). Match each reply (1-4) with a question (a-d).

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  • 1)
    2) 3) 4)

9. Listen again to the replies and complete the expressions that the lecturer uses to clarify what she means.

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  • a)
    Basically, what I want is
  • b)
    I suppose what I’m is
  • c)
    The point I’m is
  • d)
    In other words, what I’m is

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