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Good morning!. The Receptive Skills. Methods: Chunking. What is a chunk?. a whole piece of lexis a carrier of meaning a (semi)-fixed expression. Methods: Chunking. phrase builders vocabulary work understanding texts. Methods: Mapping. What I understand, want to remember,.

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  1. Good morning!

  2. The Receptive Skills

  3. Methods: Chunking What is a chunk? • a whole piece of lexis • a carrier of meaning • a (semi)-fixed expression

  4. Methods: Chunking • phrase builders • vocabulary work • understanding texts

  5. Methods: Mapping What I understand, want to remember,...

  6. What is reading? • What, when and why do you read in English? • Is reading English a pleasure for you? If so, how did it become a pleasure? If not, why not? • How do you read a newspaper? a novel? a poster? an internet site?

  7. Reading Read and answer: Which reading activity did you just do?

  8. Reading descriptors

  9. Reading descriptors

  10. Reading skills Test specifications • Skimming/gisttext typetopicpurpose • Scanning/detailspecific details • Understandingexplicit main ideas (vs. details)facts, opinions, definitionslogical organisationcohesive relationshipsdeducing • Lexis – guessing meaning

  11. Reading skills Test specifications • Skimming/gistWhat kind of text is it? What is the text about?What/who is the text for? • Scanning/detailHow old is Andrea? • UnderstandingWhat is the main idea of the first part?What do you know now about...? What does the author think about...? What does... mean?How did the writer organise the text? time? ideas?Why does the author explain... first?What could be...? What might happen...? • Lexis – guessing meaning

  12. Sample reading

  13. Sample reading

  14. Methods: scanning You will see a letter to an “agony aunt“ for 7 seconds. Find out what the writer saw. Dear Cool Jule, I have a problem with my best mate. We’ve been mates for years and have always doneeverything together. Last week, I told him about a girl I fancy at school. She’s really gorgeous. Iwanted to ask her out but so far I was too shy to talk to her. I thought my mate might helpme with some advice, but I was wrong!! Yesterday I saw him with the girl in town. They wereholding hands and I even saw them snogging! I can’t believe my best mate would do this to me. I thought he would help me, but hestabbed me in the back. I’d like to get back at him somehow – so he knows how it feels. Or should I forget aboutit? What should I do? Fred X

  15. Methods: scanning Skim the text and find out what Fred‘s problem is. Dear Cool Jule, I have a problem with my best mate. We’ve been mates for years and have always doneeverything together. I told my mate about a girl I fancy at school. She’s really gorgeous. Iwanted to ask her out but so far I was too shy to talk to her. I thought my mate might helpme with some advice. I was wrong!! Yesterday I saw them together in town. They wereholding hands and I even saw them snogging! I can’t believe my best mate would do this to me. I thought he would help me, but hestabbed me in the back. I’d like to get back at him somehow – so he knows how it feels. Or should I forget aboutit? What should I do? Fred

  16. Methods: Guessing Guess the meaning of the word. • „snogging“ means • running very fast • kissing • laughing

  17. Texts

  18. Methods: Reading Workshop Step 1: Pre-Reading (scan, predict) Step 2: Reading (continuous, silent) Step 3: Respond (focus on understanding)

  19. Methods: Reading Workshop

  20. Reading logs

  21. Listening Fill in the words: public announcements, media, live audience, conversations

  22. Listening descriptors

  23. Listening descriptors

  24. Listening skills Test specifications • Direct meaningGistMain info / fact-opinionDetails • Inferred meaningInferring/deducingSpeaker‘s attitudeConnecting to situationConnecting to functionGuessing meaning • Phonology

  25. Sample listening

  26. Sample listening

  27. Reception  Production CEFR Scale: Processing Text

  28. Reflection What does this mean for me? What do I want to remember? What do I need or want to do now?

  29. Resources • The CEFR – pdfs online or order print version! • www.oesz.at for handbooks, tasks and help with assessing levels • www.uni-klu.ac.at/ltc/inhalt/266.htm Sprachtestzentrum for test specs and other info • Standardstraining Englischby Rainer Brock (öbv) • www.webenglish.hu from the Hungarian British Council links to BBC Learning English content (B1) • www.dialang.org for online self-assessment and tips • Current coursebooks and materials • Your imagination 

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