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Listening skills. Class 4 March 14, 2012. Today. Review/Practice Minimal Pairs Listening strategies and listening for details. Minimal Pairs. My mom brought home a cat/cut yesterday. My family took a ship/sheep from England to New York long ago. In the bible, killing is a sin/thin.
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Listening skills Class 4 March 14, 2012
Today • Review/Practice Minimal Pairs • Listening strategies and listening for details
Minimal Pairs My mom brought home a cat/cut yesterday. My family took a ship/sheep from England to New York long ago. In the bible, killing is a sin/thin. Step one, put the eggs in the fan/pan. The university decided to ban/van smart phones from classrooms. I broke my list/wrist yesterday. It really hurt. Tony’s exam grades were really law/low. I would like a cap/cup of coffee, please.
More Minimal Pairs Practice lick/leak peak/pick fill/feel sin/scene snicker/sneaker live/leave jeans/gins bin/bean
Listening Strategies First thing to remember: You don’t always need to catch EVERY word. You don’t always catch every word in your native language; why expect to catch everything in a second language?
Listening Strategies • Whenever you are listening, there is a purpose. • Examples: - Getting specific details for an assignment - Setting a meeting time - Getting personal information about a new person you have just met - Following instructions
Listening Strategies: Context & Knowledge • When you listen, try to think about the situation. • Consider what kind of information may be important for the situation. • Use your previous knowledge to help you. (You have been having conversations since you were a child!)
Listening Strategies: Context & Knowledge • Use your previous knowledge to help you. (You have been having conversations since you were a child!) • Think about what people usually say in certain situations. • OR • Think about what people are likely to say in certain situations.
Listening Strategies: Context & Knowledge • Example situation: Self-introduction. • You meet someone for the first time OR Someone does a self-introduction. • What kinds of things will they talk about?
Self-introduction Name Where he/she is from Blood type Age Future dream Family info (i.e., members) Interests/hobbies Major (area of study) Job (occupation)
Self-introduction Name – Greg (Gregory) Where he/she is from: Denver, Colorado Blood type Age Future dream: Work for a company in Arizona Family info (i.e., members) Interests/hobbies: reading, hiking, hanging out with friends Major (area of study): Economics & Spanish Job (occupation): PT job as cashier
Listening Strategies: Context & Knowledge Situation: A man calls a travel company to book a flight.
Listening Strategies: Context & Knowledge • Situation: A man calls a travel company to book a flight. • Discuss with a partner: • What kinds of things would they talk about? • What questions would be asked? • What words/phrases might you hear?
Listening Strategies: Context & Knowledge Situation: A man calls a travel company to book an flight.
1. When is the man’s departure date this month? 2. How long is the man’s layover between flights? 3. What is the man’s destination? 4. What is the flight number for the second half of his trip? 5. What request did the man make regarding his flight? 6. How much is the flight?7. What time will he arrive at his destination?
1. When is the man’s departure date this month? 23rd 2. How long is the man’s layover between flights?4:35-5:55 (1 hr 20 min) 3. What is the man’s destination? -Helsinki 4. What is the flight number for the second half of his trip? Flight 90 5. What request did the man make regarding his flight? vegetarian meal 6. How much is the flight? $9807. What time will he arrive at his destination? 8:30 am the next day
Listening Strategies: Context & Knowledge At a lost & found
Listening for details • Conversation 1: • Size: • Color: • Material: • Feature(s)
Listening for details • Conversation 2: • Size: • Color: • Material: • Feature(s)
Listening for details • Conversation 3: • Size: • Color: • Material: • Feature(s)
Listening for details • Conversation 4: • Size: • Color: • Material: • Feature(s)