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LISTENING 3

NGÔ QUỲNH HOA, MA

LISTENING SKILL – TERM 3

I Objectives:

By the end of the course students will be able to

• Understand extended speech and lectures

about the topics such as health, education, culture, and media and follow even complex lines of argument provided

• Understand most TV news and current affairs

programs and the majority of films in standard dialect

• Have critical thinking skills about the above

topics

• Have problem- solving skills, and be creative

• Connect perceived ideas to the real life

• Have listening skills and strategies for B2

listening tests

II Materials

1 Mosaic1- McGraw – Hill

2 Contemporary Topics, Book 2

3 Internet : health, tertiary education, western

and eastern cultures, media, video

4 CNN, BBC, VOA News

5 First Certificate in English ( FCE)

III Assessment and Evaluation

A Process Assessment : 100%

1 Attendance : faculty policy

2 Listening journal: News, First Certificate in

English, given topics: 30 %

3 Skit performance : 30 %

4 FCE Tests: 40 %

B Final Exam: 100%

HOW TO LEARN LISTENING

I Discussion

How to improve academic listening skill

II Watch videos and answer the questions

1 How can listening skill make you successful in life?

2 How does listening get powerful?

3 How can you be a better listener?

4 How to improve listening skills ?

5 How to improve academic listening skills

HOW TO LEARN LISTENING

III Choose learning methods appropriate to yourself

IV Homework

1.Make a plan for listening course - Term 3

2 Prepare listening exercise for the topic

“Education”

Introduction to Cambridge English: FCE

• Is targeted at level B2 of the CEFR

• Is a qualification at upper-intermediate level

What can candidates do at Level B2?

(Listening skill)

• Overall general ability: can follow a talk on a

familiar topic

• Social & Tourist: can ask for clarification and

further information, and is likely to

understand the answer

• Work: can ask for factual information and

understand the answer

• Study: can answer predictable or factual

questions

PART 1

You will hear people taking in eight situations For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B, or C)

Useful tips

• Look carefully at the question for each listening text and underline the key words

• Read the three options and think of words that are

associated with them

• The listening texts are dialogues and monologues The answer may come at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of the listening text

• If you hear a word or phrase from an answer, do not assume that this is the correct answer

• Decide on an option after the first listening Use the second listening to check your answer

Tip: The assistant offers the man two different

colors The man doesn’t say which one he

prefers, but which one he doesn’t want

Example 2 (FCE.ES.T1.#3)

• You hear a girl talking to her friend on the phone What has happened?

A She didn’t remember to do her homework

B She left her homework at home

C She got bad marks for her homework

Tip: Underline key words, and guess another way to express the key words

Example 3 (FCE.ES.T1.#5)

• You hear a woman talking to a plumber

Where is the problem in her house?

A The veranda

B The kitchen

C The bathroom

Tip: What things do you find in each of these

places? You might not hear the name of the place, but you may hear things that can be found in that place

PART 2 (FCE HB 2015 #2)

• You will hear a man called Chris Graham

talking to a group of students about a vacation job he had in Australia

• For questions 9-18, complete the sentences

with a word or short phrase

Useful tips

• Read the instructions and think about the

topic before you listen

• Go through the questions carefully and think about the sort of information that is missing

• Remember that the questions follow the order

TOPIC 1: EDUCATION

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TASK 1 SCHOOL DAYS

PRE-LISTENING

WHILE - LISTENING

POST - LISTENING

• Tell your partner your first day at university

TASK 2 SELECTING MAJORS

PRE - LISTENING

• How do people go about selecting a

college major or future career?

• Are there job fairs in high schools in your area to help students learn about different careers?

• Is it a common practice for children to ask parents for guidance in choosing a college major?

GLOSSARY

• so: often used when changing the topic of the

conversation

- So, what do you want to do after you graduate?

• bat around (idiom): consider different choices,

including the positive and negative points of each

option

- My daughter batted around a few ideas on where to travel over the holidays until she settled on Hawaii

• you can say that again (idiom): used when

completely agreeing with someone

- So, you think the teacher is too difficult? You can say that again

• help out (phrasal verb): help someone who is in

need, especially when they have problems

- Because my parents are old, I try to help them out

whenever I can

GLOSSARY

• see the light at the end of the tunnel (idiom): something that gives

you hope for the future after a period of difficult problems or

challenges

- College life was difficult, but by my last semester, I felt more relaxed

because I could see the light at the end of the tunnel: graduation was just around the corner

• line up (phrasal verb): arrange

- I need to line up an appointment with my school advisor by the end of the week

• realistic (realistic): actually possible

- My younger brother isn't very realistic; he thinks he can get a

great-paying job right out of high school without any training

• bad-mouth (idiom): criticize

- He always bad-mouths people behind their backs If you have anything

to say about people, it's best to say it to their faces

• sermon (noun): a talk with moral advice about life

- The minister gave an interesting sermon at church this past week about serving others in need

Listen to the conversation & choose the best answers

1 Where does the conversation

most likely take place?

A in a college dormitory

B in a unversity classroom

C at the school's library

2 What year is the woman in

college?

A second year

B third year

C fourth year

3 Which statement is NOT true

about her paying for college?

A She is currently

repaying student loans

B She has worked to

earn college tuition

C She received a

scholarship.

4 What is her future job situation?

A She will work in her father's business after she graduates

B She wants to go on to graduate school the

following month

C She hopes to have interviews with different companies soon.

5 What surprising information do

we find out at the end of the conversation?

A The woman is dating the man's business teacher

B Paul Jones, a college teacher, is the woman's father

C The man and woman are actually long-lost relatives

POST-LISTENING

• What are the most important factors in

choosing a college major for you? Rank the following ideas in order of preference and discuss your opinions with a partner:

– job prestige

– earning potential of future job

– opportunities for advancement in the field

– availability of work

– personal interest

TASK 3 COLLEGE LIFE

PRE-LISTENING

• Whether you are trying to get an online

MBA or just going to a local college, there are a number of things you have to

consider including location, cost, and the reputation of school What factor is most important to you?

Vocabulary

• hectic (adjective): very busy

- Life is always very hectic when you're trying to work and go to school at the same time

• major (noun or verb): course of study

- I'm thinking about majoring in computer science next year (verb)

- What is your major? (noun)

• land (a job) (verb): to secure, win, or get a job

- It is becoming increasingly difficult to land a job in the field of language teaching

• work (your way) through (school) (verb): think through, in this case, work while going to school to support yourself

- Since my parents had no money, I had no choice but to work

myself through school

- Sometimes we just have to work through many new experiences before we understand the language and culture

C He'd like to work at a hotel

2 What is the woman

A She has a part-time job

B She received a scholarship

C Her parents are paying for it

4 Where does the man work part-time?

A His co-workers are friendly

B He works long hours

C The pay is okay

TASK 4 SCHOOL UNIFORM

Pre-listening

• In Britain, most children have to wear a

uniform to school How common is this in Vietnam? Do you think it is a good idea or a bad idea? Why?

• [FCE SL p 149 track 14.2]

LISTENING

Listen again, choose the best answer

TOPIC 2: HEALTH

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TASK 1 HEALTH PROBLEMS

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

Post - Listening

Post - Listening

TASK 2 YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

Pre - Listening

• Compare what these two people eat

• Who do you think eats more healthily?

• Does their diet tell you sth about their lifestyle?

Exercise 1: FCE Part 3

Hints for FCE Part 3

• Read the instructions carefully to identify what the

speakers will be talking about

• Underline the key words in each of the six different

statement This helps you to focus on what to listen for Are any of the statements similar to each other?

• If a speaker mentions a word from the options, think carefully before u choose that option; it may be that

the word is used in a different meaning

• All the speakers will be talking about the same topic You need to focus on the differences between the

speakers

• Listening carefully both times to everything each

speaker says Then make your final decision

Post - Listening

• Have you ever been on diet?

• What type of diet was it? How effective was it?

TASK 3 STAYING HEALTHY

Pre-listening

• Work in pairs Do “ Vocabulary Preview”

Listening exercise

TOPIC 3: MEDIA

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TASK 1: INTRODUCTION

Pre - Listening

1 What are media?

2 What are the purposes of media?

3 How do media affect our life?

Listening exercise 1

• Listen and take notes the answer to the

questions:

1 What are media?

2 Take notes at least four examples of media

3 What are the purposes of media?

4 How do media affect our life?

KEYS

1 Media are the forms that we use to

communicate: Magazines, TV, radio,

billboards, posters, newspapers, movies,

advertising that you get in the mail

2 Texting, iPod, Twitter, Facebook

3 The purpose of media is to either Persuade,

Inform, or Entertain us PIE!

4 It attracts us It affects our choices It affects

our lifestyle

• If you wear shoes, you're like advertising Nike;

like if it looks good on somebody, then other kids would wanna go get it

• They sparkle You shine

• It gets people to buy stuff

• Media's not bad, but you need to understand

what they're doing and why they're doing it, so

that you can respond intelligently and think

through, "Do I really want this? Is this information

I needed? Or are they just trying to persuade me

to buy something?"

• The young people of today are bombarded constantly by these media messages

• They're seeing these food ads, and clothes ads, and "buy me" and "get this.“

• They probably think media—oh television, the news, or

newspapers, and things like that—but they don't really

think about cell phones, iPods, computers, video games, and all the screen time that they're getting in their lives

• We watch a lot 'cause as soon as we get home, our feet like hurt, and we just wanna sit on the couch

• Kids don't realize how much they are around media and

how much they're influenced by it

TASK 2 BOOKS & FILMS

PRE-LISTENING

• Work in group Brainstorm different types of

books and literature (e.g horror)

• Think of some books which have been turned

into films (e.g Frankenstein)

Listening exercise 1

• Listen to the interview with a scriptwriter who adapts books for TV and the cinema Listen to Part A For questions 1-7, choose the best

answers (A, B or C) [SL FCE p.56 track 42]

Listening exercise 2

• In Part B, Jacinta and Lorelei discuss some of the differences between literature and films, and the film adaptation of Vanity Fair For

questions 1-10, complete the sentences [SL FCE p.56 track 43]

1 Jacinta thinks that sometimes film and cinema are better than

the written word because film can be (1) ……… in

terms of time

2 Sometimes descriptions in books can go on for (2) ………

3 A lot depends on the filmmaker’s correct choice of (3)

………

4 For Jacinta, the main problem with film is that it cannot replace

the (4) ………

5 Jacinta says it is possible to use (5) ……… from the

page to tell the story but you can’t do this with the narrator

unless you use lots of (6) ………

……… Becky is a terrible person

7 In the book the narrator observes and comments on what’s (8)

………

8 Jacinta admits that the film looked (9) ……… because

of the fabulous scenes and the breathtaking costumes

9 However, the overall effect was that the film was empty because

the (10) ……… was missing

TASK 3

TV SHOW

Pre-Listening

[FCE RS p.64]

Listening exercises

• [FCE RS p.62]

Post-Listening

TASK 4 TV: WHAT WE WATCH

Pre-listening

• Work in pairs Do “Vocabulary Preview” p 25

Taking better Notes

Listening exercise

Post-listening

Note-taking Tips

TOPIC 4: CULTURE

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TASK 1 WHAT’S THE CUSTOM?

Pre-listening

Pre-listening

Listening exercise

Post-listening

TASK 2 WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Pre-listening

• Work in groups Discuss the questions below

1 Almost all names have a meaning Do you

know what your first name mean?

2 What is the history of your family name?

• Work in pairs, do “Vocabulary preview” p.2 unit 1

Taking Better Notes

Listening exercise

Post-listening

• Work with a partner Take turns summarizing the main ideas of the lecture As you listen to your partner, add new information to your

notes