STUDY AND WRITING SKILLS
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2.5
STUDY SKILLS
MAKING NOTES WHILE LISTENING TO A TALK
1
a
Work with a partner. Discuss these ideas for how
to make notes while listening. Which do you agree
with? Why?
•
Before you start, have some key questions you want
the answers to, for example
Who? What? When? Why?
•
Listen for structuring language, e.g.
firstly, secondly
, etc.
•
Listen carefully for phrases which tell you important
information is coming, e.g.
Now, let’s move on to
…
•
Wait until the end and write down what you can
remember.
•
Use a numbering system for your notes.
•
Try to write down as much as you can.
•
Use abbreviations where possible. (See Lesson 1.5.)
•
Focus on verbs and nouns – leave out articles,
pronouns, conjunctions, etc.
•
Write in complete sentences.
•
Use diagrams and word webs.
1
b
Can you add any other ideas that work for you?
2
Look at the man on the first slide from a talk. What
sort of person do you think he is?
4
2.2
Watch the second part of the talk and
complete the notes 1–10 in Slide 3. Use one word,
number or date in each gap. Compare your answers
with a partner.
5
2.3
Watch the third part of the talk and make
your own notes. Work with a partner and compare the
style of your notes.
6
Choose the most suitable headings from Exercise 3
for Slides 3–5. (There are two extra headings.)
3
2.1
Watch the first part of the talk and
choose the most suitable heading for Slide 2 from
the list below.
a
Career and travels
d
Greatest achievement
b
Travels in Polynesia
e
Early life
c
Publications and awards
f
Books
Slide 1
Thor Heyerdahl
1
– built raft (Kon-Tiki) – crossed Peru
Polynesia in
2
days wanted to prove ancient
cultures connected by
3
who crossed
4
5
Norwegian archaeological expedition
Galapagos Islands,
6
led Easter
7
expedition, 1955–1956
1969–70
8
2 rafts (Ra
1
& Ra
2
) across
9
to
show possible ancient Egyptian contact with S.
10
• born Larvik, S. Norway, 1914
• studied Zoology & Geography @ Oslo Uni
• 1st exped
¦
Polynesia 1937–1938
• was interested in how islands 1st inhabited
• died 2002 at home in Italy
Slide 2
Slide 3
Slide 4
Slide 5
