Bài giảng introduction to listening 1

LISTENING NGÔ QUỲNH HOA, MA INTRODUCTION TO LISTENING NGO QUYNH HOA, MA Outlines • • • • Introduction to A2 (listening part) Introduction to Listening Difficulties in listening English Methods to improve listening skills Introduction to Cambridge English: KEY • Is targeted at level A2 of the CEFR • Is a qualification at pre-intermediate level • Can use English to communicate in simple situations • Has achieved a good foundation in learning English What can candidates at Level A2? (Listening skill) • Overall general ability: can understand simple questions and instructions • Social & Tourist: can understand straightforward directions, if these are not lengthy or complex • Work: can understand the general meaning of a presentation made at a conference if the language is simple • Study: can understand basic instructions on class time, dates and room numbers Topics • • • • • • • • • Clothes Daily life Entertainment & media Food & drink Hobbies & leisure House & home People Personal identification Personal feelings, opinions • • • • • • • • • Places & buildings School & study Shopping Sport Transport Travel & holidays Weather Work & jobs Health, medical & exercise Listening • Topics: – Family (relationship, personal feelings) – Daily life (daily life, hobbies & leisure) – Describing people(personal appearance & identification) – Entertainment (food & drink, sports, shopping) Types of listening • Listening for main ideas • Listening for details Difficulty in Listening • • • • • • • Speed Main ideas Key words Slang Vocabulary Pronunciation Your problems are: ……………… Methods to improve listening skills • Listen: – Listen to English songs (understand lyrics)      Watch movies (learn slangs) Listen to books on tape (learn pronunciation) Start English conversations with foreigners Practice listening tests Listen to English news (learn more words) • Hints for taking notes     Don’t try to write everything you hear Focus only on important information Don’t write complete sentences, write key words only Don’t write small details POST – LISTENING: TASK POST – LISTENING: TASK WATCHING TV PRE-LISTENING How many hours of TV you watch a week? How many television sets you have in your house? Where are they? In your opinion, what’s the best way to get the news: from television, a newspaper, or the Internet? Why? Listening exercises • Listen for main ideas: listen and answer the questions (task 3, p 145, Interaction 1) • Listen for details: listen and choose True/ False (task 4, p.146, Interaction 1) Post – listening • Tell your partner about your favorite TV show or movie EATING OUT PRE – LISTENING LISTENING EXERCISE – UNIT 12, P.46, TACTICS FOR LISTENING LISTENING EXERCISE – UNIT 12, P.47, TACTICS FOR LISTENING Listening exercises • Task 4, unit 12, p.48 (Tactics for Listening) • Task 3, unit 12, p 60 (Listen in 1) POST – LISTENING: TASK POST – LISTENING: TASK .. .INTRODUCTION TO LISTENING NGO QUYNH HOA, MA Outlines • • • • Introduction to A2 (listening part) Introduction to Listening Difficulties in listening English Methods to improve listening. .. likely leave? A 9:30 AM B 12 :45 PM C 2:00 PM What does the girl want to later? A She wants to walk to the ice cream store B She wants to swim at the park C She wants to go down to the beach What does... is the speaker related to each person (Unit 2, p 16 – Listen in 1) Photo family description Listen and number the pictures in the order you hear (unit 2, p .16 – Listen in 1) Listen the conversation