Listening skills April 18, 2014

Announcements Quiz 3: Wednesday April 30 Mid-term exam: Friday May 2 - same class and time

Today Listening for lectures (cont.) - Listening strategy: Listening for definitions - Note taking strategy: abb. (abbreviations) - Discussion of lecture

Leisure time Do you think you have enough leisure time as a college student? How do you usually spend your leisure time? What are some differences in leisure time between you and retired (elderly) people?

Signals for a definition (p. 37) Sneakers, or athletic shoes are the most common shoes for high school students. By tab, I mean tablet computer. What I mean by bombed is to fail an exam, or do poorly on an assignment or test. What do I mean by racket? Well, I mean noise.

p. 37 Exercise 3

p. 38 Exercise 5 1. Word: Findings Lecture language: Definition: or the results

p. 38 Exercise 5 2. Word: Charisma Lecture language: Definition: by…I mean… the ability to attract other people and make them admire you

p. 38 Exercise 5 3. Word: Bungee jumping Lecture language: Definition: What’s bungee jumping? It’s a sport in which you jump off something very high with a rope that stretches tied to your legs so you can go up again without touching the ground.

p. 38 Exercise 5 4. Word: Fakie Lecture language: Definition: What I mean by fakie is… Standing on the skateboard facing forward when the skateboard is moving backward

p. 38 Exercise 5 5. Word: Zilch Lecture language: Definition: Zilch is the informal term for the word… nothing

Note taking strategy - abbreviations Ea yr avg. teacher salary aprox. 5%.  Each year the average salary for a teacher increases by approximately 5 percent.

Note taking strategy - abbreviations Abbreviations (abb.), like symbols, can help you take notes more quickly and efficiently. Some other abbreviations? People (ppl.) because (bc) year (yr.) International (intl.) with (w/) month (mth.) Government (govt.) without (w/o)

2. This leis. surv. Focus on ppl. Avg. age 25. All help i. d. impt 2. This leis. surv. Focus on ppl. Avg. age 25. All help i.d. impt. trend 3 .Exprt. Resrch how US pop spends leis. Time vs. how spend work time. 4. Exprt. Try get info how diff age grps and genders spend leis. time

Lecture Watch the lecture. - Take notes in outline form. Use: Symbols and abbreviations.

Homework Watch Chapter 1 lecture again (Gender and marketing). Take notes in outline form using symbols and abbreviations. Submit: Tuesday (11:59 p.m.)  See website for details

Before next class Do the reading and vocabulary for Chapter 7 (pp. 69-70)