LISTENING SKILLS April 15, 2015

Reminders Quiz 3: Monday April 27 Mid-term exam: Wednesday April 29 - same classroom and time (9:00 am – 10:15 am)

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

Leisure time 1. Do you think you have enough leisure time as a college student? 2. How do you usually spend your leisure time? 3. What are some differences in leisure time between you and retired (elderly) people?

Signals for a definition (p. 43) 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. 43 Exercise J

Example: “ponder”

Example: “ponder” - My first word is ponder. What I mean by ponder is, to think about something. - My next word is…

p. 44 Exercise L 1. Word: Findings Lecture language: Definition: or the results

p. 44 Exercise L 2. Word: Charisma Lecture language: Definition: by…I mean… the ability to attract other people and make them admire you

p. 44 Exercise L 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. 44 Exercise L 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. 44 Exercise L 5. Word: Zilch Lecture language: Definition: Zilch is the informal term for the word… nothing

Note taking strategy - abbreviations Ea yr avg. teacher salary approx. 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. 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.

Definition language from ch. 4 lecture - Sped-up: that is…. - Current: by current, I mean… - Multi-task: for example, …. In other words, … - Down time: What I mean by down time is…. - Couch potatoes: What do I mean by…?

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

Before next class Do the reading and vocabulary for Chapter 7 (pp )