In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the
lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your
notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task
after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes
to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on
ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.
SECTION A Complete the
gap-filling tusk. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words.
Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically
acceptable. You may refer to your notes. Note-taking in Lectures For
listeners, note-raking is an essential way to achieve better understanding of a
lecture. It involves many separate skills, four of which will be analyzed
here. I. Understand what (1) says.
(1)
______ 1. severe strain:2 reasons —word
(2) in speech.
(2)
______ —new words 2. solution: concentrate on
what are most important II. Sort out the main points.
1. focus on the title: write down the title (3) and
completely. (3) ______
2. be aware of signals of what is important or unimportant. signals
indicating importance: — (4)
(4)
______ — speak slowly or loudly — use a greater
range of intonation — employ a combination of the
devices Signals (5)
(5) ______ — deliver
sentences quickly, softly — use a narrow range of
intonation — use (6) pauses
(6) ______ III. Write down
(7) quickly and clearly.
(7)
______ 1. use abbreviation 2. select words that give
(8) (nouns, verbs, adjectives)
(8) ______ 3. write one point on
each line 4. find time to write (9)
(9) ______ IV. Show the connections between the various
points the listeners has noted. 1. use spacing, underlining,
(10) .
(10) ______ 2. number points