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