Note-taking in Lecturesb
For listeners, note-taking 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) pa uses (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