Listening strategies

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3,5

Listening

Het doel van de les van vandaag is het werken aan luisterstrategieën.

We bespreken eerst handige tips. 

Daarna luisteren we naar een expert.

En oefenen we met luistervaardigheid.

Which listening strategy do you already use?

Welke tips geeft Leanne?

Tips die Leanne geeft:

- Oefening baart kunst

- Ga series of een film kijken. Iedere dag een paar minuten naar het nieuws kijken werkt ook. Of korte fragmenten in het Engels. 

- Schrijf woorden op die je denkt te horen of die je herkent. Je mag altijd aantekeningen maken op een kladblaadje. 

- Doe je ogen dicht

- Vul altijd iets in

Choose fast

You only have a limited amount of time to answer the question AND

read the next question and answers. 

Underline/Higlight

It helps the brain to focus. 

You will be allowed to underline on your actual test booklet, so use that opportunity. 

Only underline single words or short phrases.

Close your eyes

May sound a bit weird, but it helps you focus more on the sounds. 

Especially useful when speakers have an accent or there is background noise. 

Listen for key words

If the question asks about the speaker's opinion look out for phrases like: I think..., in my opinion..., but what's most important..., etc. 

Don't get distracted by extra bits that are not relevant for the answer.  

The basic meaning

If there is a word in the answer or the question that you don't know try to guess what that word could mean.

Is it negative or positive?

Is it similar to a word in English or Dutch that you do know the meaning of? 

Practice makes perfect

It really does, but only if you practice AND REFLECT. 

By that I don't mean check the answers. I mean check the answers and listen again to see what you missed and why you missed it. 

Did you not focus well enough? (practice focussing)  

Did you not understand a key word? (study/learn more vocabulary)

Which tip will you try out today?

Let's Practice!

You can always practice on your own in Woots or look for examples on the Cito website.