Year3_24Sep_ListeningPractice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Essential listening skills

What five skills do we need to develop to become good listeners?

1. Predicting content = inhoud voorspellen
   
2. Listening for gist = luisteren naar de belangrijkste ideeën
   
3. Listening for details = luisteren naar details
   
4. Inferring meaning = betekenis afleiden
   
5. Detecting sign posts = signaalwoorden

1. Predicting content

Depending on the content, you can often predict the type of words and style of language the speaker will use.

• Our knowledge of the world helps us anticipate the kind of information we are likely to hear.
• The vocabulary stored in our brains is 'activated' to help us better understand what we are listening to.

2. Listening for details

When listening for details, you are interested in a specific kind of information. You can ignore anything that does not sound relevant. In this way, you are able to narrow down your search and get the detail you need.

For example, if you are asked to write down the age of a person, listen for the words related to age ('old', 'young', 'years', 'date of birth', etc.) or a number that could represent that person's age. 

3. Listening for gist

Understand what is happening even you can’t understand every phrase or sentence.

When listening, it is possible to get the ‘whole picture’: information comes in a sequence. And in that sequence of information, there are content words (the nouns, adjectives and verbs) that can help you form that picture.

For example, the words 'food', 'friends', 'fun', 'park' and 'sunny day' have their own meanings, but when you hear the words in sequence, they help form the context of a picnic.

 

4. Inferring meaning

Deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

For example, someone has a diaper in their hand, spit-up on their shirt, and a bottle warming on the counter. You can infer that this character is the parent of a newborn baby.

5. Detecting signal words

Just like the traffic lights on roads, there are signal words in language that help us follow what we're listening to. These words, which link ideas, help us to understand what the speaker is talking about and where they are taking us. 

For example, if a university lecturer says: 'I am going to talk about three factors affecting global warming…' then later on you might hear the phrases 'first of all', 'moving on to' and 'in summary' to indicate the next part of the talk. 

Listen to the introduction

Part One

What do you already know about "footballers' wives?

intro

In the sixties footballers' wives were not as ... as they are today.

question 1

1. glamorous
2. popular
3. businesslike

When Pat Labone first met her husband she did not realize that

Q2

1. football was so important to him.
2. football requires a lot of training.
3. playing football could be a regular job.

Why was Victoria a bit put off when she first met Steven?

Q3

1. She had a certain prejudice against footballers.
2. She didn't like the way he and his friends behaved.
3. She was afraid he might feel superior to her.

What does Pat say about the first time she went to a football match?
(Werkt niet)

Q4

1. She mistook another player for her boyfriend.
2. She didn't know even the most basic rules of the game
3. She was quite overwhelmed by the reactions of the public

What does Victoria say about most footballers' wives she has met?

Q5

1. Their husbands' fame had a negative effect on their personal lives.
2. They tried to stay out of the limelight as much as they could.
3. They were very different from what they are suposed to be like,

What is Pat, after so mnay years, still displeased about?

Q6

1. She couldn't come on a club holiday because she wasn't married.
2. Club matters Always came first, often at the expense of family life.
3. The players could not see their partners when playing Abroad.

What does Victoria say about having your own career as a footballer's wife?

Q7

1. There is a risk that it will drive you and your husband apart.
2. It is a very good idea as the husband's career is usually short.
3. People do not expect it but in fact it is not at all unusual.

part two

mental skills

intro

question 8

What does Steven Shaw say about learning mental skills?

Q8

question 9

What is the purpose of some players rituals between points?

Q9

question 10

What do some players do during longer breaks in a match?

Q10

question 11

Which tennis player's nightmare is described her?

Q11

question 12

What does Steven Shaw advise the interviewer to do during breaks in a tennis match?

Q12

part 3

intro

The song Jolene is about

Q13

1. a woman's fear to lose her lover
2. a woman's worries about her looks

Dolly Parton has recently had to deal with the problem

Q14

1. that she finds it hard to cope with getting older
2. that she is not as popular as she used to be

How did Dolly look upon the music she grew up with

Q15

1. she immediately recognized it commercial potential
2. it was too limited for a career as a professional singer

What does Dolly say here about her childhood?

Q16

1. Her religious upbringing has given het self-confidence
2. Hardship in her family has taught her some valuable things.

The song Bluer Pastures is about

Q17

1. blindly pursuing your ambitions
2. not knowing what you want

What does Dolly say about her appearance? Q 18

A) It may well stand in the way of a good understanding of her work.

B) It helps to create the right atmosphere for the performance of her music.

Q18

Why has Dolly written songs about women being betrayed by men?

Q19

1. it is a subject that never fails to appeal
2. it is a way of dealing with her own past

What kind of music can we expect from Dolly Parton in years to come?

A) Now that she has returned to a more traditional style she intends to stick with it.

B) apart from work in different styles she will regularly produce traditional songs,

Q20

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Essential listening skills

What five skills do we need to develop to become good listeners?

1. Predicting content = inhoud voorspellen
   
2. Listening for gist = luisteren naar de belangrijkste ideeën
   
3. Listening for details = luisteren naar details
   
4. Inferring meaning = betekenis afleiden
   
5. Detecting sign posts = signaalwoorden

00:21

What does he say about getting over someone?

01:03

What does he find hard?

02:40

With what is he connecting this verse?

03:05

What does he mean with to numb the pain?

03:42

Why is he more productive at 3AM?

04:59

Why does he wait 4 months to write a song?

06:34

Does he think escaping is a good thing? Why (not)?