2.2  CD1: 1 Listen to Part 1 of a talk in which a lecturer describes some of the problems of listening. Then answer the following questions.


1. Which of the factors listed in Ex 2.1 does she talk about?


2. Which other factors does she talk about?


3. After talking about the factors which affect listening, the lecturer discusses two additional problems that students may have. What are they?


2.3  CD1: 2 Now listen to Part 2 of the talk. The lecturer asks you to write down a phrase. Do this as you listen.


Does this example make the points in Ex 2.2 question 3 clearer?


2.4  CD1: 3 Listen to Part 3 of the talk. Complete this excerpt by writing two to six words in each space.


So what is the solution to these two problems? Well, firstly, you need to get as much practice listening to natural speech as possible. Listen to and try to develop your understanding of how words and phrases


are really pronounced, not how you pronounced. And secondly, you need to accept that when you listen you may misunderstand what is being said. So you need to be ready to about your understanding of the meaning, if what you hear compared to what you understood


before. And this means taking a flexible, open-minded approach to listening.


2.5 Reflect on the talk you listened to in Ex 2.2–2.4. Answer the following questions. 1. Did you have any difficulties doing this activity?


2. If so, why do you think you had problems? 3. Were they the same problems the lecturer talked about?


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