Unit summary
In this unit you have discussed why it is important to take notes during a lecture and worked on your note-taking skills. You have also become more familiar with sentence stress and the difficulties of hearing unstressed words.
1 Underline the correct option in each of these pieces of advice about effective note-taking.
a. During a lecture, you need to write down everything you hear / be selective about what you write down.
b. You should try to keep notes brief / write a lot to please your lecturer.
c. You need to make sure that you / your lecturer can understand the notes at a later date.
d. You must write down key words related to the topic / don’t need to write down key words because you will remember them anyway.
e. You should always use full sentences and complete words / sometimes use abbreviations to save time.
f. You should make sure that the way points relate to one another is clear / note down points randomly because it is the quickest way to do it.
2 Complete each of these statements so that they are true for you. Delete any
words you don’t need. a.
I am happy that the notes I take usually b. When I look back at my notes later, I c. My notes are sometimes too
d. I would like my notes to be (more)
3 Look at this sentence and then answer the questions that follow. It is important for you to learn how to take notes effectively during a lecture.
a. Can you identify the three main stressed syllables in the sentence above? b. How quickly can you identify words that are weakened and more difficult to hear?
c. Why is it useful to be aware of stressed words and syllables when you are listening to lectures?
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For web resources relevant to this book, see:
www.englishforacademicstudy.com
These weblinks will provide you with further help in note-taking, as well as information in lecture format on a number of topics, including sentence stress.
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