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Introduction Aims of the course


The purpose of this book is to help you better understand spoken English, particularly the spoken English of academic lectures, as well as to help you develop your note-taking skills while listening.


Structure of the course


■ Unit structure: Apart from the first unit, all the units are divided into two sections: macroskills and microskills.


Macroskills include such things as: ■ making use of lecture introductions ■ note-taking ■ recognizing the structure of lectures


Microskills focus on understanding linguistic features of spoken English such as: ■ recognizing words that are spoken quickly and are not stressed ■ recognizing where one spoken word ends and the next begins ■ word stress and sentence stress


In these units you will also find the following items: ■ Sound advice: These either summarize key points from the unit or present advice on listening strategies.


■ Study tips: These have been included for ease of reference when you are revising what you have studied. They either summarize the outcome of a series of activities or are a summary of other information contained in the unit.


■ Unit summaries: Each unit is followed by a unit summary, giving you the opportunity to reflect on what you have learnt.


Additional materials


Glossary: Words or phrases in bold (or bold and underlined in task instructions) in the text are explained in the glossary on page 70.


Transcripts: At the end of the book you will find the transcripts of all the lectures. Your teacher will sometimes give you the opportunity to listen to the recordings and follow the transcript at the same time, once you have completed the main listening tasks.


Working with the course


It can be particularly challenging to listen to long stretches of speech in a foreign language, particularly when you are not aware of the general structure of academic lectures given in English. This book will provide you with: ■ guided instruction on how to follow a lecture. ■ the opportunity to practise listening to similar lectures to the ones you will meet in your future studies.


What you put into the course will determine how much you get out of it. Obviously, if you want to improve your skills in listening to lectures and taking notes, it is essential to practise this skill. You should therefore prepare well for the sessions, as well as participating actively in them.


Listening 5


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