11.2 Listening


recognizing the speaker’s point of view • making notes • writing up notes


A You are going to listen to a lecture by a guest speaker in the Engineering faculty at Hadford


University. Look at the poster on the right. 1 What is the lecture going to be about?


2 Decide on how you are going to make notes. Prepare a page in your notebook.


B ≤Listen to Part 1 of the lecture and make notes. 1 What is the focus of the lecturer’s talk?


2 What are the two main factors that the lecturer will discuss?


C ≤Listen to Part 2 of the lecture and make notes.


D Using your notes, answer the questions on the handout on the right.


E Refer to the model Cornell notes on page 106. 1 Check your answers with the model.


2 Complete the Review and Summary sections of the Cornell notes.


F ≤The lecturer talks about wind turbines in urban locations. Listen again to part of the


lecture. Which words tell us whether the information is fact or opinion?


G ≤Study the phrases in the blue box. Which type of information below follows each phrase


in the blue box? Listen to some sentences from the lecture. ●


restatement


● clarification ● reason


● statement of a topic ● restatement ● another point ● definite point


● summary of a source ● tentative point


H Write out one section of your notes in complete sentences.


See Skills bank.


1 in view of 2 [he] has no doubt that … 3 Don’t misunderstand me. 4 To some degree 5 it is fair to say that … 6 Let me reiterate 7 Not only that, but … 8 with respect to … 9 that is to say …


10 gives a description of


1 What must you do before you can use wind power to generate electricity?


2 What does the Betz limit relate to? 3 What is the Betz limit?


4 What is the practical limit of wind energy conversion?


5 What is the optimum tip speed ratio?


6 If wind speed is 10 metres per second, what should the speed at the end of the blades be?


7 What does the lecturer think about wind turbines in urban locations? Why?


8 Which physical law operates in the action of wind turbines?


9 Where can you get more information about low tip speed?


Visiting Speaker: Dr Alan Robinson 15th February 5.00 p.m.


‘Wind turbines: design problems and solutions’


Dr Robinson will explore key factors affecting wind turbine design.


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