1.2 Listening
Strategy: Use note-taking strategies
Taking notes when you listen can be helpful. For example:
- You can remember the information later.
- You can stay focused.
- You can organize the ideas.
- You can notice what you didn’t understand.
Today we will look at some strategies for taking notes.
First Listening
Listen to the audio file.
–>As a class, make a list of all the words and ideas you can remember.
Second Listening
Listen to the audio file again.
–> Add more words and ideas to your list. Try to organize the list. (ex. group ideas together)
–> Ask for clarification if there is anything you didn’t understand.
Third Listening
Watch the video below. A student is taking notes while listening to the audio file.
–> Compare your class list with the video’s notes. What is similar? What is different?
Did you Notice?
- The note taker doesn’t write any sentences.
- The note taker uses short forms and abbreviations (ppl, ex).
- The note taker organizes the ideas with numbers and spaces.
- The note taker doesn’t worry if some words are messy.
Extra practice: Watch another example of note-taking.
