Part I Listening and Reading
I Listen and read along.
shr—shrink, shred, shrimp, shrub
spl—split, splash, splendid, spleen
spr—spring, spread, sprout, spray
str—strain, strip ,structure, stream
squ—square, squid, squeeze, squeal
II Listen to the sentences and underline the monograms mentioned above.
1. When the shrimp farm is built, it will block the stream.
2. The seeds will sprout in spring.
3. It was strange to see a strong man standing in the street.
4. Standing in the square, she found a squid in her bag and squealed.
5. Many people spray disinfectant to help fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease.
Listening Skills
Note-taking
A. Review the key points in note-taking
Learning to take notes effectively will help you improve your study and work habits and to remember important information. As you take lecture notes and make notes from your listening materials, you will develop the skills of selecting important material and discarding unimportant material. The main secret to developing these skills is practice.Check your results constantly. Strive to improve. Notes help you to retain important facts and data and to develop an accurate means of recording and arranging necessary information.
B. Learn some hints on note-taking
1. Don’t write down everything you hear. Be alert and attentive to the main points.Concentrate on the “meat” of the subject and forget the trimmings.
2. Notes should consist of key words or very short sentences. As a speaker gets sidetracked, it is often possible to go back and add further information.
3. Have a uniform system for punctuation and abbreviation that will make sense to you.Use a skeleton outline that shows importance by indenting. Leave lots of white space for later additions.
4. Omit descriptions and full explanations. Keep your notes short and to the point.Condense your materials so you can grasp the main points rapidly.
5. Don’t worry about missing a point. Leave space and pick up the material you missed later, either through given materials, questioning, common sense, or cultural knowledge.