eap 2 listening practice note taking. listen to the recording and make notes on what you hear
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EAP 2
Listening PracticeNote Taking
Listen to the recording and make notes on what you hear.
Now compare your notes with another student and answer the following questions:
1. What similarities and differences can you find in your notes?
2. Did either of you use abbreviations or symbols?
3. What did you find most difficult about the task?
the classroom where the course will be held
the length of assignments
how to study on the course
the topics covered each week of the course
the number of assignments to be written
how you get information if you are absent from a class
when to hand assignments in
the length of the course & the day and time when it is held
the layout of assignments
a reading list for the course
EAP 2 ‘Introduction to a course’ Listening practice
Thinking before listeningWhen you go to the first class on a new course in a university, what practical information do you think the teacher or lecturer will give you? Make a list of the main points you think will be dealt with.
Main topics coveredListen to the extract and check the topics that were mentioned by the lecturer against your list. Which of the topics below did he cover? Put them in the order that you heard them, that is 1, 2, 3, etc.
COURSE INFORMATION
Course number and title: ___________________________________________
Absent students will receive a _________________ . This will be sent by _________
Topics to be discussed: 1 ______________________________________________
2 ______________________________________________
No. of TMAs: _________________ . TMAs must not be _________________ .
Word length: ________________________________________________________
If possible, TMAs should be _____________ .
Leave a margin for ______________
Later, students receive a ___________________ and a ____________________ .
At the end of the TMA students should add a _______________________ .
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Vocabulary
Listen to the tape and fill in the missing words below, then explain their meaning. Try to find as many other words as you can in the extract connected with course work and studying.
1 My first _______ this morning, and it's a very happy one for me to __________, is to welcome…
2 … so that you'll get the _______________ information in some form or other, if not necessarily __________________________.
3 Now there are two ___________________ that I intend to _________________ today.
4 Each of these Tutor Marked Assignments or TMAs as we call them must be ________________ by the date _________________ in your course details, and it's absolutely necessary to _________________________.
5 Remember that it is important to consider the question carefully and __________________________ to the ___________________________________.
6 … a bibliography including information about the __________________ and ______________ should appear at the end of the assignment, and don't forget to __________________________.