Listening Plus 1: Tài liệu bổ trợ môn học Tiếng Anh - Nghe 1 / Đào Nguyễn Anh Đức cb

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PREFACE

Listening Plus 1 was intended to support both teachers and learners of Listening 1, but

most importantly, it was aimed for increased consistency in the supplementary materials and

ample practice of the skills taught in the course.

In the old programs, the core textbooks used in the Listening courses were designed in

the integrated approach with a focus on business English. Two major issues were identified by

both the teaching faculty and students. For one thing, when all the four micro skills were

integrated into one single lesson, there seemed to be insufficient instruction and practice for

each skill. For another thing, the business contexts given in the lessons turned out to be quite

difficult for the English major students, which required both the teacher and learners to spend

substantial amounts of time getting familiar with business concepts and terminology before

working on improving the language skills.

When the new program was launched, the new course books – Q Skills for Success:

Listening & Speaking series - were implemented and the two issues were resolved. However,

there was a new concern: as our bachelor program specializes in Business English, the students

still need exposure to business concepts and opportunities to use their language skills in

business situations. This supplementary material was compiled to address this concern. We

would like to give students listening tasks in which they can practice the listening

comprehension and note-taking skills they have learnt from the core textbook in business

contexts. We also want to provide all the teachers in charge of Listening 1 with a collection of

handy exercises, which helps to ensure all classes will work on the same business topics

throughout the course.

Our team of three instructors started our work with deciding on the components of each

unit: vocabulary practice, listening comprehension exercises, and note-taking practice. After

that, we discussed to select potential sources of materials, taking into account the levels of

proficiency (A2 – B1), quality of audio recordings, complexity of the business concepts, and

the possibility of adapting and designing tasks corresponding to the skills taught in the core

textbook. The eight units were divided among three of us, and all the new materials were trialed

by the teachers in charge of the Listening 1 classes in the first semester of 2021-2022 for

feedback and suggestions. At the end of the semester, the units were revised with too easy or

difficult tasks modified, and new tasks added to short lessons.

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The final version of the book consists of eight units, each of which includes business

vocabulary exercises, followed by various listening and note-taking tasks for further practice

of the skills introduced in the corresponding units in the core textbook. The listening strategies

taught in the textbook are also briefly reminded at the end of each unit to help the students

review their lessons. The remaining sections are transcripts, suggested answers, and a glossary.

A CD containing all the audio files also goes with the book.

For each lesson, we recommend that the students complete the lesson in the course book

before moving on to working on this supplementary material. It is suggested that the vocabulary

exercises be completed before the listening and note-taking ones so that students can

understand the business situations and then use the newly learnt listening skills effectively in

these new contexts.

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Table of Contents

UNIT 1 – LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS.............................................................................6

I. VOCABULARY PRACTICE ............................................................................................6

Exercise 1:..........................................................................................................................6

Exercise 2:..........................................................................................................................6

II. LISTENING PRACTICE..................................................................................................6

Exercise 1:..........................................................................................................................6

Exercise 2:..........................................................................................................................7

Exercise 3:..........................................................................................................................7

III. NOTE-TAKING SKILLS: IDENTIFYING NEW WORDS...........................................8

Exercise 1:..........................................................................................................................8

Exercise 2:..........................................................................................................................8

UNIT 2 – UNDERSTANDING CAUSE AND EFFECT..........................................................9

I. VOCABULARY PRACTICE ............................................................................................9

Exercise 1:..........................................................................................................................9

Exercise 2:..........................................................................................................................9

II. LISTENING PRACTICE..................................................................................................9

Exercise 1:..........................................................................................................................9

Exercise 2:........................................................................................................................10

Exercise 3:........................................................................................................................10

III. NOTE-TAKING SKILLS: USING VISUAL ELEMENTS ..........................................11

UNIT 3 – PREDICTING .........................................................................................................12

I. VOCABULARY PRACTICE ..........................................................................................12

Exercise 1:........................................................................................................................12

Exercise 2:........................................................................................................................12

II. LISTENING PRACTICE................................................................................................12

Exercise 1.........................................................................................................................12

Exercise 2.........................................................................................................................13

Exercise 3.........................................................................................................................14

III. NOTE-TAKING SKILLS: ORGANIZING NOTES.....................................................15

Exercise 1:........................................................................................................................15

Exercise 2:........................................................................................................................16

UNIT 4 – LISTENING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION ....................................................17

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I. VOCABULARY PRACTICE ..........................................................................................17

Exercise 1.........................................................................................................................17

Exercise 2:........................................................................................................................18

II. LISTENING PRACTICE................................................................................................18

Exercise 1:........................................................................................................................18

Exercise 2:........................................................................................................................18

III. NOTE-TAKING SKILLS: USING SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS.................19

UNIT 5 – LISTENING FOR REASONS AND EXPLANATIONS.......................................20

I. VOCABULARY PRACTICE ..........................................................................................20

Exercise 1:........................................................................................................................20

Exercise 2:........................................................................................................................20

II. LISTENING PRACTICE................................................................................................21

Exercise 1:........................................................................................................................21

Exercise 2:........................................................................................................................22

Exercise 3:........................................................................................................................22

III. NOTE-TAKING SKILLS: USING SIMPLE OUTLINE ..............................................23

UNIT 6 – LISTENING FOR DATES AND OTHER NUMBERS .........................................24

I. VOCABULARY PRACTICE ..........................................................................................24

Exercise 1:........................................................................................................................24

Exercise 2:........................................................................................................................24

II. LISTENING PRACTICE................................................................................................25

Exercise 1:........................................................................................................................25

Exercise 2:........................................................................................................................25

Exercise 3:........................................................................................................................26

III. NOTE-TAKING SKILLS: REVIEWING AND EDITING NOTES ............................27

UNIT 7 – RECOGNIZING A SPEAKER’S ATTITUDE.......................................................28

I. VOCABULARY PRACTICE ..........................................................................................28

Exercise 1:........................................................................................................................28

Exercise 2:........................................................................................................................28

II. LISTENING PRACTICE................................................................................................28

Exercise 1:........................................................................................................................28

Exercise 2:........................................................................................................................30

Exercise 3:........................................................................................................................31

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III. NOTE-TAKING SKILLS: USING NOTES TO WRITE A SUMMARY ....................31

UNIT 8 – RECOGNIZING FACTS AND OPINIONS...........................................................32

I. VOCABULARY PRACTICE ..........................................................................................32

Exercise 1:........................................................................................................................32

Exercise 2:........................................................................................................................33

II. LISTENING PRACTICE................................................................................................33

Exercise 1:........................................................................................................................34

Exercise 2:........................................................................................................................35

III. NOTE-TAKING SKILLS: USING NOTES TO WRITE A SUMMARY ....................35

GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................................37

REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................42

ANSWER KEY .......................................................................................................................44

AUDIOSCRIPT.......................................................................................................................55

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UNIT 1 – LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS

I. VOCABULARY PRACTICE

Exercise 1:

Match the pairs of phrases

1. fill out A. a good profit

2. make B. an order

3. go C. a form

4. ship D. a product

5. place E. on sale

Exercise 2:

Choose the correct definition for the words and phrases in the box

1. Having won a prize or prizes

2. The total number of products that are sold

3. The job or activity of writing news reports for newspapers, magazines, or television

4. Making or likely to make money

5. The people who work for an organization

6. The business or trade in a particular product

II. LISTENING PRACTICE

Exercise 1:

Listen to the conversations and choose the correct answers

Conversation 1

What are Alicia and Ali doing?

A. They're looking for the Placement Center.

B. They're looking for summer jobs.

C. They're looking for jobs in Maryland.

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