listening n speaking skills

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Effective listening

Effective listening is an active process that hasthree basic steps:

Basic steps

HearingTo listen and

understand what the

speaker saying.

UnderstandingTake what we have

heard and try to make

sense of it.

Judging

When we are sure

that we have

understood the

speaker, think about

whether it make

sense.


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Tips on

how to be

a goodlistener

1. Full attention

to the person

who isspeaking.

2. Make sure

that our mind is

focused.

3. Let the

speaker finish

before we beginto talk.

4. Listen to the

end before we

begin to speak.

5. Listen for

main ideas.


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What Should Candidates

Do During ListeningTest?


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1. Listen For The Main

Idea

During listening, listen generally inorder to find out:

1. the main subject or topic(news item, speech, talk, ect)

2. how the topic is dealt with


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2. Note-Taking take down notes as you listen:- contain information you may

need

pay particular attention tospecific information .

- Exp: names, statistics(numbers),

and dates.

When take down notes:

-Use short forms

(words, dashedor

mathematical symbols)

to transfer information

effectively.

Example:

(/) is for words the

(x) is dont/ no/ not


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3. Summarizing and Paraphrasing

Summarizing involves listening for general

information.

Illustration and example not include.

In order to summarizing, you have to

paraphrasing (shortening sentences or

rearranging words).


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4. Making Prediction

predict something is making guess what

is going happen next.

making accurate prediction help you to

understand better what youre listening.


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What is speaking??

o conversations or interaction which is

Required people to talk.

o Connect with listening.


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Speaking is an important means of

communicating knowledge and

expressing ideas. It is primarymedium of representating ideas.


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The importance of speaking practice

Improve our speaking skills.

Build up our confident on speaking.

Help us to speak correctly.


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Types of speaking

1. Individual presentation

2. Discussion


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Individual presentation

What should you do?Highlight the

key-words

Jot down

your ideas.

Organise

your ideas

Create your

appropriate

expressions

Make your

presentation

fun

Clarity

Focused

Speak clearly

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Making successful

presentations

Overcome

nervousness

Facial

expressions &

gestures

Eye contact

Posture

Vitality and

spontaneity


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STAGES OF PRESENTATION

STAGES OF PRESENTATION STEPS INVOLVED EXAMPLES

INTRODUCTION Introduce yourself Good morning, let me

introduce myself. I am

Anne Tan.

BODY 1. Make sugggestion I would like to/ I

suggest

2. Make recommendations I would like to

recommend..

3. Support your points I personally think that..

CONCLUSION 1. Sum up all your points I would like to conclude..

Close Thank you for you

attention.


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Discussion

HELPFUL TIPS

Be an active

participant

Do not be afraid to

agree or disagree with

your friend ideas

Intterupt when you

seek clarificationProvide information

when asked

Ask questions


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MANAGING A DISCUSSION EXAMPLE

Initiate the discussion

-to start the discussion

1. Lets get started.

2. Lets look at.

How to respond to statements made 1. That sounds like a good idea.

2. Sorry, I dont think thats a good

idea.

Maintaining a discussion 1. Can you please, clarify that?2. What do you think sir?

How to interrupt 1. Pardon me, could you elaborate on..

2. Can I add something here?

how to close a discussion 1. I think this has been an interesting

discussion.

2. Thank you for your time and ideas.

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