FURTHER STRATEGIES Week 9

FOR NOTE-TAKING CDO-2019

 SYMBOLS & ABBREVIATIONS (short form of a word)

Discuss: while taking notes,

why do we need to use symbols
& abbreviations?
 To keep up with the lecturer
 To save time & energy
 To focus better on the
upcoming ideas
WHILE TAKING NOTES, WHAT SYMBOL CAN WE USE FOR
…?
and &
is / are / equals =
is not the same as ≠
more than / greater than >
less than / smaller than <
decrease/ fall ↓
increase, rise ↑
cause, lead to, result in →
is caused by, result from ←
number #

approximately ~

Turkish lira/ pound / euro/ dollar  ₺/ £ / €/$

not sure ?

important !
WHAT ARE YOUR OWN SYMBOLS?
You can make up your own symbols while note-taking.
Remember! They should be clear and easy to understand!

Create symbols for the words…

1) Five times
2) Or
3) At
4) Not true
5) Rapid decrease
POSSIBLE SYMBOLS CAN BE
AS FOLLOWS:
1) 5 X
2) Or
3) At @
4) Not true asdfghj
5) Rapid decrease
ABBREVIATIONS
WHILE TAKING NOTES, HOW CAN WE SHORTEN THE
WORD…?

Advertise Ad
for example Ex / E.g.
Because bc
Difference / similarity diff / sim
with / without w/o
Students Ss
Communication Comm
Language lang
Thousand k
HOW WOULD YOU
ABBREVIATE THESE WORDS
BELOW?
1) department Possible abbreviations can be:
2) government 1) dept.
3) as soon as possible 2) govt.
4) versus / against 3) asap
5) maximum & minimum 4) vs
6) problems 5) max.& min.
6) probs
NUMERICAL INFORMATION
ALSO SHOULD BE WRITTEN SHORTLY( in numbers, not words)!

eighteen million, thirty-five thousand, six hundred

ninety-nine
two thousand twelve / twenty, twelve
fourteen hundreds
thirty-seven percent
one/a quarter / one fourth
five eighths
two point four
point oh-four
LISTENING PACK WEEK 9
Now prepare your pencil and paper to
take notes on Crossword puzzles and
answer the questions after listening.