NEWS AND MEDIA

UNIT 3

ADVANCED EFFECTIVE LISTENING

 OBJECTIVES

IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

- identify the attitudes and opinion of speakers through expressions and intonation
- recognize paraphrases of what speakers say
- understand roles of distractors when answering multiple-choice questions

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 WARM UP
Discuss with your partner

1. Where do you usually get the news from?

2. Do you often read newspapers?

3. How important are newspapers?

 BUSINESS STUDIES vs ECONOMICS
What’s the difference?

• exchanging goods and services between entities and

Business studies
people, usually for money.

• the branch of knowledge concerned with the production,

Economics
consumption, and transfer of wealth.
 LEAD IN

Listen to three discussions, each on a particular topic. Choose the main topic in each discussion

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IDENTIFY SPEAKERS AND THEIR OPINIONS TIP

Speaker 3 Speaker 1
Speaker 2 Speaker 2
Speaker 1 Speaker 3

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IDENTIFY SPEAKERS AND THEIR OPINIONS

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IDENTIFY SPEAKERS AND THEIR OPINIONS

Positive Neutral Neutral

Positive Positive Negative

Negative Positive Neutral

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UNDERSTANDING SPEAKERS’ ATTITIUDES

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UNDERSTANDING SPEAKERS’ ATTITIUDES

I don't see how Negative

certainly, definitely Positive
well, (to be honest,)
Neutral
I'm not really worried
I'm all for that, a good thing Positive
I can't seriously believe Negative
that, I really don't think
It's all the same to me, it Neutral
shouldn't matter
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UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF DISTRACTORS

TIP
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UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF DISTRACTORS

TIP

1 She mentions that the Pluto project is successful, but doesn't say the same
about the Mars project, so A cannot be right.
2 There is information about using robots and machines to start a colony, but
that is connected with a Chinese project on the moon, so B cannot be
correct.
3 The Mars project will last six months and Dr Thornton says that is just the
right length of time for the group, so C must be correct.
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UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF DISTRACTORS

TIP
The participant's mother is ill, not the participant

no one else can come in once the project has started

Simon agrees with Dr Thornton, who says the work should be shared.
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RECOGNIZING PARAPHRASES OF WHAT PEOPLE SAY

TIP
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RECOGNIZING PARAPHRASES OF WHAT PEOPLE SAY

TIP
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EXAM SKILLS

Listen to the final part of the conversation

and choose the correct answer A, B, or C
Listen to the final part of the conversation and choose the correct answer A, B, or C Track 28

EXAM SKILLS
Listen to the final part of the conversation and choose the correct answer A, B, or C Track 28

EXAM SKILLS
 SPEAKING

Which program on TV or radio do you often listen to?

▰ What is it?
▰ What is that about?
▰ Why do you listen to it?
And say what you think could be improved about its output?
 THE END
Thank you for your attention

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