SU 201 Week 6.2 Listening Skill

SU 201 Week 6.2 Listening Skill

Outline for Week 6.2

• 3.2 Listening Skill

• Exercise A: Warm Up 

• Exercise B: Listen and answer the questions

• ****Speaking Test

Lesson Learning Outcomes

• Students can identify the main idea of a text.

• Students can find specific details in a text.

• Students can recognize familiar words.

• Students can find pronoun references. 

Exercise A

Full Name : Stephen William Hawking

Born: 8 January 1942

Hometown: Oxford, England

Occupation: Scientist

Died: 14 March 2018

Best known for : His work on explaining the origins of the universe and black holes.

Exercise B: While you're listening try to use the following strategies.

• Listening for gist: the main idea of the text

• Listening for specific information: specific details for example, a number, name ,object, or key words.

• Listening for attitude and opinions: words to show or express the feelings or opinions which could be positive or negative/ agree or disagree.

Listen to the podcast and answer the questions.

• What is the purpose of this podcast?

• What are the speakers mainly discussing?

Open Ended

1. What is the purpose of this podcast?

Open Ended

2.What are the speakers mainly discussing?

Listen the podcast

Fill in the missing information on page 53.

Multiple Choice

He was born in Oxford ____.

• in 1942

• in 2018

• in 1982

• in 1962

• in 2006

Multiple Choice

He obtained a first-class degree ____.

• in 1942

• in 2018

• in 1982

• in 1962

• in 2006

Multiple Choice

He decided to write a popular book about _____ in 1982.

• spaceships

• the Aliens

• the universe

• stars

• his life

Multiple Choice

He published his book for the first time _____.

• in 1942

• in 2018

• in 1988

• in 1962

• in 2006

Multiple Choice

He revealed in a BBC interview that one of his greatest unfulflled desires was _____ in 2006.

• to travel arond the world

• to travel aboard

• to travel to space

• to travel to the moon

Multiple Choice

He died at the age of _____ in 2018.

• 60

• 65

• 76

• 80