LISTENING METHODS

LISTENING METHODS

by Chinh Bảo

​OVERVIEW

​40 QUESTIONS

​4 SECTION

​30 MINS

​10 MINS TO TRANSFER

​TYPE OF QUESTIONS

• MULTIPLE CHOICE

• ​GAP FILL (NOTE/FORM/TABLE)

• ​MATCHING

• ​SHORT ANSWER

• ​LABELLINGLABELLING DIAGRAM

• ​PICK FROM A LIST

​A MUST IN LISTENING PRACTISE

​TRANSCRIBING ! DO A LOT PRACTISES

​PRACTISE

​Immigration has become a hot political, economic and ______ issue.

Minorities are creating identities that combine ________ of both cultures.

Different cultures are coming ________ and enriching society.

There is no dominant ________.

It is becoming part of everyday _____.

I’ve learnt new languages, and to be more friendly and _________.

I’ve learnt how to interact with other cultures and _______ them.

​PRACTISE

​Immigration has become a hot political, economic and __SOCIAL____ issue.

Minorities are creating identities that combine ___ELEMENTS_____ of both cultures.

Different cultures are coming ____TOGETHER____ and enriching society.

There is no dominant _____CULTURE___.

It is becoming part of everyday __LIFE___.

I’ve learnt new languages, and to be more friendly and __HOSPITABLE_______.

I’ve learnt how to interact with other cultures and ____ACCEPT___ them.

​PRACTISE

​The key is to distinguish between variations in the climate due to 1)______ causes and those variations that are induced by human 2)______.

The climate is naturally variable. Occasionally there is a downward trend that is associated with a volcano going off. Then we get to a period, from about 1910, where you can start to see an upward trend, a warming of the climate: 3)______ ______.

Up to this point, you could argue that climate variation can be explained by natural 4)______. That is no longer the case as you get to the latter part of the 20th century. From about 1970 onwards, you can see the red curve and the green curve beginning to diverge. The yellow curve includes human factors: in particular the 5)______ effect, which is mostly caused by carbon dioxide from 6)______ fuel burning.

There seems little doubt that this steep rise in temperature is due to human activity. Without the action of 7)______ ______, there would have been far less 8)______ change since the 1970’s.

​PRACTISE

​Neighbourhood task teams have had an immediate impact in ______ crime.

1. They have a long-term ______ on crime levels.

2. We’re ______ anti-social behaviour.

3. We’re working with partner agencies to help ______ solutions.

4. The creation of a neighbourhood resource centre has ______ a big difference.

5. The centre offers a ______ of activities to all ages.

6. The police can work with the ______, and are seen in a whole new light.

7. There’s been a marked ______ in crime and vandalism.

8. These are important ______ to local communities.