Announcements & Messages

LISTENING
WEEK 9

LS 1.3.1
Understand announcements and messages
on concrete and abstract topics

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information

that is being
communicated

MESSAGES

&

ANNOUNCEMENT

Messages

could be found in

an

announcement

in every

announcement,

there is a
message

&

Topics that can
be related to our
senses - actual
things we can

see, touch, smell,

feel and taste

CONCRETE TOPICS

VS

ABSTRACT TOPICS

Topics related to
intangible qualities

/ ideas and are

subjective, eg like
feelings, values,

etc.

Poll

Do you know what "intangible" means?

• Yes

• No

some EXAMPLES of announcement…

ANNOUNCEMENT

✓ on the operating hours of a shopping mall

or a tourist attraction

✓ on the arrival or departure of flights at the

airport

✓ at the school assembly or hallway

✓ made through news and broadcasts

LOST BOY

1. What should everybody

do once the ship is
docked?

2. Where would everybody

gather before going to
the Farmer’s Market?

3. Why would they need to

gather there?

1. Where is the

announcement made?

2. Who is it meant for?
3. What needs to be done

by the person relevant
to the case?

CRUISE

UNDERSTANDING
ANNOUNCEMENTS…

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MESSAGES

✓ left through phone conversations

✓ relayed through briefings

✓ communicated through small

talks or discussions

✓ dictated through announcements

some EXAMPLES of messages…

PHONE MESSAGE

1. Who is leaving the

team?

2. What should the team

members do while
waiting for the new
head?

1. Why does Sam call Ben?
2. The longest Ben might

need to wait for Sam
will be for _________.

MORNING BRIEFING

​UNDERSTANDING
MESSAGES

TIPS ON LISTENING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND MESSAGES

MAKE SURE
TO KNOW
WHAT THE
TOPIC IS

AND WHAT

THE

QUESTIONS

ARE

01

WHILE

LISTENING,
TAKE DOWN

NOTES

02

DECIDE WHO
IS SPEAKING

AND IN
WHAT

SITUATION

03

PAY

ATTENTION

TO WHAT CAN
BE HEARD IN

THE

BACKGROUND

04

FOCUS ON
DETAILS -

TIME,

NUMBERS,

NAMES,
PLACES

05

Why is this
important?

● To avoid miscommunication

● To avoid missing on

important information

● To be able to understand

and follow instructions

● To be able to answer test

questions

CUSTOMER
COMPLAINT

Listen to the message
left on the answering
machine and answer the
questions in the Google

Form.

01

AIRPORT

ANNOUNCEMENTS

02

Listen to the 3
announcements
and answer the
questions in the

Google Form.

UNITED AIRLINES
JAPAN AIRLINES

JETSTAR

WORLD
NEWS

Listen to the
bulletin on
world news
and answer
the questions
in the Google

Form.

03

Listen carefully to the
two announcements
and complete the table.

You may come up with a
table like this :

04

PROBLEM

SOLUTION

ANNOUNCEMENT 1

ANNOUNCEMENT 2

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YOU CAN SPLIT YOUR CONTENT.

Remember that most of our presentation
templates allow you to change the colors by
going into the master – this works both in
PowerPoint and Google Slides – , so you can
adapt them to your needs.

That’s all

folks!