Listening for main ideas

Listening for main ideas is

• A listen for the overall topic

• B listen for gist

• C listen for examples and details

• A and B

In order to listen for main ideas, you should

• listen to the last part of the lectures

• listen carefully to the key words

• listen to explanations and examples

How to eliminate options that are not main ideas

• A avoid answers that cover only a small part of the listening

• B avoid summaries

• C avoid answers that are too general

• A and C are correct

what are content words

• prepositions

• nouns

• articles

what are content words?

• verbs

• demonstrative words

• adjectives

• verbs, demonstrative words, adjectives

How many content words in the sentences

"The centre of opera was Italy, especially Florence in the northern part of Italy"

• 5 words

• 6 words

• 7 words

How many content words in the sentence

"Italian opera was thought to be ideal"

• 4 words

• 5 words

• 6 words

How many content words in the sentence

"This small town became famous because of Napoleon's last battle"

• 6 words

• 7 words

• 8 words

Write down the meaning of the following words:

freshman, sophomore, senior student, nervous, thoroughly, grade, semester, handout, participation

Write down the meaning of the following words:

underpriviledge, fundraising, physical geography, astronomy