Choosing strategies for listening to speech · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.
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Catch the gist, then the detail

Languages · Sounds & Conversation · ages 11-13
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  1. You know a clip is about arranging a class activity. You want one detail on a second listen. Which question gives that listen a specific target?

    • Which room is booked?
    • What is every word in the clip?
    • What do all the unfamiliar words mean?

  2. What is the main goal of a first listen for gist?

    • Write the speaker's exact words
    • Work out what the message is mainly about
    • Name each unfamiliar phrase

  3. Everyday speakers may join sounds as they talk.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A speaker says, 'We are out of juice.' They are discussing supplies for a picnic. Which meaning fits?

    • There is no juice left.
    • The juice is outdoors.
    • More juice has just arrived.

  5. During a first listen, you miss one word but can still follow the main point. What fits your gist-listening goal?

    • Replay every missed word
    • Translate each word before moving on
    • Keep following the main point

  6. A gesture in a video suggests a meaning, but the speech is unclear. How should you use that gesture?

    • Treat the gesture as a confirmed answer
    • Use the gesture as a clue and check the speech
    • Use the gesture instead of the words

  7. Leo can explain a clip's main point but is unsure of the meeting place. How should he report what he understood?

    • Give the main point and say the place is uncertain
    • Give his guessed place as a confirmed meeting place
    • Say he understood every part

  8. Mia understands a clip about a school trip. She needs the departure time, which is in the unclear final sentence. What replay plan targets that information?

    • Replay the opening sentence for a greeting
    • Replay the whole clip to list unfamiliar words
    • Replay the final sentence for the time
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  1. Which room is booked? · The booked room is one detail. The other questions ask for a complete transcript or meanings for every unfamiliar word.
  2. Work out what the message is mainly about · Gist is the main point of a message. Writing exact words or naming unfamiliar phrases has a different target.
  3. True · Sounds may join in everyday speech. This can make familiar words harder to recognise, but it does not happen in exactly the same way in every utterance.
  4. There is no juice left. · In this supply context, out of juice means there is none left. It does not describe a location or a new delivery.
  5. Keep following the main point · The prompt says the missed word does not block the main point. Keeping attention on the remaining speech fits this first-listen goal.
  6. Use the gesture as a clue and check the speech · The gesture suggests a possible meaning. Check it against the speech or ask for help before treating that meaning as confirmed.
  7. Give the main point and say the place is uncertain · Leo knows the main point but has not confirmed the place. His report should preserve that difference rather than turn uncertainty into a fact.
  8. Replay the final sentence for the time · The missing time occurs in the final sentence. Replaying that sentence targets the information Mia needs.
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