This document discusses effective listening techniques. It begins by stating the learning objectives are to identify ways to prepare for listening and recognize keywords. It then discusses physically preparing to listen by having a curious mind, ears to listen, still hands and feet to concentrate, a mouth for sharing later, and eyes on the speaker. Next, it discusses pre-listening activities like activating prior knowledge to focus, have comfort and motivation. It introduces the listening log called LIRA, which stands for Listen-Interact-Respond-Answer, where students respond to short stories in 120+ words with insights and text details rather than summaries. It asks for reflection on preparation, attributes of effective listening, and what LIRA is.