Listening strategies based on purpose.

1. Listening Strategies based on
Purpose of the text listened to

2. •Listening strategies are techniques or activities
that contribute directly to the comprehension and
recall of listening output.
•They can be classified by how the listener
processes the input.
•Listening comprehension involves a lot more than
simply understanding the vocabulary and
expressions used.

3. Here are some of the reasons why you listen:
•to obtain information
•to understand
• to learn
•to communicate
•to enjoy

4. Things that you should do
while you are listening:

5. 1. Listening for the Main Idea
• The purpose of listening is to grasp the main points or
general information presented by the speaker or from
the audio/video you are listening to.
• Information comes in a sequence and in that sequence,
there are content words like nouns, pronouns and
adjectives that can help you form the picture.
Therefore, you need to listen more carefully and
attentively to capture the entire carefully and
attentively to capture the entire message.

6. 2. Listening for Details
•You listen to gather specific important
details or information.
•When you listen to get specific details like
names, date, object or place, you do not
need to put your attention to the entire
message of the selection that you are
listening to.

7. 3. Predicting the Content
•Your knowledge in the world helps you anticipate
the kind of information you are likely to hear.
•When you are listening to a news, you can often
predict the kind of words or language that will be
used.
•Your stock knowledge or any stored information in
the brain can also help us predict the topic of a
specific content.

8. 4. Inferring the Meaning
•When you listen, it is also important to
infer the meaning presented by the
speaker using clues and your prior
knowledge to work out the meaning of
what you hear.

9. 4. Inferring the Meaning
•Similarly, you can infer relationship
between people from the words they
use. People who have intimate
relationships usually use informal
language and those who have work
relationships usually use formal
language.

10. 4. Inferring the Meaning
•By using context clues, you can identify
what is being said, who is what is being
said, who is speaking, and what is ta
speaking, and what is taking place.

11. Suggestions for Improving
Your Listening Skills

12. Before You Listen
1. Think about the topic of the text you are
going to listen to. What do you already
know about it? What could be possibly the
content of the text?
2. If you have to do a task on listening,
check whether you have understood the
task correctly.

13. Before You Listen
3. Think about what kind of text
you are going to listen to.
4. Relax and make yourself ready
to pay attention to the listening
text.

14. While You Are Listening
1. It is not necessary to understand every
single word. Try to ignore those words that
you think are less important anyway.
2. If there are words or issues that you
don’t understand, use your general
knowledge as well as context to find out
the meaning.

15. While You Are Listening
3. If you still don’t understand
something, use a dictionary to look up
the words or ask someone else for help.
4. Focus on keywords and facts.
5. Take notes to support your memory.

16. While You Are Listening
6. Intonation and stress of the
speakers can help you understand
what you hear.
7. Try to think ahead. What might
happen next? What might the speakers
say? Which words might they use?

17. After Listening
1. Think about the text again. Did you
understand the main point?
2. Remember the speculations you made
before listening. Did it turn out to be
true?
3. Review your notes.

18. After Listening
4. Check whether you have completed your
task correctly.
5. Did you have any problem while listening?
Do you have any problem in completing your
task? Identify your problems and ask
someone for help.
6. Listen again to difficult passages.

19. Activity 1. Self- Assessment
•Let us check how good you are
in extracting the important
details in a selection you are
about to listen.

21. A. Cite the details of the news:
a. When was it aired?
b. Name of the station.

22. 2. Write the important details from the news
a. What is the event?
b. Who are the people involved?
c. When did it happen?
d. Where did it happen?
e. Why did it happen?
f. How did it happen?

23. Activity 2. Let’s do this!
•Listen attentively to the recorded audio
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25. Activity 2. Let’s do this!
1. What is the selection about?
2. Can you recall a similar
experience with the character in
the video? Write two – three
sentences about it.

26. Ten Steps on How to Develop Effective
Listening
•Face the speaker and maintain eye contact.
•Keep an open mind.
•Be attentive but relax.
•Wait for the speaker to pause to ask.
clarifying questions.
•Ask questions only to ensure understanding.

27. Ten Steps on How to Develop Effective
Listening
•Try to feel what the speaker is feeling.
•Give the speaker regular feedback.
•Listen for the words.
• Pay attention to what isn9t said. (non -
verbal cues).
•Don’t interrupt and don’t impose your
solution.

28. Activity:
•A story is to be read.
•(BIG SISTER by Consorcio Borje)

30. Listening Strategies based on
Familiarity and level of difficulty of
the text listened to

31. •Listening plays a significant role in the
lives of people. Of the four major areas
of communication skills and language
development - listening speaking-
reading and writing- the most basic is
listening.

32. •It is evident that children listen and
respond to language before they learn
to talk.
•Familiarity makes listening easier for
the listeners.

33. •Listening means paying attention not only
to the story, but how it is told.
•It is also the gateway to understanding and
communicating and therefore, is
absolutely critical for language learners of
all skills.

34. •Familiarity with the subject makes
listening easier for the listener as he/she
can connect to his/her own background
knowledge.
•Listening therefore, is not only about
identifying the language of the text but
also with what the listener already knows
about the topic.

35. Pre-listening Activity: Picture Analysis

36. THE CORNER STORE By Eudora Welty
Our Little Store rose right up from
the sidewalk; standing in a street of
family houses, it alone hadn’t any
yard in front, any tree or flower
bed.

37. THE CORNER STORE By Eudora Welty
It was a plain frame building
covered over with brick. Above the
door, a little railed porch ran across
on an upstairs level and four
windows with shades were looking
out. But I Didn’t catch on to those.

38. THE CORNER STORE By Eudora Welty
Running in out of the sun, you met what
seemed total obscurity inside. There
were almost tangible smells- licorice
recently sucked in a child9s cheek, dill
pickle brine I that had leaked through a
paper sack in a fresh trail across the
wooden floor,

39. THE CORNER STORE By Eudora Welty
ammonia-loaded ice that had been
hoisted from wet crooker sacks and
slammed into the icebox with its
sweet butter at the door, and
perhaps the smell of still untrapped
mice.

40. Comprehension Check
1. Where is the corner store located?
2. What makes a building/room a store?
3. Does the location help convince the customers?
4. What is in a store?
5. As a customer, how do you choose a store?
6. If you are planning to put up a store what would
you need to consider?

41. ROAR by Katy Perry
I used to________ my tongue and hold my breath Scared
to rock the boat and make a ________ So I sat _________,
agreed politely I guess that I forgot I had a choice I let
you ________ me past the breaking point I stood for
nothing, so I fell for ________ You held me down, but I
got up Already __________ off the dust You hear
my_________, Your hear that sound Like ________, gonna
shake the ground You held me down, but I ________ Get
ready 8cause I had __________ I see it all, I see it now.

43. •Why is active listening important?
Cite a real life scenario/experience
where you considered/realized that
listening is important and discuss
how is it so.