the attraction situated? 2) There are a few theories about the origin of the Giant’s Causeway. Which of them do you believe? a) man-made b) natural formation c) volcanic activity Now listen to the text about the Giant’s Causeway. While listening‚ get ready to answer these questions: 1) Which of these theories about the origin of the Giant’s Causeway was proved to be right? 2) What happened according to the legend of the Giant’s Causeway? the Country of Antrim the Bishop of Londonderry
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Teacher : saloua labidi Ibn Charaf school 4th form sciences Mid-term test n° :2 Name :………………………… Class :…………………………. Number :……………………. Date : 30/02/2012 . I.Language (12marks) 1) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the box below . there are two extra words (4marks) : challenges / academic / lifetime / vocational /motherhood / standard / what / thrive / adult / enrolled . I have always believed it is important to not only talk the talk‚ but to walk the walk when
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Strategies in Listening Comprehension for College Students Abstract: Listening is an important skill for language learners. Many college students have difficulty in listening tasks. This paper tries to probe for the reason and propose solutions Key Words: Listening Barrier Strategy 1. Introduction With the development of society and the trend towards globalization‚ Chinese society and all kinds of profession fields demand that human resources are proficient in English. Listening is an important
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Affecting EFL Learners ’ English Listening Comprehension and the Strategies for Improvement Abbas Pourhossein Gilakjani School of Educational Studies‚ Universiti Sains Malaysia‚ Malaysia Email: abbas.pouhossein@yahoo.com Mohammad Reza Ahmadi School of Educational Studies‚ Universiti Sains Malaysia‚ Malaysia Email: mr.ahmadi2720@yahoo.com Abstract—Listening plays a significant role in daily communication and educational process. In spite of its importance‚ listening has long been the neglected
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Introduction After going through Teaching Listening Comprehension book by Penny Ur‚ I feel that it is a very suitable book to be owned by teachers of English. The book was published by the Cambridge University Press Cambridge at London‚ New York‚ New Rochelle‚ Melbourne and Sydney. There are many interesting exercises or task that they can use when they are teaching listening comprehension. This book can help teachers to device kind of exercises on listening for their students. In part one of this
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Comprehension strategy instruction has been proven to assist readers in their understanding of text. As you begin planning to teach comprehension strategies‚ you should first consider using text that does not exceed your students’ word recognition abilities. Otherwise‚ if the texts are too difficult‚ your students’ attention will be directed to the word level. All of these strategies should be addressed in a before‚ during‚ and after reading format. Students must participate in pre-reading activities
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Valerio‚ Cali Shandy A. Teaching Listening and Speaking III – 12 BSE English Prof. Ma. Teresa L. Manicio READING ASSIGNMENT #1 Designing Lessons for EFL Listening Comprehension Classes by J. Ross 1. Motivating students to focus on the learning objective This principle aims for the students to clearly understand the purpose of a particular listening comprehension activity. As the students focus on the learning objective‚ they will be able to take note on important vocabulary
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Using Popular Songs to Improve Language Listening Comprehension Skills Are you students sometimes bored in spite of your best efforts? Are you looking for some new and different techniques? Could you use a learning activity that would really wake them up? Would you like to get and keep the students’ interest? Even have them helping you? Then try this classroom-tested technique by using student-selected songs to teach listening comprehension. Almost everyone loves music. It is a part of our language
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Contents Thesis Statement: English listening comprehension is influenced by the listener’s rudimentary knowledge of the language‚ the cultural knowledge‚ and the psychological factor‚ all of which should be well grasped for a clear understanding. 1. Introduction 1 2. English Listening Comprehension 2 2.1 Definition 2 2.2 Listening Process 4 2.3 Importance of Listening Comprehension 6 3. Factors Affecting English Listening Comprehension 7 3.1 Rudimentary Knowledge of English 7 3.1.1 Pronunciation
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RESEARCH QUESTION: HOW DOES LISTENING COMPREHENSION INFLUENCE IN SPEAKING SKILLS IN INTERMEDIATE I AT THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EL SALVADOR? LITERATURE REVIEW Traditionally in the field of foreign language teaching‚ both teachers and learners do not pay much attention to the complexity of this process. The process is itself directed to its basic form of “learning by doing” and “practice makes perfect”. Listening and Speaking are used far more than any other
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