Chapter 1: Listening Skills
What you need to learn in this chapter
In this chapter, students will focus on improving their listening and comprehension abilities in a variety of familiar contexts. They will learn to apply appropriate listening strategies, such as identifying main ideas and specific details, to better understand spoken content in different situations.
Students will practice recognizing key features of spoken genres on familiar topics, allowing them to differentiate between various forms of speech such as narratives, instructions, and dialogues. They will also work on understanding longer texts, learning to identify the main ideas and extract specific information with increasing independence.
A key skill developed in this chapter is the ability to understand and interpret opinions and attitudes in spoken texts. Students will practice discerning subtle cues and context to recognize when speakers express personal viewpoints.
Additionally, students will build their ability to follow longer sequences of classroom instructions and respond to more complex questions with little or no support. This will enhance their ability to participate effectively in classroom activities and discussions.
Through exposure to simple, longer narratives and the practice of guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words from context, students will expand their vocabulary and deepen their understanding of spoken language.
By the end of the chapter, students will be able to demonstrate a stronger grasp of listening skills, confidently understanding and responding to a wider range of spoken texts in both academic and everyday settings.
Topics in this chapter
1. Understand Meaning in a Variety of Familiar Contexts
What you will learn in this topic
- Understand Independently The Main Ideas in a Simple Longer Texts on a Range of Familiar Topics
- Understand Independently Specific Information and Details in Simple Longer Texts on a Range of Familiar Topics
- Recognise with Support Attitudes or Opinions in Simple Longer Texts on a Range of Familiar Topics
- Understand with Little or No Support Longer Sequences of Classroom Instructions
- Understand with Little or No Support More Complex Questions
- Understand with Little or No Support Longer Simple Narratives on a Wide Range of Familiar Topics
2. Use Appropriate Listening Strategies in a Variety of Contexts
What you will learn in this topic
- Guess The Meaning of Unfamiliar Words From Clues Provided by Other Known Words and by Context on a Range of Familiar Topics
3. Recognise Features of Spoken Genres on Familiar Topics
What you will learn in this topic
- No Learning Standard (Will Be Taught in Subsequent Years)
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