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3.1.1 Listening for the main idea
English · Grade 7 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Main idea versus supporting details in a spoken descriptive text
- Signal phrases: this talk is about..., I will talk about..., the most important thing is...
- Listening to hygiene talks for specific information and brief notes
What you will be able to do
- identify the main idea from varied descriptive texts
- pick out specific information from varied descriptive texts
- acknowledge the importance of listening skills in communication
Key questions
“What can you do to ensure you capture the main ideas from a speaker?”
Lessons
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Hearing the main idea
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizThe main idea is the one sentence the talk is about. Signal phrases and the first lines usually name it.
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Picking specific information while you listen
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizAfter you have the main idea, listen again for a named fact: a number, a place, a step or a name.