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7.1.2 Listening Comprehension: Listening for Details
English · Grade 7 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Signposts that introduce details: addition, emphasis, comparison, contrast, illustration, cause and effect
- Details to catch: numbers, facts, examples, people, places, opinions
- Note-taking from an oral presentation on forests and natural resources
What you will be able to do
- identify clues that signal details from a listening text
- take detailed notes on a listening text
- acknowledge the importance of listening for details
Key questions
“What factors interfere with one’s ability to listen well?”
“How can you tell that people are listening attentively?”
Lessons
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Clues that signal a detail
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizWords such as also, however, for example and because tell you a detail is coming. Write what follows, not the signpost alone.
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Taking detailed notes on a forest talk
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizListen for signposts, jot numbers, names and examples, then compare notes with a peer and revise.