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3.1.1 Intensive Listening

English · Grade 10 · 4 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Intensive listening for specific information
  • Listening for detail: names, figures, dates and instructions
  • Following spoken instructions accurately
  • Checking and confirming what was heard

What you will be able to do

  • listen for specific details in a spoken text
  • follow a sequence of spoken instructions accurately
  • record details such as names, numbers and times correctly
  • confirm information to avoid misunderstanding

Key questions

“How do you make sure you heard the details correctly?”

Lessons

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  1. Listening for detail
    40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
    Catching the information that must be exactly right.
  2. Following spoken instructions
    40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
    Getting a sequence right the first time, and knowing when to ask.
  3. Names, numbers and times
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Catching the details that must be exact, and confirming them before you act.
  4. Getting every step in order
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Following a spoken tech procedure, noting conditions, and confirming before you press anything.