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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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  1. Clues that signal a detail
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Words such as also, however, for example and because tell you a detail is coming. Write what follows, not the signpost alone.
  2. Taking detailed notes on a forest talk
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Listen for signposts, jot numbers, names and examples, then compare notes with a peer and revise.