文档介绍：Unit Contents
1 Preparing for listening to a lecture
2 Paying attention to the introduction
3 Understanding the ideas through examples
4 Following a lecture through signal words
5 Memorizing the points by taking notes
Unit 3 Listening to Lectures
1 Preparing for listening
to a lecture
Unit 3 Listening to Lectures
Lectures are not only a major part of college learning, but another major source of your research article. You will get information no less than from reading essays and articles. To listen to an academic lecture effectively, however, you may do some homework beforehand. The following are some tips:
Unit 3 Listening to Lectures
1 Preparing for listening to a lecture
Tips before listening to a lecture:
Find out the topic of the lecture to be delivered.
2) Research the topic by reading the related sources or
the assigned readings.
3) Familiarize yourself with the subject and list out
questions if possible.
4) Sort out subject-specific words and terms the lecture
may use.
Unit 3 Listening to Lectures
1 Preparing for listening to a lecture
Tips before listening to a lecture:
5) Check the meanings and pronunciations of the terms
and words.
6) Bring loose leaf paper or spiral bound notebooks. Or
bring a laptop if you prefer to take notes on it and if the
room is set up with ample power outlets and space.
2 Paying attention to the introduction
Unit 3 Listening to Lectures
To understand a lecture, focusing your attention on the introduction part is very important because it helps you to predict the content or the main ideas. Slightly different from an academic essay, a lecture often begins in two ways, telling an interesting story or an anecdote, or introducing the points to be covered in the talk directly. In listening to the story, you should think of its theme, guess the topic and the attitude of the speaker toward it. Similarly, being informed of the outline of the lecture, you may pay attention to the following patterns