ELC 120Seminar 2

Today’s seminar

A)ListeningB) ReadingC) Speaking

Following seminar

Seminar 3 LIRA 1 Listening Quiz

Seminar 4 LIRA 2 6 groups of speaking test (role plays)

Seminar 5 LIRA 3 Listening Test 4 groups of speaking test (role plays)

A) Listening

i) Recalling and taking down notesii) Predicting meaningsiii) Using contextual clues to infer

meanings

L: i) Recalling and taking down notes

Select important information according to

speaker and prior knowledge of subject

Identify key points and relevant supporting

details Interpret relationship between ideas

and link ideas

Activity 1

Note taking (Track 5):

Close contact w dolphins – gd 4 _depression____

Study- 30 ppl ½ spent time with dolphins for 2 wks ½ spent quality time in d sun n

sea –w/o dolphins

Results – symptoms of depress decrease 4 all - dolphin grp experiencd _2 x effect_____ - after 3 mths, patients still felt bettr

L: ii) Predicting meanings

Predict vocabulary from context Predict the speaker's communicative

purpose or the key points of aural discourse

I think + an opinion I’m afraid that +bad news Next + another topic/point Finally + a last topic/point But +disagreement

Activity 2

Predicting information (Track 14):

Listen to the excerpts and predict what each speaker is probably going to talk about next.

▪ 1.▪ 2.▪ 3.▪ 4.▪ 5.▪ 6

L: iii) Using contextual clues to infer meanings

Identify contextual clues and sentence level clues

Use schemata to infer the contextual information from the aural discourse

iv) Inferencing & drawing conclusions

Understanding something that is NOT directly stated

Track 11

v) Recognising speaker’s attitudes, roles, & relationships

Choice of words Tone of voice, pace of speech,

stressed words

Track 15 Track 16

B) Reading

i) Recognizing the mechanics used in reading texts

ii) Analysing reading texts to paraphrase information

iii) Analysing reading texts to summarize information

iv) Arranging information to follow order/sequence of events

R: i) Recognizing the mechanics used in reading texts

Identify referents Identify transitions Identify cohesive devices

Activity 3

Identifying referents:

R: ii) Analysing reading texts to paraphrase information

Restate content by applying different word form/using synonyms

Activity 4

Paraphrasing:

Paraphrase the following sentence At present, students are poor writers,

because they lack ideas and have poor writing skills

R: iii) Analysing reading texts to summarize information

Compare and contrast information in text

Summarize main ideas and supporting details in short passages

Paraphrase essential ideas

R: iv) Arranging information to follow order/sequence of events

Describe charts and diagrams Transfer information from linear to

non-linear forms .

Activity 5

Transferring from linear to non-linear texts:

The total cost of the house renovation is RM 120 000. The anterior part would cost RM52 800 and this would include building a porch, tiling the floor and fixing new gates. The cost of building a retaining wall for the rear part of the house is RM17 000. This includes a wire-fence that is to be fixed after the retaining wall has been completed. Works to refurbish three bathrooms cost RM 7800 per bathroom. This totals up to RM 23400. The cost for electrical wiring and also plumbing stands at RM 12 000. Lastly, the cost for the floor work that includes hacking the present floor and restoring the laminated flooring is RM 14 800.

12%10%20%14%44%

C) Speaking

i) Using conversation strategies in social interactions

ii) Using appropriate language functions

To introduce oneself To inform To request To persuade To greet etc

C: i) Using conversation strategies in social interactions

Express information to introduce oneself to others Greetings. – Hi. Hello. Salam. Introducing oneself – I am … , My name is… Topic- weather, meals, transportation

Apply WH questions to initiate conversations What, why, when, where, which, who, whom,

how

Activity 6

One pair. Situation:▪ You are waiting for your lecture to

begin. You start a conversation with a student sitting next to you.

C: ii) Using appropriate language functions

Use WH questions and other appropriate expressions to begin and end conversations in social interactions Ending a conversation: ▪ Goodbye. I’m sorry, but I have to go. I have to leave now. I

will see you later. I must be getting along, it is getting late. Good night.

▪ Ok. All right. Hope to see you again soon. See you. Goodbye. Good night.

Use WH questions and other appropriate expressions to sustain conversations

Activity 7

One pair Situation:▪ In a cafeteria, buying and eating.

asking for information about food.