Seminar 9:

Academic Listening

and

Note-taking

Seminar Agenda

Part 1: Vocabulary expansion

Part 2: Academic listening, Cornell note-taking method

Part 3: Practice paraphrasing and referencing

Introduction

(20 mins)

Your vision

1. What are the people’s basic needs?

2. Do all people have the same needs?

3. Will a person living 100 years from

now have the same needs as you do

today?

4. What does sustainability mean?

Adapted from: https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/

BrainstormingOur basic needs fall into three categories

Clean

Air

Clean

Water

Healthy

Soil

Nutritious

Food

Safety

Health

Community

Education

Good

Jobs

Fair

Wages

Opportuni

ty

Fair

Prices

? ? ?

Clean Air

Clean

Water

Healthy

Soil

Nutritious

Food

Safety

Health

Community

Education

Good

Jobs

Fair

Wages

Opportunity

Fair

Prices

Environment Society Economy

Sustainability

Definitions - “Sustainability”

Greiner, A. (no date). Sea - Soil, Citizen [image]. Available from https://www.seasoilcitizen.com/ [Accessed 8 October 2021].

Sustainability means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability

to meet future needs (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987).

Adapted from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

C2 Environment

the quality of causing little or no damage to

the environment and therefore able to

continue for a long time

Discussion and Presentation

1. Write a definition for the word

“soil”;

2. Outline the functions of soil;

3. Suggest measures to keep soil

sustainable on your poster;

4. Present your findings to the

whole class (1-2 mins).

Almar Creative (2021). Soil With Household Materials. The Spruce [image]. Available from https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-test-soil-acidity-alkalinity-

without-a-test-kit-1388584 [Accessed 12 October 2021].

Part 1: Expanding vocabulary

(30 mins)

Vocabulary: self-assessment

1. I don’t know this word.

2. I have seen or heard the word before, but I am not sure of the meaning

3. I understand this word when I see it or hear it in a sentence, but I don’t

know how to use it in my own speaking or writing.

4. I know this word and can use it in my own speaking and writing.

Vocabulary exercise (key)

gravel small, rounded stones, often mixed with sand

ecosystem all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment

drought a long period when there is little or no rain

filtration the act of passing a liquid through a piece of equipment in order to remove solid pieces or other

substances

wetlands an area of land that is naturally wet

erosion the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, or wind

fertilizer a natural or chemical substance that is spread on the land or given to plants, to make plants

grow well

nutritious containing many of the substances needed for life and growth

resilient able to quickly return to its usual shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed

Part 2: Academic listening

(30 mins)

Pre-listening activityDiscuss and decide (True or False)

1. The ecosystem of the underground world (organisms) is a well-researched area, but we still

cannot find ways to provide them with a sustainable environment.

2. Soil is a solid and resilient layer of the land - it has a quality of rapid self-healing.

3. In general, the function of water is to cleanse the soil, but it can also contaminate it with

hazardous substances from the surface of the earth when it flows onto the surface of the land.

4. Despite an increase in the amount, agricultural products are experiencing a decline in their

nutritive values.

5. Organizations are not taking any measures to support healthy soil policies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=27NUr7XnlhY

Introduction

to

Cornell method

Part 3: Practice paraphrasing and referencing

Wrap-up: Five-fingers

Index finger: it was new to me

Middle finger: I knew before

Ring finger: it was interesting

Pinky: still have a question with

Thumb: I learned well

Zuviel's Tempest. (no date). The Five Fingers [image]. Available from https://zuvielnaazie.wordpress.com/2019/04/17/the-five-fingers/ [Accessed 12 October 2021].

Homework

• Write paraphrases to your notes which you took applying Cornell method.

References

UCLA. (2021). What is Sustainability? UCLA Sustainability. Available from

https://www.sustain.ucla.edu/what-is-sustainability/ [Accessed 12 October 2021].

Walton, R. and Walton, M. (2021). Sustainability solutions. Arizona State University. Available from

https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/sustainabilitysolutions/programs/teachersacademy/teacher-

resources/ [Accessed 12 October 2021].