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MAJLIS PEPERIKSAAN MALAYSIA(MALAYSIAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL)

Trainers Notes:Listening

HEAR YE! HEAR YE!

INTRODUCTION

One of the skills learners need to acquire is the ability to comprehend various types of oral

texts of varying length and levels of complexity in terms of content and language.

This session aims to familiarise you with the range of listening skills that your students should

acquire and to enable you to plan for their practice and acquisition of the listening skills in

your MUET classroom.

CONTENT PAGE

SO WHATS NEW 2 3

SKILLS DRILLS 4 8

LETS GET CRACKING 9 10

LETS CHANGE HATS 11 18

LETS REFLECT 19

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS 20-22

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SO WHATS NEW

TASK SHEET 1

TIME : 30 minutes

AIM : To familiarise you with various listening skills in the Test Specifications.

ORGANISATION : Pair work

PROCEDURE:

Get CPs to work in pairs.

Ask CPs to refer to page 17 of the revised MUET Test Specifications and complete Task

Sheet 1 in their module.

Check answers with the CP.

ANSWERS

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i) Knowledge

recallinginformation

recognising

main ideas

recognising

supporting details

LISTENING

TEST SPECIFICATIONS

iii)Application

predictingoutcome

applying a concept

to a new situation

iv) Analysis

understanding

language functions

distinguishing the

relevant from theirrelevant

distinguishing fact

fromopinion

drawing

inferences

identifying roles and

relationships

vi) Evaluation

appraising information

making

judgements

drawing

conclusions

recognising and

interpreting speakers

views, attitudes or

intentions

v) Synthesis

Following the

development of a

point or an argument

summarising

information

* This activity is to familiarise the CPs with the various skills in the TestSpecifications and use the mind-map for reference throughout the session.

ii) Comprehension

deriving meaning

of words, phrases,

sentences fromcontext

paraphrasing


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TASK SHEET 2

PROCEDURE:

Get CPs to work in pairs and respond to the task.

Discuss the answers with the CPs and reflect on the Point to Ponder.

ANSWERS

A B

Components Examples of Illustrative Verbs*

Knowledge

demonstrate, predict, produce,

solve, show

Comprehension

distinguish, explain, predict,paraphrase, summarise, infer, give

examples

Application

categorise, explain, generate,

rearrange, organise, rewrite,

summarise, tell, relate

Analysis

conclude, compare, contrast,

explain, describe, support, justify,

interpret

Synthesisdefine, describe, identifylabel, list, match

Evaluation

differentiate, identify, illustrate,

point out, select, imply

*Source: Bloom, B.S. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Handbook 1, Cognitive Domain, 1956

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Point to ponder

Do you think that knowing the illustrative verbs will help you to better understand thetest specifications for the Listening Component? If so, in what way?

Possible responses:

Yes, the verbs help the teachers to formulate questions and set tasks of different levels of

comprehension. Teachers will be aware of the levels of difficulties of the questions they

may want to pose to their students in the class.

If the response is no, impress on the CPs the above explanation. .


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SKILLS DRILLS

TASK SHEET 3

TIME : 90 minutes

AIM : To familiarise you with some of the listening skills

ORGANISATION : Individual work and pair work

PROCEDURE:

Get CPs to work individually.

Tell CPs that they will listen to several short listening texts and answer questions on them.

Give CPs time to read the questions before you play the recordings.

Ask CPs to listen to the recordings and respond to the task. [ each recording will be played

twice. Check the answers with CPs.

Get CPs to respond to the Points to Ponder.

[Tell CPs to refer to the mind-map on page 2 of this module.]

ANSWERS

TASK SHEET 3

Listening Text A

For question 1, write your answer in NOT MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

1. Over-fishing and destructive fishing pose a threat to

millions of jobs,global food security and thewell-being of the marine environment.

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Points to ponder

Do you think it is possible to guess the answer without listening to the text? Why do you say

so?

It is not possible unless you listen to the recording because it is factual.

What skill is tested? How did you arrive at your answer?
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For question 2, circle the correct answer.

2. Which of the following statements best explains why the speaker says that the cost of our

favourite dishes is rising?

A. Poor fishing practices are reducing the supply of fish from the sea.

B. Poor fishing practices are threatening the livelihood of fishermen.

C. Poor fishing practices are endangering the marine life.

Listening Text B

For questions 3 and 4, write your answers in NOT MORE THAN FIVE WORDS.

3. What is the text mainly about?

Possible answer: An earthquake (in India)

4. Why did the residents run out of their homes?

Possible answer: They feared for their lives

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Points to ponder

What skills are tested in each of the questions?

What information in the text helped you to arrive at the answers?

Question 3: Skill : Recognising main ideas

Possible explanation: Use of clues the word earthquake and supporting

details like Richter scale and causing people to run out of homes point tonone other than earthquake.

Question 4: Skill: Drawing inferences

Possible explanation: Although the answer is not found in the text, the listenerdraws from his or her worldview and experiences to infer that during anemergency, people leave their homes due to fear.
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Listening Text C

5. ANSWERS

(c) What do you think is the relationship between the speakers?

Possible answers:

The man : interviewer/ chairperson/ host/moderator of a panel ofexperts/recipients of awards in a formal setting / in the presence of an audience

(in a press conference/ forum )/ interviewer

The woman : interviewee/ one of several invited guests/ panellists/ researchers/recipients of an award / interviewee

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Name of the award

recipient (a)Dr./ Doctor Gurmit Kaur

DepartmentSchool of Medical Sciences

Award won(b) Young Investigators/ Investigators/ Investigators Award

Area of researchIntestinal infections by a worm

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TASK SHEET 4

INSTRUCTIONS:

Get CPs to work individually. Give CPs 1 minute to read the questions.

Tell CPs that they will listen to the recording twice and ask them to answer the

questions.

Check answers.

For questions 1 and 2, write your answers in NOT MORE THAN FOUR WORDS.

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Preparation for a Test

Plan for revision

Before the Test During the Test

2Rest and sleep

1 Create yourown test

Stay sharp and alert


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For questions 3 and 4, circle the correct answer.

3. How many hours should a test-taker sleep before taking a test?

A. 48

B. 24

C. 8

4. According to the speaker, which of the following factors will affect the performance of

a test-taker the most?

A. Insufficient sleep on the night before a test.

B. Preparing for a test in a haphazard manner.

C. Answering test questions in a set order.

For questions 5 and 6, write your answers in NOT MORE THAN SEVEN WORDS.

What are the two good practices when answering questions during a test?

5. Allocate time for each question.

6. Answer questions you are confident with first.

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LETS GET CRACKING

TASK SHEET 5

TIME : 15 minutes

AIM : To provide listening practice using a song

ORGANISATION : Individual work

PROCEDURE:

Get CPs to work individually.

Tell CPs that they are given 1 minute to read the questions.

Tell CPs that they will listen to the recording twice and ask them to answer the questions

while listening.

Check answers

1

.

Why did the couple go out of town?

To get away from the hectic city life.

2 What time of the day do you think they arrived at their destination? How do you

know?

Late evening/ at night they lit a (camp) fire.

3

.

Give 2 things the couple did.

i)pitched a tent/ lit a fire/ drank some wine/ swam in the river (any two)

ii)

4

.

What happened to them that night?

They fell sick/ were unwell/ didnt feel good

5

.

What does the phrase the strangest sight refer to?

The dead fish/ the silver fish lying on its side by the river bank

6 What do you think they were suffering from?They probably had rashes all over their bodies/ diarrhoea/ stomach ache/ headache/

fever ( accept any logical answer)

7

.

From what you have heard so far, what do you think will eventually happen to the

river?

(Do not acceptpolluted riveras the answer)

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TASK SHEET 6

TIME : 45 minutes

AIM : To provide CPs with the opportunity to take notes while listening and

write a report based on the notes.

ORGANISATION : Individual and group work

PROCEDURE:

Get two CPs to act out an interview [ See script below ].

Ask the other CPs to individually take notes while they listen to the interview.

Get CPs to work in their groups and share the contents of their notes to write a letter to a

local newspaper to express concern about the environment.

Invite the CPs to present their letters.

Situation:

The couple in the song, George and Lisa, became very ill after their visit to the doctor and

were admitted into the hospital. Soon after George got worse and fell into a coma.

You are a close friend of the couple. You went to visit them and talked to Lisa, who was not

as badly affected as George. Below is an extract of your conversation with Lisa.

You : Oh dear Lisa, how did this happen?

Lisa : I dont know. When George and I arrived at the river bank late that evening, we

didnt notice anything strange except for the stench. I commented on it but George

thought the smell could have come from the factory upstream. So we thought

nothing of it and had a nice time swimming in the river. After that, we went to

sleep, thats all!

You : Then what happened?

Lisa : We couldnt sleep all night. At dawn, we decided to take a walk and then we saw a

dead fish by the river bank. Then we noticed the condition of the river - the waterwas filthy! There was a layer of brownish foam on the surface! Further down the

bank, there was this huge patch of oily sludge and there were more dead fish there!

Then we realised where the stench was coming from.

You Oh dear! But how come your condition is not as bad as Georges?

Lisa I dont know but I guess he swallowed some water. After we got back home, we

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LETS CHANGE HATS

SAMPLE LISTENING LESSON

TIME : 15 minutes

AIM : To provide an example of a listening lesson

ORGANISATION : None

PROCEDURE

Briefly describe the sample lesson to the CPs.

Topic : Self-Medication

Learning Outcomes : Learners will be able to

- recall information from stimuli

- select relevant details

Time : 80 minutes

Notes

Pre-Listening

Activity 1

A sketch titled A visit to the doctor

Students respond to the following question.

Besides going to a doctor when you are sick, what else would you do?

To create

interest and as

a lead in

To elicit from

students other

forms of

treatments e.g.

traditional

medicine/ self

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Woman : Doctor, please help my husband!

Doctor : Whats wrong with him?

Woman : He broke his arm!

Man : (Moans, groans) Im going to die.

Doctor : Nurse, give this man an injection.

Nurse : Yes, doctor. OK, bear with me. This will hurt a

little. ( plunges the syringe into his arm)

Man : Ouch!

Director : Stop! This is wrong! Do it quickly (repeat with

slowly/sadly/ happily)


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medication

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While Listening

Activity 1

Students complete a table while listening. Check their answers.

Statements True False

1. Young people do not take enough care of their health.

2. Food which is good for the animals is also suitable for

us.

3. Eating the organs of animals can improve and

strengthen our organs.

4. Health remedies and cures obtained from newspaper

articles are reliable.

5. Royal jelly is especially made for the queen bee.

6. Honey especially royal jelly is beneficial for health.

Activity 2

Students match words and phrases in Column A to the phrases in

Column B.

Check their answers.

Column A Column B

1.

2.

3.

4.

Refer to TestSpecifications

p 17 and

TeachersGuide p. 1

Recalling

information;drawing

inferences;distinguishing

the relevant

from theirrelevant.

Recalling

information;distinguishingthe relevant

from theirrelevant.

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Food for animals

Animal or ans

Advice on cures in newspapers

Honey

can cause allergies.

can bring negative results.

can weaken our immune

system.

must be taken with caution.

can be poisonous.


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Post Listening

Activity 1

Students draw conclusions orally.

Activity 2

Students produce a radio advertisement to promote a healthcare product in

groups.

Students take turns to present their work to the class their customers.

Customers fill a feedback form to be given to the advertisers.

Customer Feedback FormName of product

Price

Benefits

Would you buy it?

Why ?

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

The idea is to

get students torealise that

self-medication

can bedangerous

linking of the

listening skill

to speaking and

writing skills

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WORKSHOP

TIME : 45 minutes

AIM : To provide CPs the opportunity to plan a listening lesson.

ORGANISATION : Group work

PROCEDURE :

Get CPs to work in groups.

Assign different texts to different groups and identify the students for whom the lesson is

to be planned.

Ask them to plan a listening lesson and accompanying task sheets. They may use their

own materials or the transcripts provided.

Ask CPs to present their work *.

TRANSCRIPT ONE

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80% of Malaysians will have low back pain sometime in their life. If your job

involves much sitting and driving, you are almost certain to have low back pain. Why is thisso? Because nature didnt design us to sit for hours and hours at a stretch. Your back doesnt

hurt for no reason. There has to be a reason for your pain. Something destructive is going

on. This destructive force is one of two types one, is high force instant trauma and

another is low force long term trauma. Think of high force as being hit once by a big truck.

This will definitely do damage. Think of low force as being run over by 1000 motorcycles.

The end result is the same one is quick , the other takes longer. Your back is damaged just

the same. You can do something like fall down or lift something wrongly or pow! Instant

destruction and pain. Or you can spend your days driving or sitting and get your back pain

slowly over time.Sitting is bad for you. Sitting puts hundred percent more pressure on your spine

than lying down. It tires the muscles and wears out your discs. A healthy disc acts as a shock

absorber between the bones of your spine. A damaged disc can bulge out and press on nerveroots causing pain in your back, hips and down into your legs if the damage is bad enough.

Sometimes surgery is the only thing that can help. However, here are some facts to

keep in mind. According to research, 50% of all back surgeries failed. Surgery also has

certain inherent dangers such as infection, drug reactions and complications. You might ask

how do I care for my back. Here are some tips to avoid back pain. One, if something hurts

your back, quit doing it at once. Two, dont sit for too long and three, when you lift

something heavy, dont bend your back.

*Please do not ask CPs to do micro-teaching. They only need to describe theirlessons. Encourage everyone to provide constructive feedback.


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TRANSCRIPT TWO

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Alexander the Great, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Aristotle, Julius Caesar,Mahatma Gandhi, Beethoven. Most of you are familiar with the names of these famous

people. Although they were famous for very different reasons, they all share one thing in

common they were all left-handers. Left-handers are people who find it easier to use theirleft hands for most actions rather than their right. About ten percent of the population is left-

handed and almost two thirds of the left-handers are male.

What difference does being left-handed make? Medically speaking, left-handers are

more likely to suffer from allergies, depression, drug abuse, sleeping disorders and certain

learning disabilities. They are also more likely to be involved in accidents.

Throughout history, left-handers have faced prejudice. Societies all over the world

consider left-handers to be inferior to right-handers. Until recently in Japan, a man could

divorce his wife for being left-handed. In a number of cultures in Africa, the Middle East

and the South Pacific, the left hand is considered to be evil.This prejudice against the left is reflected in the words used to signify left in many

languages. The word `left itself comes from an old English word that means weak or

worthless. In other languages, it means deceitful, stupid, clumsy or awkward.

If a person became right-handed or left- handed purely by chance, we would expect

the number of left-handers to be similar to the number of right-handers. So why do a

majority of people prefer to use their right hand for most actions while only a minority

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TRANSCRIPT THREE

Voice 1: Mr. Teoh, I understand that you are the managing director of Borneo Eco-

tours. Can you please tell us what eco-tourism means?

Voice 2: Well, in this country, it has been defined by the Eco-tourism master plan of the

government, as a tourism sector that is nature-based and one which brings

benefits to the local community. Many people are not very clear about what itreally means as there has been widespread misuse of the term by irresponsible

tour operators. So long as they bring tourists to the countryside, they think they

are promoting eco-tourism.

Voice 1: Where does Malaysia stand in terms of the development of eco-tourism?

Voice 2: Well, tourism in this country has always been concerned with quantity rather

than quality. With this year being Eco-tourism year, well have the chance to

look at ourselves and rethink what we want. Most operators want to maximiseeverything and weve already seen the consequences of neglecting the

environment. Only when were concerned about conserving the environment

can we have sustainable eco-tourism. Management strategy and education are

the two key elements in sustainable eco-tourism.

Voice 1: Can you please elaborate, Mr Teoh?

Voice 2: [ ..] Hmm, Good management is critical for the success of eco-tourism.

Many of our eco-tourism destinations are located in sensitive areas such asTaman Negara, Kinabalu Park, Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre and

the Mulu Caves. From the viewpoint of an environmentalist, I would say there

should be a limit to the number of tourists to these places. But from theviewpoint of an operator, I would want as many allowed in as possible. Good

management is finding the right balance.

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TRANSCRIPT FOUR

Voice 1:

Voice 2:

Voice 1:

Voice 2:

Voice 1:

Voice 2:

Voice 1:

Voice 2:

Voice 1:

Voice 2:

Voice 1:

Good morning to our listeners, for those who have just joined us. This is another

episode of the World of Cars and in the studio with us is car expert, Mr. Selva who

writes for a car magazine. So, Mr.Selva what is your opinion about the case thatwas highlighted in the press previously about the three deaths in a parked car?

Ah Those three deaths. It shouldnt have happened. So much has been written

about it, yet Malaysians are still careless. This is a wake-up call to all Malaysians

carbon monoxide kills. In the case of the small car, the owner had modified the

exhaust system. So the three people in the car were slowly poisoned by the carbon

monoxide which had leaked into the car.

So, you wouldnt advise motorists to modify their exhaust system unnecessarily?

Precisely.

Anyway, what are the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning? I mean we can

easily see the smoke coming out of the exhaust.

The smoke youre talking about is the result of something wrong in an engine.

Thats why you usually see smoke in old cars. But carbon monoxide is colourlesswhich means you cant see it and its odourless, which means you cant smell it.

Which means you cant really tell when you are being slowly poisoned.Hm Yes, you get drowsy. You were asking me about the symptoms. Well, you

would have breathing difficulties and your sight would be impaired. Things look

blurry. You know, you cant really see very well. You would have poor dexterity by

which I mean you would have poor coordination. The result is that if you are

driving you wouldnt be able to drive safely.

Mr. Selva, how serious is the problem of carbon monoxide poisoning in our

country?

Due to our climate, we tend to rely heavily on air-conditioning in our cars. Its

quite normal for Malaysian drivers to turn on the air conditioner from the moment

they enter the car and it remains at full blast until the end of the journey. Now dueto the nature of carbon monoxide poisoning, the motorist might not even be aware

that he or she is being poisoned.

What advice would you offer motorists?

Put up with the inconvenience. If you have to wait long for somebody, it would be

advisable to turn off the engine and the air-conditioning and wait outside. The heat

wont kill you but the carbon monoxide will. Personally, I would switch off the

engine and wind down the windows even if it meant being uncomfortable.

Well, folks that was Mr. Selvas advice. We have to take a commercial break now.Stay with us listeners, we will be back shortly.

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TRANSCRIPT FIVE

TRANSCRIPT SIX

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Here is the news. Police are investigating a crash in the underground train station that

occurred during the rush hour this morning. One of the commuters who escaped with minorinjuries said that she heard a small explosion before the train screeched to a halt just as it

was entering the station. The doors were jammed and when officials opened the doors

manually 10 minutes later a second train slammed into the stationary train killing 12 andinjuring over a hundred people. Train officials said the computer system malfunctioned

inexplicably. Investigations are still going on to find the cause of the accident.

The recent floods in Alam Perdana have been attributed to illegal logging activities on a

nearby hill. Investigations showed that a group of people have been working at night using

bulldozers and even helicopters to fell the trees and move the logs out of the area.

Complaints by nearby residents stated that recent rains flooded their houses. They want the

authorities to arrest the culprits and make them pay compensation for their losses. If thelogging thieves can afford high tech equipment, they can also afford to pay compensation.

Police are investigating.

A woman was found dead in busy Chow Kit Road in Kuala Lumpur late yesterday evening.

The body has yet to be claimed by relatives. Fellow beggars told police that she was aregular beggar who sat on the steps of the pedestrian bridge at Chow Kit Road. Papers

found on her body identified her as Roziah Bulkarnain. A bank savings book was found in

her belongings and showed she had in excess of 100 thousand ringgit. Police have requested

those who are related to her to phone in and to identify the body. They expect to receive

many phone calls from people.

In an unrelated incident, loggers in Pahang have called in the Wildlife Department to look

into the matter of elephants destroying their logging camp. Losses are estimated to be

around 250 thousand ringgit. Evidently, a baby elephant was injured by a log which

accidentally rolled down the hill. The loggers believed that the mother elephant had called

on the rest of the herd to take revenge. The authorities think the loggers are reading too

much into the incident but will nevertheless look into the matter.


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LETS REFLECT

TASK SHEET 7

TIME : 10 minutes

AIM : To reflect on what you have done throughout the Listening session

ORGANISATION: Individual work.

PROCEDURE:

Get CPs to work individually and complete the Reflection Log*

Content/ Activities What I learnt from

these activities

What I plan to do in

my MUET class

Notes

SO WHATS NEW?

Task Sheet 1

Mind Map

Task Sheet 2

Blooms

Taxonomy

SKILLS DRILLS Task Sheet 3

3 Short Texts

Task Sheet 4

1 Long Text

LETS GET

CRACKING

Task Sheet 5

Song

Task Sheet 6

Note Taking and

Letter Writing

LETS CHANGE

HATS

Workshop

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* The CPs are not expected to share their reflections, but if time permits, you may invite afew of them to do so.


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SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

1. LISTENING STRATEGIES

Listening strategies can be classified by how the listener processes the input. He may employ

top-down orbottom-up strategies. The former involves tapping into background knowledge of

the topic, the situation or context and the language. Background knowledge activates a set of

expectations that help the listener to interpret what is heard and anticipate what will come

next. The latter is text-based the listener relies on the language in the message (combination

of sounds, words, grammar that creates meaning)

Top-down strategies include:

Predicting

Summarising

Drawing inferences

Listening for the main idea

Bottom-up strategies include:

Recognising cognates

Listening for specific details

Recognising word order patterns

2. LISTENING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE:

Listen and retell

Listen and draw

Listen and match

Listen and predict

Listen and mark choices

Listen and complete blanks in a sentence

Listen and tick boxes for the information mentioned

Listen and decide if given statements are true or false

Listen and complete a table/ grid/ diagram/ chart/ etc

Listen and paraphrase ( choosing an answer from given options)

Listen and write down key words or specific information asked for

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LETS GET CRACKINGLYRICS

DOWN BY THE RIVER Albert Hammond

City life was getting us down

So we spent a weekend out of town

Pitched a tent on a patch of groundDown by the river

Lit a fire and drank some wine

And you put your jeans on top of mine

Said, come in the waters fine

Down by the river.

Didnt feel too good all night

So we took a walk in the morning lightCame across the strangest sight

Down by the river

Silver fish lay on its side washed up by the morning tide

I wonder how it died

Down by the river.

Silver fish lay on its side

Down by the river

Doctor put us both to bed

He doused us up and shook his headonly foolish people go, he said

down by the riverWhy do willows weep said he

cause theyre dying gradually,

from the waste, from the factories

down by the river

why do willows weep said he

down by the river?

In time the river banks will die,

And the reeds will wilt, and the ducks wont fly

Therell be a tear in the otters eye,

Down by the river

The banks will soon be black and deadThe weary otter raise its head

Therell be a clean white skull instead,

Down by the river.

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LETS CHANGE HATS

Tapescript: Talk on self-medication

Todays topic is health care and self-medication. You are young and therefore think

you dont have many health problems. This gives you the impression that you dont need to

pay attention to your health. This is one danger : the young dont take care of their health until

it is too late. The other danger is that we have many mistaken beliefs, wrong reasoning or

misconceptions about how to cure ourselves and our family members. We shall look at some

of the aspects of this issue one by one.

The first point I want to make about wrong beliefs is that it is simplistic to believe that

what is good for animals is good for us. For example, when we see birds eat a certain seed, we

might think if it is good for the birds it must be good for us. But do you know that some seeds

are poisonous and even the birds like parrots for example which eat these seeds have to eat a

certain kind of mud or clay just to get the poison out of their systems.

Another myth is that we can strengthen our organs by eating the organs of otheranimals. For example, many people believe if our liver or lungs are not strong, we should eat

the liver or lungs of other animals to strengthen our own. This is a simplistic and nave belief

that can bring undesirable results. Consult a qualified doctor before trying your own cures.

Point number three, dont rely on newspaper articles to cure yourself as even articles

in newspapers can be dangerous. There was a case in which the writer advised giving glucose

to children before exercise. Later it was pointed out by a reader that this was not a good

practice under certain circumstances. The writer, when replying to the letter then pointed out

in detail, when it would be advisable to give glucose. What if the reader had not written in?

My next point is about the so-called benefits of honey. Royal jelly in particular. Im

not sweet talking you to try it but to warn you against the many misconceptions about this

sweet product of the hardworking bee. Royal jelly is given to the queen bee and that makes the

queen bee much bigger. It lives longer than the other bees and it can go on producingthousands and thousands of offspring. But you should know that although royal jelly contains

protein, amino acids, sugar and vitamins which may be good for many people, it also contains

bee pollen. Some people are allergic to bee pollen especially those with asthma. So before you

think of taking royal jelly as a solution to your health problems make sure you are not

asthmatic or allergic to bee-honey or pollen. Oh yes, although honey is sweet and fragrant tomany of us there are those of us who are allergic to it. Moving on from there

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