MEIPE+Listening+Group


 * General listening strategies dialogues and conversations**

1. As you listen, look at the possible correct answers. If you can answer the question quickly, preview the next set of answers to help guide your listening. 2. As you listen, identify the topic(s) introduced by the first speaker; however, focus on key words in the last line of the dialogue or conversation. This is where the answer probably is. 3. Remember the correct answer is //probably// a restatement or synonym of a key word or phrase in the dialogue or conversation. 4. Remember questions usually progress from easier to more difficult. 5. Even if you don't understand the complete conversation, you can still find the correct answer. Guessing strategies: a. If you understood only a few words in the last line, choose the answer that is the restatement. b. If you understood nothing, choose the answer the //sounds the most different// from the last line. c. Never choose an answer that sounds like what you heard in the dialogue or conversation. //Who, What, Where// 6. It is common to be asked to draw conclusions about //who// is talking, //what// s/he will probably do next, and //where// the conversation probably takes place. You can very likely use your preview of the answers to predict the //who, what, where// question that is coming. //Passives// 7. It is common that the correct answer is a passive/active conversion of the last statement you heard in the dialogue or conversation. It's probably best, therefore, to choose an active restatement of a passive concluding statement and vice versa. 8. Recognize types of negative expressions and their meanings. For example, //not sad=happy, not like an unclean office=like a clean office, etc.//