GENERAL ENGLISH COURSE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Date: June 10th, 2020.

Aims (Goals / Objectives):

• Recognize numbers included in prices, addresses and years.

• Get factual information by hearing short speeches
• Deduce or conclude base on some short talks (Discussions)

LESSON 4
LISTENING FOR FACTUAL AND INFERRED INFORMATION

SITUATION A:

Many times when you are in front of an English native speaker, it is natural to have problems to understand
every simple word he says that’s why a good technique is try to hear known phrases or words instead of
focusiong just on the ideas you didn’t catch at all. Also keep the eye contact and pay atenttion to the
gesturres because they will give you more details.

PRE-ACTIVITY: Complete the sentences using the right number:

ACTIVITY 1: Listen to the brief conversations and choose the correct answer:
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ACTIVITY 2: Watch the video and get factual information: “How to Order Food at a Restaurant in English”
a) Who are waiting for Bob? ___________________________________________________________________
b) What phrases did he use for ordering food? ____________________________________________________
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c) What kind of food did he order? ______________________________________________________________
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d) What’s Bob’s phone number? ________________________________________________________________
e) How much did the pizza cost? ________________________________________________________________
f) How much time does he have to wait for getting the pizza ready? ___________________________________
g) How much did he pay for the burger and fries? __________________________________________________
h) How much did he pay for the sub sandwich? ____________________________________________________
i) How many donuts did he order and how much did he spend? ______________________________________
j) What did he buy at the end of the video and how much money did he pay? ___________________________
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SITUATION B:

Apart from listening for factual information, there will be situations in wich you need to infer (deduce) the
speaker’s opinions, necessities or details base on the speech.

PRE-ACTIVITY: Listen to the audio and infer the answers for the questions below:

a) Can we book an appointment if we are in the countryside? Why / why not?

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b) Can we go on weekends? Why / why not?
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c) Why can’t a person go after 5:00 pm on Tuesdays?
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ACTIVITY 1: Listen to the brief conversations and deduce the correct answer:
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Feed back!

a) What’s your personal view about the boy in conversation 1?

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b) What do you think the talk was about in conversation 2?
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c) Can the new classmate make friends easily in conversation 3?
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d) Does the boy have a good memory in conversation 4?
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e) Did somebody think you were another person just because the kinds of clothes you wear (5)?
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f) Did these two friends enjoy the college trip in conversation 6?
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