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Getting used to Listening in English
Liz Chiu – English Language Support UnitRoom 319, Centre for Co-Curricular StudiesLevel 3, Sherfield Building
We provide English classes and individual language support to
students and academic staff of Imperial College who need help
with spoken and written English.
Register online:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/humanities/englishlanguagesupport
We have classes for :
Undergraduates, MSc/MRes, PhDs, Academic Staff
PhD English Requirement> follow instructions on our website
English Language Support Unit
South Kensington Campus
Support for PhD students
Support for MSc/MRes students
Support for Undergraduate and Erasmus students
Support for academic staff
Listening and Speaking classes
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) course
Writing and Presentation clinics
Blackboard Online Materials
New this year: https://bb.imperial.ac.uk/
WRITING READING LISTENING SPEAKING
VOCABULARY
Exercises for self-testing, links to useful sites, custom-made software
Access is given via class registration.
Details on website.
Face to Face Conversation
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Face to Face: Tell the speaker what you need.
The main aim of this project is to compile the evidence that exists in support of this theory and then consider arguments which refute it. Once we’ve done that, we need to assess
the ..
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Once we’ve done that, we cmpile
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Could you speak up, please?
Sorry, could you slow down a little, please?
I didn’t quite catch the last bit. What was that
again?
I’m afraid you’ve lost me
Which English listening situations are new to you?
•Face to face
•Videos
•Lectures
Getting used to Listening at Imperial College
English Lessons / Listening Tests
Prepared for students: • basic vocabulary• slow speech
Listening at Imperial College
Assumes native speaker understanding: • everyday expressions and common phrases• normal speed, i.e. much faster than your English lessons• many accents in International Science
– students, researchers, professors
There’s a difference between:
Listening at Imperial: What are the main differences?
Accents? Speed? Vocabulary?
Formal / Informal
academic / technical
idiomatic phrases
If it’s slow, it’ll be easier.
British / American
Chinese / European
Indian / other varieties
Slow and Fast Speech
(exercise from pronunciation textbook)
Compare these sentences being said twice:1 slowly and carefully 2 at normal speed
You couldn’t give me a lift, could you?
Has he been to see you since Saturday?
I asked her for the best tickets they’d got left.
Do you mind moving along a bit?
English Pronunciation in Use (Advanced), by Martin Hewings, CUP
What’s your listening ‘speed limit’?
Listening Advice: To go faster…
practise listening to people who speak fast
e.g. radio presenters, movie stars
regularly watch a TV series with fast-speaking characters
e.g. ‘House’ ‘Big Bang Theory’
Listen to chat shows (spontaneous speech)
Fundamentals of Pronunciation
Brett Harmony –
English Language Support Unit
12.30 - Tomorrow!
International Science
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/media/speciallecturesarchive/2009onlinelectures
Molecular Cooking is Cooking: Molecular Gastronomy is a Scientific Activity
Distinguished Postgraduate Speaker Lecture 30 November 2009
What’s your ‘time limit’ for listening in English?
20 minutes40 minutes
1 hour2 hours +
Practise listening longer
Listen to things you enjoy - relaxed listeningEnglish music, sport, TV comedy, YouTube
Watch movies you’ve already seen in your own language
Prepare for lectures
Do you get a headache from listening to English for a long time?
Lectures : Formal / Informal LanguageFORMAL informal
of great significance
ensure
familiarise yourself with
resolve
assist
examine
substantial
really important
take a look atmake sure
lend a hand
get used to
sort out
gigantic
Speaking and Writing: Prof Nutt on Drugs (writing)
Categories of harm
There are three main factors that together determine the harm
associated with any drug of potential abuse: the physical
harm to the individual user caused by the drug; the
tendency of the drug to induce dependence; and the
effect of drug use on families, communities, and society.
Lancet 2007; 369: 1047–53Development of a rational scale to assess the harm of drugs of potential misuse Prof David Nutt FMedSci, Leslie A King PhD, William Saulsbury MA and Prof Colin Blakemore FRS
Speaking and Writing: Prof Nutt on Drugs (speaking)
They used three criteria: One is what the drug does to the person who takes it. If it stops you breathing, that’s a serious problem. And then there’s the issue of
how addictive drugs are.
An addictive drug tends to lead people
to use more of it because
they can’t break the habit.
And then the third aspect of drug use, the third harm –
group of harms - come from
the consequences to society
Horizon : Is Alcohol worse than Ecstasy? BBC2 5/2/08 9pm
Compare written and Spoken vocabulary
physical harm to the individual
what the drug does to the person who takes it
tendency to induce dependence
how addictive drugs are
An addictive drug tends to lead people
to use more of it because they can’t break the habit
Lectures: Tips for Listening (useful strategies)
Read before you go• lecture notes• books, websites in English
» learn technical vocabulary
Get there early• Sit at the front, see + hear everything
Ask Questions
Make a recording• note the time when you don’t understand
Discuss and compare notes afterwards
Get Used to Listening in English
Liz’s Listening Motto
Faster
Longer
Deeper
Regular Listening Practice
English Language Support Unit Resources
•Blackboard•Language Lab 2 (Centre for Co-Curricular Studies)•Language Pairs•Listening and Speaking Classes
Online resources for regular practice
•Web video, YouTube, Films, News Channels•Podcasts•BBC iPlayer - TV, Radio
The English Language Support Unit (ELSU) offers
classes and support to students and members of
the College who are not native speakers of
English.
Programmes at South Kensington campus for:• Undergraduate and Erasmus students• MSc and MRes students• PhD researchers• Academic Visitors / Staff
Full details on our webpages
English Language Support Unit