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Listening Features
Speaking Strategies
Linking
Sentence stress
Weak vowels
Confirmation: asking
Sentence stress
Disappearing sounds
Describing occupations
Sentence stress
Weak vowels
Shadowing
Blended sounds
Paraphrasing
Weak vowels
Sentence stress
Sentence stress
Shadowing
Blended sounds
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Making inferences
What does the speaker imply how she is going to pay back the money?
Based on the excerpt, select correct statements below.
Summarizing
Please write a short summary in about 150 words. In your summary, both important information and details should be included.
Listening skills include:
waiting for definitions
recognizing time signposts
hearing important words
predicting the next word from context
understanding location
Listen to information about Canada and make inferences about the characteristics of Canadian culture in comparison to other
cultures.
Listen to an informal talk on a general interest or occupation-specific topic to learn new ideas and information.
Listen to a presentation in a semi-formal community or workplace meeting to take notes for future use.
Listen to a class presentation to take notes of the main ideas and supporting details in order to prepare for an exam.
Watch a televised speech by the Prime Minister or another politician to share the main points and specific details with someone
else.
Listen and identify facts and opinions in a conversation between several people about a controversial social issue (such as
gambling, censorship, budget priorities) to determine own position on the issue.