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The first step in listening to a lecture and taking notes is to try to distinguish between the lecturer’s main ideas and the supporting details. A supporting detail often consists of:

• an example, such as a story or anecdote

• an academic reference, such as a definition of a term, some statistics, the na...

In this section you will give an oral presentation about your ow n family.

GIVING ORAL PRESENTATIONS

In academic courses you will sometimes be called on to

give oral presentations in class. Here are some

guidelines to keep in mind:

• Plan what you want to say, but do not write it out and memorize it...

As a student, you will often need to paraphrase information that you have heard or read. That is, you will need to express the same ideas in your own words. When you paraphrase, you are showing that you understand and can remember what you heard or read.

1 Read the following paraphrase before you listen to th...

D GETTING STARTED

In this section you are going to discuss what it means to be part of a family. You will also hear information about the contemporary American family.

READING AND THINKING ABOUT THE TOPIC

If you read or think about a topic before you hear it discussed, you will find the discussi...

Improving your language skills is a journey of discovery, allowing you to learn new things about other people and yourself. Academic Listening Encounters: Life in Society is like a compass or roadmap that can help you along this path...