Worksheet+6+LISTEN


 * On Using English for Academic Purposes**

You are going to find here examples - theoretical then put into practice - of **Study Skills in English**.


 * 4.Developing Listening Skills**
 * Make practice on the following AUDIO DOCUMENTS. After listening to each audio reflect on the following:**


 * 1) the **topic**
 * 2) the **main ideas**
 * 3) **key words**
 * 4) **title/headline**
 * 5) ** summary **
 * 6) the **meaning** conveyed by the text
 * 7) other questions to develop

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After having listened to the ten audios above and thought of the seven steps mentioned before, proceed to work the following:

media type="file" key="wartime Lebanon.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="Saddam convicted.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="Saddam sentence reactions.mp3" width="240" height="20" media type="file" key="MLKing's WashingtonDC Memorial.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="Safe in Hell Salem play.mp3" width="240" height="20" media type="file" key="Last witch trial.mp3" width="240" height="20" media type="file" key="vox_humana__biblically_correct_en_070420vh_44_1kHz.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * Keep on your practice with the audio tracks below:**


 * ....Now for a more funny side of listening skill...**

First listen to this song of one of my favourite British stars'....:Go clik to: [| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_8IXx4tsus] Pay attention to the lyrics and take a pen to write them down...Then check your understanding here: Nothing funny till now, just nice...Try for having fun to listen to this LITERAL VIDEO on Bowie's China Girl since you know the original lines.....In fact, 'a **literal music video**, also called a **literal video version**, is a [|parody] of an official [|music video]clip in which the lyrics have been replaced with lyrics that describe the visuals in the video.' (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literal_music_video, retrieved on November 4, 2011, 8:25 p.m.)....
 * Enjoy!** [|.....http://www.anschauenoderauch.net/watch/?v=rF7LAtMklRE]

Also try this FUNNY Beatles: original video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hIV7jwLXt8 (see the original lyrics here: literal video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yJ2yWvGnkI

Ant the unforgettable Oueens' //I want to break free//: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM8Ss28zjcE Ckeck out the original lyrics here: literal video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxt6gJtftTw&feature=endscreen&NR=1

For a more nostalgic listening....one piece of my Rock and Young years...oldies but ALWAYS goldies..! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAsrpxxmzS0&feature=related

Listening to great songs and watching videos- good ways of practice...

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