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 Encourage listening for specific details 
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specific detail. This kind of exercise complements whole-message listening. The emphasis in this case is on 
carefully detailed listening. 
In the "Chart" exercise (see Figure 4.4) you will need to adapt the details to your situation, but basically you 
would follow these steps: 
slightly slower speed, and finally at normal speed again. 
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Imelda is worried. She has an English test next week and she is afraid that she won't be able to organize 
her time well to prepare for the test. She went to ask her friend Cecilia for some advice. Here is Cecilia's 
advice: 
First, you must plan. This means two things: 
(1) you must decide how much time you have to study, and
(2) what you have to study. 
three areas: 
(1) reading passages, 
(2) gram
Third, you must get out your calendar and mark the 
(1) our study pe
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(3)
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timetable for yourself and write down: 
(2) how long you are going to spend on each item. 
Fifth, you must arrange your work
(1) which is quiet, and
(2) which has good light. 
Imelda was pleased with this advice. When she organized herself i
control of the situation and much less anxious about the English test. 
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Figure 4.4 Cecilia's Advice 
The next exercises are listening comprehension versions of True or False. The format is the same for each 
exercise, but as you will see, Texts A and B are for upper intermediate students who have some familiarity 
with concepts of purpose and consequence, whereas Text C is at a beginner's level. 
Read each short text to your students and ask them to decide which of the four statements you have 
written on the board agree with the views expressed in the text and which do not. 

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Text A: Carlos is a clerk in a government office. Although the climate is hot and the office does not have 
air conditioning, most clerks wear long, dark trousers, white shirts, and ties at the office. Carlos has 
several ties and wears a different one on each day of the week. 
1. The climate is hot; consequently, most clerks wear long, dark trousers, white shirts, and ties at the 
office.
2. Most clerks wear ties at the office, so Carlos also wears a tie at the office. 
3. If Carlos wears a tie to the office no one is surprised. 
4. Carlos has a number of ties, so that he 
Text B: One day Carlos decided to wear jeans and a 
hot 
comfortable. 
1. It was such a hot day that Carlos decided to wear jeans and a T-shirt and sandals to the office. 
ear jeans, a T-shirt, and sandals. Therefore, he 
If your 
can wear a different one each day of the week. 
T-Shirt and sandals to the office. It was a very 
day and he thought everyone would understand why he made the decision. In fact, he expected his 
supervisor to praise his good sense. He was most surprised when his supervisor asked him to go home 
and change, even though the clothes he was wearing were cool and
2. His supervisor understood why he had decided to w
asked Carlos to go home and change. 
3. Carlos can wear jeans providing he does not wear them at the office. 
4. In order to be safe rather than sorry, it is better to wear what everyone else is wearing. 
Text C: Leonora wants to be a primary school teacher. She is the eldest child in her family. She has 
seven brothers and sisters. She spends a lot of time helping her young brothers and sisters with their 
homework. They all like to work with her. She makes homework seem fun. They all get good grades for 
their homework. 
1. Leonora is a primary school teacher. 
2. She helps her young brothers and sisters with their homework. 
3. She gets very cross when she is helping them. 
4. The teachers are pleased with the homework of Leonora's brothers and sisters. 
[Adapted from Skills for Learning Development. Thomas Nelson & Sons and University of Malaya Press, 
1980.]