3.2: listening strategies: context guessing

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

English teachers

Our names are: 

Anta Zamira

Gerbrich van Dekken

Carla van der Kooi

Nynke Cnossen

Introduction

Ms Gerbrich van Dekken

What to expect at the exams?

Hier vertellen dat we de komende twintig weken deze vaardigheden gaan trainen gericht op de verschillende examens.

Tweede examen: datum volgt maar staat gepland vanaf P4 week 6.

Eerste examen:

Datums volgen maar staat gepland vanaf P3 week 6.

English levels (ERK)

A2/B1 Spreken, Gesprekken voeren & Schrijven

- actieve beheersing van het Engels

- zinnen kunnen uitspreken en schrijven

- grammatica toepassen

B1/B2 Lezen & Luisteren

- passieve beheersing van het Engels

- woordenschat

- grammaticale structuren herkennen

Our goal today

Starter:

Listening warm up!

Main course:

Context guessing

Dessert

First exam

Your first exam CE Reading and Listening B1 will take place on:

Listening warm up!

Now "take your car for a spin"

When I was in London I did not drive a van but rented a motorbike. I usually drive very carefully but now I almost caused an accident when I ignored the red traffic light. I almost got run over by a bus. I switched lanes on purpose so I could go to the M5 motorway.

Listen to the audio fragment and write down the 

7 words in this text that are different from what you hear.

When I was in London I did not drive a van but rented a motorbike. I usually drive very carefully but now I almost caused an accident when I ignored the red traffic light. I almost got run over by a bus. I switched lanes on purpose so I could go to the M5 motorway.

Listen to the audio fragment.

Now "take your car for a spin"

In red you see the different words.

"When I was in London I did not drive a van but rented a motorbike. I usually drive very carefully but now I almost caused an accident when I ignored the red traffic light. I almost got run over by a bus I switched lanes on purpose so I could go to the M5 motorway.

"When I was in London I did not drive a van (car) but rented a motorbike. I usually drive (cycle) very carefully (casual) but now I almost caused an accident when I ignored the red traffic light (sign). I almost got run over by a bus (lorry). I switched lanes on purpose (surprise) so I could go to the M5 motorway (highway)."

In red you see the 7 words in the original text.

In blue you see the 7 words that you heard.

Context guessing

Context guessing

Goal of this class: students know that they can use context to understand what is being said.

 

• Why is context important?

• How about if I say: "It's okay to make mistakes". 

What is context?

Elicit: what is context?

What if I say?

"It's okay to make mistakes"

"It's okay to make mistakes"

"It's okay to make mistakes"

"It's okay to make mistakes"

Context guessing can help you!

Listening can be difficult!

Use your eyes!

The context of the story can help you 

to understand what is going on.

Watch this video from Romania.

Use the context (your eyes) to guess what happened.

Discuss with a partner in English

What do you think has happened?

A personal train, in which there were 30 passengers, crashed into an agricultural combine. Apparently, the vehicle is right on an unmarked railroad crossing.

Paradoxical is the fact that less than 20 meters away there is a level crossing with a signalized and equipped railway, but the only access road to the agricultural fields in the area intersects with another railway. Thus, people are forced to put their lives in danger, every day.

Listening exercise

Listening: 5 questions The people's Supermarket.

MBO Engels B1 2022-2023

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Listening B1

What makes the People's Supermarket special, according to Ben Fogle?

1. It aims to become an important part of our way of life.
2. It is a supermarket that does not want to make a profit.
3. It is an initiative that everybody can profit from.

What does Arthur Potts Dwason say about his work for the People's Supermarket?

1. He used to be a chef, but always wanted to be a business person.
2. He was never trained to this kind of work.
3. This is a temporary job: he is going back to his work as a chef shortly.

What is said about the interior of the shop?

1. The refrigerators cost nothing.
2. The school benches were free.
3. The shelves were a bargain.

What is special about The People's Kitchen?

1. It has a top cook who likes to try new recipes.
2. It prepares food from products that would otherwise be dumped.
3. It uses the freshest ingredients to make healthy food.

Which of these statements about The People's supermarket is true?

1. The business is expanding outside London.
2. They work exclusively with people from that part of the city.
3. Trained people have a greater change of being hired.

Intonation

Context guessing can help you!

Listening can be difficult!

Focus on intonation!

The way things are said can help you 

to understand what is going on.

Listen to this audio fragment.

Focus on how things are said.

This is the audio tape from a YouTube video. 

Use the context (focus on intonation) to guess what happened.

https://youtu.be/IlaP-Kbkrps

Now watch the video.

https://youtu.be/IlaP-Kbkrps

Did you get it right?

American Kids Try Dutch Food. Your favorite kiddos survey the world one surprising plate at a time in our first season of Kids Try.

Discuss with a partner in English

What do you think has happened?

A personal train, in which there were 30 passengers, crashed into an agricultural combine. Apparently, the vehicle is right on an unmarked railroad crossing.

Paradoxical is the fact that less than 20 meters away there is a level crossing with a signalized and equipped railway, but the only access road to the agricultural fields in the area intersects with another railway. Thus, people are forced to put their lives in danger, every day.

You know more than you think!

Most new information is built on old information. Context can help you remember the information that is already in your head. And that will help you understand the new information.

So don't say: "ik kan geen Engels" and then shut your ears and eyes. The information you already have in your head, in your own language, helps you to understand what is said in English.