[研究生入学考试]2011工程硕士英语讲义.docVIP

北京交通大学 工程硕士 研 究 生 英 语 姓名__________Graduate English Listening Strategy Use Strategies to increase my exposure to the target language: 1. Attend out-of-class events where the new language is spoken. 2. Listen to talk shows on the radio, watch TV shows, or see movies in the target language. 3. Listen to the language in a restaurant or store where the staff speak the target language. 4. Listen in on people who are having conversations in the target language to try to catch the gist of what they are saying. Strategies to become more familiar with the sounds in the target language: 5. Practice sounds in the target language that are very different from sounds in my own language to become comfortable with them. 6. Look for associations between the sound of a word or phrase in the new language and the sound of a familiar word. 7. Imitate the way native speakers talk. 8. Ask a native speaker about unfamiliar sounds that I hear. Strategies to prepare to listen to conversation in the target language: 9. Pay special attention to specific aspects of the language; for example, the way the speaker pronounces certain sounds. 10. Try to predict what the other person is going to say based on what has been said so far. 11. Prepare for talks and performances I will hear in the target language by reading some background materials beforehand. Strategies to listen to conversation in the target language: 12. Listen for key words that seem to carry the bulk of the meaning. 13. Listen for word and sentence stress to see what native speakers emphasize when they speak. 14. Pay attention to when and how long people tend to pause. 15. Pay attention to the rise and fall of speech by native speakersthe music of it. 16. Practice skim listening by paying attention to some parts and ignoring others. 17. Try to understand what I hear without translating it word-for-word. 18. Focus on the context of what people are saying. 19. Listen for specific details to see whether I can understand them. Strategies