Watch Taken Mini Series 2002

listening comprehension (HV) - Task 3

listening comprehension (HV)
Task 3
short answers or keywords to a monologic text

you must become an academic lecture or an interview with a scientist who expresses himself in detail to questions from his area (about 2 minutes, 450-600 words), answer 7 questions briefly.

(In the model set 01. "Intelligence research" - an interview with Professor Heller)

to practicing skills

If you consider useful exercises, you should be clear what the test at this Instead of you is required. These include not only linguistic skills but also other skills that may help you to solve the task (eg selection of more appropriate solution strategies).

Required language skills

you need some length of a speaker on scientific topics on so well that you can answer detailed questions about it.

you have the written questions on important statements of the text clearly understand.

you have in brief as possible and just can aptly respond.

useful background knowledge

The more you have dealt with scientific issues of a general nature (eg by reading a general scientific journals or by talking to students about their course content), the better you will be the task solution ; can sen. Detailed technical knowledge is but not required.

strategic skills tests required

you need appropriate strategies can apply to this type of task, eg

• Try first to read the task carefully and to understand. You must for example ensure
  • who speaks in a dialogue on any subject - are indications of the title and the short Hörtextbeschreibung at the beginning,
  • that you before hearing the text is given a short time, the questions to read,
  • that you will hear the dialogue twice and make the same short notes must
  • that you are only a few key words - should respond
  • requires that some question two answers to be correct answers - and not in complete sentences to apply.
• Try to understand exactly what each question is intended.
• If you will then have time before the listening text, try to ever imagine how the dialogue could take place - then facilitate the understanding.
• you can assume that the questions are arranged so that you do while listening to the text in turn can respond. So pay attention first on the information to the first question, then on the second questions, etc.
• This information should not be lost to you, do only very brief notes - at the second hearing, and afterward you still have time to get your keywords to supplement and correct.
• Do not confuse the fact that the text also contains information that is not asked for.