Outlining-the Standard Topic Outline Form

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Outlining-the Standard Topic Outline Form

1. General Comprehension: True or False Questions.
(1)
A student normally has only one chance to understand the lecturer.
(2)
Students should not be discouraged by the new words in lectures, because they can always look them up in the dictionary later.
(3)
Students should always write down the title correctly and completely, for it will help the students catch the main points of the lecture.
(4)
You can always be sure that a lecturer will always indicate if an important point is to follow.
(5)
Students should also pay attention to the indirect signals a lecturer uses to indicate an important point.
(6)
A student needs to make a note of every point that the lecturer makes.
(7)
A student should write his notes when the lecturer is giving important information.
(8)
Spacing and underlining help to show the structure of the lecture.

2. Suggested Abbreviations:
    unfamiliar: unfam.     concentrate: concen.
    important: imp.         information: info.
    intonation: into.       maximum: max.
    usually: usu.           verb: v.
    adjective: adj.         argument: argu.

3. Note-taking: Complete the following outline.
Title:
Ⅰ. Understand what the lecturer says
  A. It's diff. to understand a lecture.
    1. Cannot stop
    2. May not recog.
    3. Meet
  B. Solutions:
    1. Infer
    2. Don't be discouraged if
    3. Often poss. to understand much by
Ⅱ. What's imp.?
  A. Most imp. info.:
    Make sure to write it down
    Implies
  B. Direct signals & indirect signals
    1. Direct signals:
      (1) Explicit:
      (2) Colloquial:
    2. Indirect signals:
      (1) Sth. imp.:
     
      (2) Sth. incidental:
     
Ⅲ. Writing down
  A. Use
  B. Select
usu.
s'times
  C. Write
  D. Time to write:
    1. Connectives that indicate
: write
    e.g.
    2. Connectives that indicate
: listen
    e.g.
Ⅳ. Show
by
presentation
  A.
  B.
  C.
  D.

Listening answers

Outlining-the Standard Topic Outline Form

1. General Comprehension: True or False Questions.
(1)
A student normally has only one chance to understand the lecturer.
(2)
Students should not be discouraged by the new words in lectures, because they can always look them up in the dictionary later.
(3)
Students should always write down the title correctly and completely, for it will help the students catch the main points of the lecture.
(4)
You can always be sure that a lecturer will always indicate if an important point is to follow.
(5)
Students should also pay attention to the indirect signals a lecturer uses to indicate an important point.
(6)
A student needs to make a note of every point that the lecturer makes.
(7)
A student should write his notes when the lecturer is giving important information.
(8)
Spacing and underlining help to show the structure of the lecture.

2. Suggested Abbreviations:
    unfamiliar: unfam.     concentrate: concen.
    important: imp.         information: info.
    intonation: into.       maximum: max.
    usually: usu.           verb: v.
    adjective: adj.         argument: argu.

3. Note-taking: Complete the following outline.
Title:
Ⅰ. Understand what the lecturer says
  A. It's diff. to understand a lecture.
    1. Cannot stop
    2. May not recog.
    3. Meet
  B. Solutions:
    1. Infer
    2. Don't be discouraged if
    3. Often poss. to understand much by
Ⅱ. What's imp.?
  A. Most imp. info.:
    Make sure to write it down
    Implies
  B. Direct signals & indirect signals
    1. Direct signals:
      (1) Explicit:
      (2) Colloquial:
    2. Indirect signals:
      (1) Sth. imp.:
     
      (2) Sth. incidental:
     
Ⅲ. Writing down
  A. Use
  B. Select
usu.
s'times
  C. Write
  D. Time to write:
    1. Connectives that indicate
: write
    e.g.
    2. Connectives that indicate
: listen
    e.g.
Ⅳ. Show
by
presentation
  A.
  B.
  C.
  D.