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Academic Listening Encounters

• The Natural World

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  by: Yoneka Kanaoka

  Unit 1

  • Chapter 1: The Physical Earth

    Listening to directions, Step 2 pg. 3

    Listening for main ideas in an interview, Step 2 pg. 6

    Listening for details, Step 2 pg. 8

    Listening for main ideas in a lecture, Step 3 pg. 12

    Note taking: Listening for supporting details, Step 3 pg. 14

    Note taking: Listening for supporting details, Step 2 pg. 16

  • Chapter 2: The Dynamic Earth

    Listening for numerical information about distances and rates, Step 2 pg. 19

    Answering multiple choice questions, Step 2 pg. 22

    Drawing interferences, Step 2 pg. 23

    Retelling what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 24

    Note taking: Focusing on the introduction, Step 1 pg. 29

    Note taking: Using telegraphic language, Step 3 pg. 31

    Note taking: Using telegraphic language, Step 2 pg. 33

  Unit 2

  • Chapter 3: Earth's Water Supply

    Personalizing the topic, Step 2pg. 38

    Listening for options, Step 2pg. 40

    Using a map to understand complex concepts, Step 3pg. 42

    Listening for specific information, Step 1pg. 43

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 44

    Note taking: using symbols and abbreviations, Step 2pg. 49

    Note taking: Using symbols and abbreviations, Step 3pg. 51

    Note taking: Using bullets and brackets to organize your notes, Step 2pg. 53

  • Chapter 4: Earth's Oceans

    Sharing your opinion, Step 1 pg. 57

    Retelling what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 60

    Listening for main ideas, Step 2 pg. 61

    Thinking critically about the topic, Step 2 pg. 61

    Note taking: Listening for signal words, Step 3 pg. 66

    Note taking: Using handouts to help you take notes, Step 2 pg. 68

    Note taking: Using handouts to help you take notes, Step 1 pg. 70

    Note taking: Using handouts to help you take notes, Step 3 pg. 71

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  Unit 3

  • Chapter 5: Earth's Atmosphere

    Listening for background noise, Step 2pg. 75

    Listening for background noise, Step 3pg. 75

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 78

    Listening for specific information, Step 3pg. 78

    Listening for specific information, Step 1pg. 79

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 79

    Answering multiple choice questions, Step 2pg. 81

    Note taking: identifying key vocabulary in the lecture, Steps 1 & 2pg. 85

    Note taking:= Organizing your notes in an outline, Step 2pg. 87

    Note taking: Organizing your notes in a chart, Step 2pg. 89

  • Chapter 6: Weather and Climate

    Listening for specific information, Step 1pg. 92

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 94

    Listening for specific information, Step 3pg. 94

    Predicting the Content, Step 1pg. 95

    Predicting the Content, Step 2pg. 96

    Predicting the Content, Step 3pg. 96

    Note taking: Listening for numerical information, Step 2pg. 100

    Note taking: Copying a lecturer's illustrations, Step 2pg. 101

    Note taking: Listening for cause and effect, Step 2pg. 103

  Unit 4

  • Chapter 7: Life on Earth

    Listening for specific information, Step 4pg. 108

    Listening to specific information, Step 2pg. 111

    Listening for examples, Step 1pg. 112

    Listening for expressions of contrast, Step 3pg. 117

    Note taking: Checking your notes, Step 2pg. 119

    Note taking: Organizing your notes in a chart, Step 2pg. 120

  • Chapter 8: The Human Body

    Listening to directions, Step 1pg. 123

    Listening for main ideas, Step 2pg. 127

    Listening for specific information, Step 3pg. 129

    Note taking: Listening for expressions of time order, Step 1pg. 133

    Note taking: Taking notes in a flow chart, Step 2pg. 135

    Note taking: Taking notes in a flow chart, Step 3pg. 137

  • Chapter 9

    Recording and calculating numbers, Step 2pg. 141

    Listening for details, Step 3pg. 143

    Listening for specific information, Step 1pg. 145

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 146

    Listening for speculative information, Step 2pg. 150

    Note taking: Evaluating your own note taking, Step 2pg. 151

    Listening for rhetorical questions, Step 2pg. 153

• American Studies

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  by: Kim Sanabria & Carlos Sanabria

  Unit 1

  • Chapter 1: The Foundations of Government

    Previewing the topic, Step 2pg. 3

    Listening for different ways of saying yes & no, Step 2pg. 6

    Listening for main ideas in an interview, Step 2pg. 8

    Listening for the plan of a lecture, Step 2pg. 11

    Note taking: Using infromation the lecturer puts on the board, Step 1pg. 14

    Note taking: Taking good lecture notes, Step 1pg. 14

  • Chapter 2: Constitutional Issues Today

    Understaniding numbers, dates, & time expressions, Step 2pg. 17

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 21

    Listening for specific Information, Step 2pg. 22

    Note taking: Listening for main ideas & supporting details, Step 2pg. 26

    Note taking: Using symbols & abbreviations, Step 3pg. 28

    Using a map to organize your notes, Step 3pg. 30

  Unit 2

  • Chapter 3: The Origins of Diversity

    Listening for numerical information, Step 2pg. 35

    answering true/false questions, Step 2pg. 39

    Listening for specific infromation, Step 2pg. 40

    Note taking: Listening for transitional phrases that introduce supporting details, Step 2pg. 44

    stuffpg. 45

    Note taking: Organizing your notes in columns, Step 2pg. 48

  • Chapter 4: Diversity in Today's United States

    Listening for percentages and fractions, Step 3pg. 51

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 54

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 55

    Note taking: Listening for definitions, Step 2pg. 59

    Note taking: Using numbers to organize your notes, Step 2pg. 60

    Note taking: Using bullets to organize your notes, Step 2pg. 63

  Unit 3

  • Chapter 5: The Struggle Begins

    Building background knowledge, Step 2pg. 67

    Listening for answer to "Wh-" questions, Step 2pg. 71

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 72

    Note taking: Listening for guided questions, Step 2pg. 75

    Note taking: Creating your own symbols and abbreviations, Step 3pg. 77

    Note taking: Organizing your ontes in a chart, Step 2pg. 79

  • Chapter 6: The Struggle Continues

    Listeingn for specific information, Step 2pg. 82

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 84

    Listening for main ideas, Step 2pg. 85

    Note taking: Listening for signal words and phrases, Step 2pg. 91

    Note taking: Indentingpg. 93

    Note taking: Using an outline, Step 3pg. 94

  Unit 4

  • Chapter 7: American Values from the Past

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 99

    Answering true/false/not sure questions, Step 2pg. 102

    Listening for main ideas, Step 2pg. 103

    Note taking: Listening for key words, Step 1pg. 107

    Note taking: Clarigying your notes, Step 2pg. 108

    Note taking: Taking notes on questions and answers, Step 2pg. 110

  • Chapter 8: American Values Today

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 114

    Drawing inferences, Step 1pg. 116

    Listening for specific information, Step 1pg. 118

    Note taking: Listening for general statements, Step 2pg. 123

    Note taking: Taking notes in apoint-by-point format, Step 2pg. 125

    Note taking: Using a handout to help you take notes, Step 2pg. 126

  Unit 5

  • Chapter 9: American Innovations

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 131

    Answering multiple choice questions, Step 2pg. 133

    Drawing inferences, Step 2pg. 135

    Note taking: Listening for similarities and differences, Step 2pg. 139

    Note taking: choosing a format for your notes, Step 1pg. 140

    Note taking: choosing a format for your notes, Step 2pg. 140

    Note taking: choosing a format for your notes, Step 1pg. 142

  • Chapter 10: Global Transformations

    Listening for the tone of voice, Step 2pg. 145

    Retelling what you have heard, Step 2pg. 147

    Retelling what you have heard, Step 2pg. 148

    Note taking: Listening for restatements, Step 2pg. 153

    Note taking: Combining the skills, Step 1pg. 154

    Note taking: Combining the skills, Step 1pg. 155

• Life in Society

  by: Kim Sanabria

  Unit 1

  • Chapter 1: Marriage, Family, and the Home

    Listening for numerical information, Step 2pg. 3

    Listening for details, Step 2pg. 5

    Paraphrasing what you have heard, Step 2pg. 7

    Note taking: Listening for main ideas & supporting details, Step 1pg. 11

    Note taking: Organizing your notes in columns, Step 2pg. 13

    Note taking: Organizing your notes in columns, Step 2pg. 15

  • Chapter 2: The Power of the Group

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 18

    Listening for main ideas, Step 2pg. 20

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 21

    Note taking: Listening for organizational phrases, Step 3pg. 26

    Note taking: Organizing your notes in outline form, Step 2pg. 27

    Note taking: Copying a lecturer's diagrams & charts, Step 2pg. 28

  Unit 2

  • Chapter 3: Growing up Male or Female

    Buiding background knowledge on the topics, Step 2pg. 34

    Answering mutliple-choice questions, Step 2pg. 36

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 38

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  • Chapter 4: Gender Issues Today

    Listening for specific information, Step 3pg. 51

    Answering multiple-choice questions, Step 2pg. 54

    Answering true/false questions, Step 2pg. 55

    Note taking: Using telgraphic language, Step 2pg. 60

    Note taking: Using telgraphic language, Step 2pg. 62

    Note taking: Using telgraphic language, Step 2pg. 63

  Unit 3

  • Chapter 5: Mass Media Today

    Listening for specific information, Step 1pg. 67

    Answering mutliple-choice questions, Step 2pg. 69

    Listening for specific information, Step 2pg. 70

    Note taking: Listening for signal words, Step 2pg. 76

    Note taking: Choosing a format for organizing your notes, Step 2pg. 77

    Note taking: Choosing a format for organizing your notes, Step 1pg. 80

  • Chapter 6: The Influence of the Media
    • Recording numerical information, Step 2 pg. 83

      Recording numerical information, Step 2 pg. 83

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 1 pg. 85

      Listening for specific information, Step 1 pg. 85

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 85

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 85

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 1 pg. 85

      
      

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    • Note taking: Organizing your notes as a map, Step 2 pg. 92

      
      

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    • Note taking: Organizing your notes as a map, Step 2 pg. 93

      
      

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    • Note taking: Organizing your notes as a map, Step 2 pg. 95

      
      

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  Unit 4

  • Chapter 7: Crime and Criminals
    • Building background knowledge on the topic, Technical Terms, Step 1 pg. 100

      
      

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    • Answering true/false questions, Step 2 pg. 102

      
      

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    • Retelling what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 103

      
      

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    • Note taking: Clarifying your notes, Step 2 pg. 108

      
      

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    • Note taking: Clarifying your notes, Step 1 pg. 109

      
      

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    • Note taking: Using your notes to answer test questions, Step 2 pg. 111

      
      

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  • Chapter 8: Controlling Crime
    • Listening for opinions, Step 2 pg. 114

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 117

      
      

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    • Listening for main ideas, Step 1 pg. 118

      
      

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    • Note taking: Recording numerical information, Step 2 pg. 121

      
      

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    • Note taking: Using your notes to ask questions & make comments, Step 1 pg. 121

      
      

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    • Note taking: Using your notes to ask questions & make comments, Step 1 pg. 121

      
      

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  Unit 5

  • Chapter 9: Cultural change
    • Recording numerical information, Step 2 pg. 129

      
      

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    • Listening for opinions, Step 2 pg. 131

      
      

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    • Answering true/false questions, Step 2 pg. 121329

      
      

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    • Note taking: Listening for stress and intonation, Step 2 pg. 136

      
      

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    • Note taking: Listening for stress and intonation, Step 1 pg. 137

      
      

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    • Note taking: Using your notes to answer test questions, Step 2 pg. 138

      
      

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  • Chapter 10: Global Issues
    • Personalizing the topic, Step 2 pg. 142

      
      

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    • Retelling what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 144

      
      

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    • Listening for details, Step 2 pg. 145

      
      

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    • Note taking: Using handouts to help you take notes, Step 1 pg. 151

      
      

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    • Note taking: Combining the skills, Step 1 pg. 152

      
      

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    • Note taking: Combining the skills, Step 1 pg. 154

      
      

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• Human Behavior

  by: Miriam Espeseth

  • Chapter 1: The Influence of Mind Over Body
    • Listening to directions, Step 1 pg. 3

      
      

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    • Personalizing the topic, Step 2 pg. 5

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, step 2 pg. 5

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 6

      
      

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    • Note taking: Using telegraphic language, Step 2 pg. 10

      
      

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    • Summarizing what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 12

      
      

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    • Summarizing what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 13

      
      

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  • Chapter 2: Preventing Illness
    • Listening to directions, Step 1 pg. 16

      
      

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    • Restating what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 18

      
      

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    • Restating what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 19

      
      

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    • Restating what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 20

      
      

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    • Note taking, using symbols and abbreviations, Step 3 pg. 26

      
      

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    • Outlining practice, Step 2 pg. 28

      
      

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    • Outlining practice, Step 2 pg. 30

      
      

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  • Chapter 3: Adolescence
    • Recording Numbers, Step 1 pg. 33

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information: Script Writing, Step 2 pg. 35

      
      

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    • Listening for main ideas, Step 2 pg. 36

      
      

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    • Summarizing what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 37

      
      

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    • Note taking: Using space to show organizational structures, Step 2 pg. 41

      
      

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    • Note taking practice, Step 2 pg. 43

      
      

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    • Note taking practice, Step 2 pg. 44

      
      

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  • Chapter 4: Adulthood
    • Recording numbers, Step 1 pg. 47

      
      

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    • Answering true/false questions, Step 2 pg. 48

      
      

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    • Summarizing what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 50

      
      

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    • Note taking: Paying attention to signal words, Step 3 pg. 54

      
      

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    • Note taking pracice, Step 2 pg. 56

      
      

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    • Note taking pracice, Step 2 pg. 57

      
      

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  • Chapter 5: Assessing Intelligence
    • Listening to directions, Step 1 pg. 61

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 63

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 63

      
      

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    • Retelling, Step 2 pg. 4

      
      

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    • Note taking: Recognizing examples, Step 2 pg. 68

      
      

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    • Outlining practice, Step 2 pg. 70

      
      

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    • Outlining practice, Step 2 pg. 71

      
      

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  • Chapter 6: Accounting for Variations in Intelligence
    • Recording numbers, Step 2 pg. 73

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 75

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 75

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 76

      
      

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    • Note taking: Recording numbers, Step 2 pg. 81

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 82

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 83

      
      

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  • Chapter 7: Body Language
    • Reading Nonverbal cues, Step 2 pg. 87

      
      

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    • Answering true/false questions, Step 2 pg. 89

      
      

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    • Answering true/false questions, Step 2 pg. 89

      
      

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    • Restating what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 90

      
      

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    • Note taking: Mapping, Step 2 pg. 95

      
      

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    • Mapping, Step 2 pg. 96

      
      

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    • Mapping, Step 2 pg. 97

      
      

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  • Chapter 8: the Language of Touch, Space, and Artifacts
    • Listening to directions, Step 1 pg. 101

      
      

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    • Summarizing what you have learned, Step 2 pg. 103

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 104

      
      

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    • Note taking: Listening for stress and information, Step 2 pg. 107

      
      

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    • Summarizing what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 110

      
      

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    • Summarizing what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 111

      
      

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  • Chapter 9: Friendship
    • Listening for specific information, Step 1 pg. 115

      
      

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    • Answering true/false questions, Step 2 pg. 117

      
      

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    • Summarizing what you have heard, Step 2 pg. 118

      
      

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    • Note taking: Using Morphology, Context, & Non-verbal cues pg. 121

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 123

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 124

      
      

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  • Chapter 10: Love
    • Listening for details, Step 1 pg. 128

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 130

      
      

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    • Listening for specific information, Step 2 pg. 131

      
      

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    • Note taking: Taking advantage of rhetorical questions, Step 1 pg. 135

      
      

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    • Note taking: Taking advantage of rhetorical questions, Step 2 pg. 135

      
      

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    • Outlining practice, Step 2 pg. 138

      
      

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