Skills building 1: listening for the gistDiscuss the following questions in groups:1. When you have conversations with your friends, what decides the topic you are talking about?2. Will the topic be different if someone else joins your conversation?3. Will the topic be different if you move to another place to talk?4. Will it be different if you are doing something else whild you are talking?When we are listening to get the gist , we should try to find out:1.how many people are talking2.where they are3.what they are doing4.what they are talking aboutListen to a short conversation and complete the note sheet below:The number of people talking: (1)The place they are talking in: (2) classroomThe thing they are doing while talking: (3)The subject they are talking about: (4)threetaking noteslearning from past experiencesStep1: finding useful expressionsNote sheetI am now listening to (1) a quarrel / an interview / a chat between friends.I can hear (2) one person / two people / three people talking.The conversation takes place in a (3) classroom / restaurant / library.The title of the girl’s talk is (4)___________________the surprise attackListen to a conversation and fill in the note sheet:Listen to the conversation again and pay much attention to the details: Useful expressions to use when giving a talk1 Greeting the audience * Informal: (1)_____________________________________ Hello, good to see you all here. Nice to see you all here. * Formal: Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.Good morning, everyone.2 Expressing thanks to the audience * Informal: Thanks for coming. I’m so glad you could all join us. Thank you for coming to the talk today. * Formal: Thank you all f...
