Listening:Listening:Signposts and Signposts and

PlacesPlacesUse of EnglishUse of English

IntroductionIntroduction

Today, we will be looking atToday, we will be looking at……

Signpost words showing time Signpost words showing time sequencessequences

Names of various places around the Names of various places around the worldworld

Case studies: AustraliaCase studies: Australia

Signpost WordsSignpost Words

Logical combinations are important Logical combinations are important in words, sentences and ideasin words, sentences and ideas

Example: to signal time relationshipsExample: to signal time relationships

Help you to listen for the main Help you to listen for the main points in a recount (memory) of points in a recount (memory) of something that happenedsomething that happened

ExamplesExamples Chronological

order to begin with first meanwhile later afterwards finally

First / first of all / First / first of all / initially / to start initially / to start with / the first step / with / the first step / at the first stageat the first stage

Second / secondly / Second / secondly / the second step / the second step / at the second stageat the second stage

Third / thirdly / the Third / thirdly / the third step / at the third step / at the third stagethird stage

Then / after that / Then / after that / nextnext

Finally / the final Finally / the final step / at the final step / at the final stagestage

Exercise ~ Task 1Exercise ~ Task 1 A list of areas where explorers would want to goA list of areas where explorers would want to go Unravel the jumbled words Unravel the jumbled words Put them on the map of the world in the correct Put them on the map of the world in the correct

placesplaces Match the numbers with the letters on the mapMatch the numbers with the letters on the map Answers:Answers:

1. The Sahara Desert1. The Sahara Desert BB 2. The Amazon River2. The Amazon River CC 3. The North Pole3. The North Pole EE 4. The South Pole4. The South PoleDD 5. The Himalayas5. The Himalayas FF 6. The Gobi Desert6. The Gobi Desert AA

Points to NotePoints to Note

Important words: stressedImportant words: stressed More slowlyMore slowly More loudly More loudly More carefully More carefully

A fast, nuclearA fast, nuclear and soft sentence: not and soft sentence: not giving new or important formationgiving new or important formation

Speakers do not present important Speakers do not present important information without stressing it information without stressing it

Exercise ~ Task 2Exercise ~ Task 2 A man called David Adams, an explorer,

talking about the preparations he made for an expedition Expedition = adventure

Listen to the tape

Make notes about David’s preparations

Listen for the signposting language to guide you

Exercise ~ Task 2 Exercise ~ Task 2 (Answer Key)(Answer Key)

SignpostSignpost WhenWhen Preparations/ Preparations/ Steps takenSteps taken

first of allfirst of all March 1997March 1997 Get permissionGet permission

the the second second stepstep

May 1997May 1997 Get sponsorshipGet sponsorship

the third the third thingthing

July & August July & August 19971997

Buy equipmentBuy equipment

Exercise ~ Task 2 Exercise ~ Task 2 (Answer Key)(Answer Key)

SignpostSignpost WhenWhen PreparationPreparations/ Steps s/ Steps takentaken

the next the next stagestage

September September 1997 1997 –– March March

19981998

Start a fitness Start a fitness programmeprogramme

the next the next stagestage

February February 19981998

Fly over the Fly over the frozen Arcticfrozen Arctic

the last stagethe last stage March 1998March 1998 Set up a base Set up a base camp in camp in

Resolute BayResolute Bay

Places around the WorldPlaces around the World

Write the letters A to Z (in a list form) Write the letters A to Z (in a list form) on a piece of paperon a piece of paper

You have 5-10 minutes to try and find You have 5-10 minutes to try and find the name of a country for each letter the name of a country for each letter of the alphabetof the alphabet

e.g. A for Albania, B for Belgium, C for e.g. A for Albania, B for Belgium, C for China etcChina etc

An A An A –– Z List of Countries Z List of Countries Around the WorldAround the World

Argentina / AustraliaArgentina / Australia Brazil / BritainBrazil / Britain China / Canada / China / Canada /

CongoCongo DenmarkDenmark Egypt / Ecuador Egypt / Ecuador Finland / France Finland / France Greece / GermanyGreece / Germany Holland / HungaryHolland / Hungary

Iceland / Ireland / Iceland / Ireland / IndiaIndia

Japan / JamaicaJapan / Jamaica Korea / KenyaKorea / Kenya Laos / LuxembergLaos / Luxemberg Morocco / MexicoMorocco / Mexico Nigeria / NepalNigeria / Nepal Oman Oman Poland / PortugalPoland / Portugal

An A An A –– Z List of Countries Z List of Countries Around the WorldAround the World

Qatar Qatar Romania Romania Switzerland / Sweden / Somali RepublicSwitzerland / Sweden / Somali Republic Turkey / ThailandTurkey / Thailand Uruguay / United States of AmericaUruguay / United States of America Venezuela / VietnamVenezuela / Vietnam Western SaharaWestern Sahara YemenYemen ZambiaZambia

Case Studies: AustraliaCase Studies: Australia

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