Note-taking skills:
[Technique 1] Article Framework
When listening to the article, candidates should slowly sort out the framework and context of the article, and know where the more important content appears and where it is generally not very important. Generally speaking, important content is on the left side of notes, and detailed content is on the right side. The further to the right, the more details are noted. Of course, relatively speaking, they are usually less important. The basic structure is:
Main idea
supporting idea
supporting idea
minor points, example, detail, etc.
Main idea
[Tip 2] Find key sentences through signal words
Because the passage is long, many candidates often give up before finishing listening. Therefore, a very important skill during training is to cultivate the ability to shorten the passage. By determining the signal words, we can quickly determine whether the following content is important, whether we need to listen carefully, and whether we can not listen, thereby avoiding the fatigue of long-term listening practice. Various signal words are now classified as follows:
First: signal words that directly prompt opinions and express progressive relationships
There are reason why
Firs… Second…Third
What I want to talk about is…
And most important,…
A major development…
Why it was so important…
A term for…
It can be defined in this way…
In other words…
In summary…
From this we see that…
We may draw the conclusion…
The thing about…
Remember that…
The important idea is that…
In addition
Moreover/furthermore/what’s more
Equally important…
Next I want to mention…
That brings us to…
We''ll be looking at a couple of ways to …
Second: Compare turning signal words to indicate that the content behind the turning point will be very important
On the other hand…
On the contrary…
In contrast…
And in fact…
By comparison…
Although this may be true,…
Third: Causal and summary signal words are often a summary of the above, and the following information is often very important
As a result,…
For his purpose…
Therefore/ Consequently/Finally
In brief…
On the whole…
To conclude/ in conclusion/ in brief/
To summarize, to sum up
As I have shown/ as has been noted/ as we have seen…
Fourth: Signal words for emphasis
Definitely/extremely/obviously/infact/indeed/inanycase/absolutely/
positively/surprisingly/emphatically/unquestionably/ without a doubt
undeniably/ without reservation…
Fifth: Signal words for examples, usually you only need to remember the objects described in the examples,And why give an example. The details are usually negligible
Fro example/ for instance/ in this case/ in another case/on this occasion/ in this situation/ take the case of/ to demonstrate/ to illustrate/ as an illustration/ such as…
[Tip 3] Seize key words in key sentences
After determining the key sentences, try your best to write down the key words. After analyzing a large number of questions, we found that nouns account for the majority of them, and the reason is very simple: if we are question makers, in order to prepare four options or fill in the questions, we often tend to rewrite some content of the original text. Since nouns are difficult to be replaced by other words, they are difficult to rewrite and can help candidates grasp the most important information. Adjectives and verbs are ranked second and third.
Rereading, repeating, and the content that the teacher spends more time explaining must be the topic of the question.
[Tip 4] In academic discussions, the opinions that teachers agree with often become the focus of exams.
