{"id":36375,"date":"2022-04-07T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/?p=36375"},"modified":"2022-04-18T16:29:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T14:29:30","slug":"2-super-simple-strategies-for-listening-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/2-super-simple-strategies-for-listening-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Super Simple Strategies for Listening Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]<br \/>\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/690471701?h=bb89ed100a\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>\u2503<\/em><i>Read in less than 6 minutes (excluding activities)<\/i><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-36493\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-03-23-at-12.05.27-300x241.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0How good are you at <strong>multitasking<\/strong>? Can you do two things at the same time?<\/p>\n<p>The idea is that the brain &#8216;splits&#8217; its focus so that we can perform two tasks at once, or at least that&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve always believed. But it turns out I could have been wrong all along. You see, some studies suggest that <strong>multitasking is a myth<\/strong>, and very, very few people are able to do it. When we think we&#8217;re multi-tasking, we&#8217;re actually quickly doing individual actions one at a time, or task-switching.<\/p>\n<p>Advanced Listening Part 4 requires you to do <strong>two tasks at the same time<\/strong>. So, whether you want to call it multi-tasking or task-switching, the bottom line is you need to pay attention to both tasks as you listen to the recording. This is a tricky skill to master, but lucky for you, we&#8217;ve got two super simple strategies to help you manage it with ease: listening for <strong>gist<\/strong> and learning to <strong>paraphrase<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. Get the gist<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-36492\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-03-23-at-12.02.19-300x268.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" \/>\u00a0<em>Have you got any idea who this is?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yip, that&#8217;s William Shakespeare a.k.a the father of modern English literature.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever read any of his works, you probably know it&#8217;s impossible to understand every word. And in fact, if you focus too much on specific words and try to analyse every item of challenging vocabulary, you could miss out on the beauty of his prose. You&#8217;d be better off trying to\u00a0get the general sense of what he&#8217;s written. Take a look at a quote from one of his most famous plays.<\/p>\n<h3><em>\u201cThis above all: to thine own self be true,<br \/>\nAnd it must follow, as the night the day,<br \/>\nThou canst not then be false to any man.\u201d<br \/>\n-Hamlet,\u00a0Act I, Scene III<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do you understand what the character Polonius is on about?<\/p>\n<p>Basically, he&#8217;s saying that when you&#8217;re faced with a dilemma, you need to stick to your values. Or, that&#8217;s <strong>the gist<\/strong> at least.<\/p>\n<p>So, the gist is the main (general) idea or most important information about something without details. In English we often use the expressions &#8216;to get\/catch the gist of something&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re listening for gist, you&#8217;re trying to understand the &#8216;big picture&#8217; of what someone is saying &#8211; their general attitude to the topic that they&#8217;re discussing, or the general ideas that they&#8217;re expressing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Let&#8217;s practise listening for gist. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You will hear two people talking about a trip one of them went on. Listen to the recording and answer the gist question below.\u00a0Try to make a note of the content words that help you to form your answer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>What is the gist of the woman\u2019s opinion on travelling alone?<\/h3>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-36375-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/10-T-3-P-1-_-T-3-P-1-AudioTrimmer.com_.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/10-T-3-P-1-_-T-3-P-1-AudioTrimmer.com_.mp3\">https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/10-T-3-P-1-_-T-3-P-1-AudioTrimmer.com_.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Suggested answer:<\/strong> <\/span>In a nutshell, she thinks it\u2019s perfectly safe to travel alone if you\u2019re careful and don\u2019t take any unnecessary risks.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>What is the gist of the woman\u2019s reason(s) for going to Australia?<\/h3>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-36375-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/05-AudioTrack-05-4.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/05-AudioTrack-05-4.mp3\">https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/05-AudioTrack-05-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Suggested answer:<\/strong> <\/span>Basically, she\u2019s bored of her monotonous routine and wants to take a spontaneous trip while she\u2019s still young.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It can be really helpful to listen out for <strong>content words <\/strong>(nouns, verbs, adjectives) that can help you to make the &#8216;whole&#8217;\u00a0picture. For instance, if you hear the words\u00a0&#8216;gifts&#8217;, &#8216;friends&#8217;, &#8216;cake&#8217; and &#8216;fun&#8217; used together, what do you think the context might be?<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, it&#8217;s most likely <em>a birthday party.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When you do the listening tasks in the exam, there might be some unfamiliar vocabulary to you. Don&#8217;t worry about it! You don&#8217;t need to understand every word. Just listen out for the main content words as they should be enough for you to come to the right answer.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the recordings and write down the content words that help you to answer the questions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"\" \/><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Question 1:<\/span> <\/strong>What do you think his job is?<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-36375-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/37-T-9-P-4-_-T-9-P-4-AudioTrimmer.com_.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/37-T-9-P-4-_-T-9-P-4-AudioTrimmer.com_.mp3\">https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/37-T-9-P-4-_-T-9-P-4-AudioTrimmer.com_.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some of the content words were &#8216;promote (me)&#8217;, &#8216;managerial aspect&#8217;, &#8216;bad guy&#8217;, &#8216;in charge&#8217;. From these key words, you can probably get the gist of his job as <strong>a manager\/the boss<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><img class=\"\" \/>Question 2:<\/span> <\/strong>What do you think her job is?<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-36375-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04-AudioTrack-04-4.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04-AudioTrack-04-4.mp3\">https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04-AudioTrack-04-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In her case the main content words were &#8216;recruiting&#8217;, &#8216;training&#8217;, and &#8216;looking after [the] staff&#8217;. These suggest that she <strong>works in HR<\/strong> [Human Resources].<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>2. Paraphrase<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-36498\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-03-24-at-12.07.30-300x252.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" \/><em>\u00a0What a burn!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shakespeare was a master of intelligent insults, and this is a brilliant example:<\/p>\n<h3><i>\u201cYou speak an infinite deal of nothing.\u201d<\/i><br \/>\n<i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 -Merchant of Venice, Act I, Scene I<\/i><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But, what exactly does he mean? Could you put his quote into your words?<\/p>\n<p>If I were to paraphrase, I&#8217;d say &#8216;you speak a lot of nonsense&#8217; or &#8216;you speak a lot, but don&#8217;t say anything useful.&#8217; So, <strong>to paraphrase<\/strong> is to express what someone else has said using different words, usually to make things clearer or easier to understand.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Let&#8217;s practise paraphrasing. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36496\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-12-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"186\" \/>\u00a0Listen to what Alexis has to say about going to the gym:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-36375-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29-T-7-P-4-_-T-7-P-4-AudioTrimmer.com-2.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29-T-7-P-4-_-T-7-P-4-AudioTrimmer.com-2.mp3\">https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29-T-7-P-4-_-T-7-P-4-AudioTrimmer.com-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;There\u2019s quite a sense of camaraderie there too as lots of people are in the same boat.&#8217; Take a moment and think about how you could paraphrase her words.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d say that <em>she enjoyed the encouragement that people gave each other (being in the same situation).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36497\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-13-copy-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"190\" \/>\u00a0Now listen to what Ian has to say about losing weight:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-36375-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/29-T-7-P-4-_-T-7-P-4-AudioTrimmer.com_.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/29-T-7-P-4-_-T-7-P-4-AudioTrimmer.com_.mp3\">https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/29-T-7-P-4-_-T-7-P-4-AudioTrimmer.com_.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u2018I didn\u2019t realise that depression was a treatable illness.\u2019 Again, can you paraphrase using your own words?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d say that <em>he hadn&#8217;t realise that he could find help for his illness.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How does this translate in the tasks for Listening Part 4?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First, look at the list of statements from <strong>Task two<\/strong>, which is about inventions:<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 145\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A \u00a0<\/strong>You can fool yourself that something is true.<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>B \u00a0<\/strong>I used to be a bit of a vandal.<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>C \u00a0<\/strong>This invention breaks down prejudices of social status.<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>D \u00a0<\/strong>I\u2019m really tired of my job.<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>E \u00a0<\/strong>Someone was ahead of his time.<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>F \u00a0<\/strong>There don\u2019t seem to be any inventors these days.<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>G \u00a0<\/strong>I have to read between the lines in my job.<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>H \u00a0<\/strong>My conscience is clear despite what people say.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next, look at an audio transcript from one of the speakers.<\/p>\n<p>Can you find any paraphrases that match an option from the list?<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;This invention goes back hundreds of years. In fact Leonardo da Vinci actually designed a bicycle in 1490, although it was never made. Mind you, he seemed to draw just about every modern invention hundreds of years before they were actually invented. Pure genius. You wouldn\u2019t catch him without a job. My friends and family call me the biker because I cycle everywhere. Until I get a salary, I can\u2019t afford a car, but I\u2019m not sure that I really want one. Maybe I should be a postal worker, I could cycle all day delivering letters. Sounds good.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, the assertion that &#8216;<em>he seemed to draw just about every modern invention hundreds of years before they were actually invented<\/em>&#8216; matches <strong>ANSWER E.<\/strong> Da Vinca was ahead of his time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s do one more. Can you spot any paraphrasing?<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Now you may argue that this isn\u2019t really an invention, because it\u2019s not a machine or a gadget but denim jeans that have revolutionised the world. Look around you, denim is everywhere and is a great\u00a0\u00a0equaliser of class as the poorest kid on the street to the wealthiest film star wears jeans.I wear them to work every day and wouldn\u2019t cope without them outside in the weather and dealing with the cattle. The only time I don\u2019t wear them is if I go to the theatre or to a nice restaurant. That\u2019s quite a rare event though.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yip, &#8216;<em>denim is everywhere and is a great equaliser of class as the poorest kid on the street to the wealthiest film star wears jeans&#8217; <\/em>matches <strong>ANSWER\u00a0C <\/strong>as denim breaks down prejudices of social status.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>And now, it\u2019s over to you.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Which is the hardest part of the Listening test for you? Why?\u00a0Write your answers in the comment section below! ????<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>**\u00a0Watch the video to practise full exam-style tasks with me! **<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column]<br \/>\n\t\t\t[\/et_pb_row]<br \/>\n\t\t[\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u2503Read in less than 6 minutes (excluding activities) &nbsp; &nbsp; \u00a0\u00a0How good are you at multitasking? Can you do two things at the same time? The idea is that the brain &#8216;splits&#8217; its focus so that we can perform two tasks at once, or at least that&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve always believed. But it turns [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/690471701?h=bb89ed100a\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4><em>\u2503<\/em><i>Read in less than 6 minutes (excluding activities)<\/i><\/h4>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-36493\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-03-23-at-12.05.27-300x241.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0How good are you at <strong>multitasking<\/strong>? Can you do two things at the same time?\r\n\r\nThe idea is that the brain 'splits' its focus so that we can perform two tasks at once, or at least that's what I've always believed. But it turns out I could have been wrong all along. You see, some studies suggest that <strong>multitasking is a myth<\/strong>, and very, very few people are able to do it. When we think we're multi-tasking, we're actually quickly doing individual actions one at a time, or task-switching.\r\n\r\nAdvanced Listening Part 4 requires you to do <strong>two tasks at the same time<\/strong>. So, whether you want to call it multi-tasking or task-switching, the bottom line is you need to pay attention to both tasks as you listen to the recording. This is a tricky skill to master, but lucky for you, we've got two super simple strategies to help you manage it with ease: listening for <strong>gist<\/strong> and learning to <strong>paraphrase<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><strong>1. Get the gist<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-36492\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-03-23-at-12.02.19-300x268.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" \/>\u00a0<em>Have you got any idea who this is?<\/em>\r\n\r\nYip, that's William Shakespeare a.k.a the father of modern English literature.\r\n\r\nIf you've ever read any of his works, you probably know it's impossible to understand every word. And in fact, if you focus too much on specific words and try to analyse every item of challenging vocabulary, you could miss out on the beauty of his prose. You'd be better off trying to\u00a0get the general sense of what he's written. Take a look at a quote from one of his most famous plays.\r\n<h3><em>\u201cThis above all: to thine own self be true,\r\nAnd it must follow, as the night the day,\r\nThou canst not then be false to any man.\u201d\r\n-Hamlet,\u00a0Act I, Scene III<\/em><\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDo you understand what the character Polonius is on about?\r\n\r\nBasically, he's saying that when you're faced with a dilemma, you need to stick to your values. Or, that's <strong>the gist<\/strong> at least.\r\n\r\nSo, the gist is the main (general) idea or most important information about something without details. In English we often use the expressions 'to get\/catch the gist of something'.\r\n\r\nWhen you're listening for gist, you're trying to understand the 'big picture' of what someone is saying - their general attitude to the topic that they're discussing, or the general ideas that they're expressing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Let's practise listening for gist. <\/strong><\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou will hear two people talking about a trip one of them went on. Listen to the recording and answer the gist question below.\u00a0Try to make a note of the content words that help you to form your answer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>What is the gist of the woman\u2019s opinion on travelling alone?<\/h3>\r\n[audio mp3=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/10-T-3-P-1-_-T-3-P-1-AudioTrimmer.com_.mp3\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Suggested answer:<\/strong> <\/span>In a nutshell, she thinks it\u2019s perfectly safe to travel alone if you\u2019re careful and don\u2019t take any unnecessary risks.\r\n<h3><\/h3>\r\n<h3>What is the gist of the woman\u2019s reason(s) for going to Australia?<\/h3>\r\n[audio mp3=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/05-AudioTrack-05-4.mp3\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Suggested answer:<\/strong> <\/span>Basically, she\u2019s bored of her monotonous routine and wants to take a spontaneous trip while she\u2019s still young.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt can be really helpful to listen out for <strong>content words <\/strong>(nouns, verbs, adjectives) that can help you to make the 'whole'\u00a0picture. For instance, if you hear the words\u00a0'gifts', 'friends', 'cake' and 'fun' used together, what do you think the context might be?\r\n\r\nThat's right, it's most likely <em>a birthday party.<\/em>\r\n\r\nWhen you do the listening tasks in the exam, there might be some unfamiliar vocabulary to you. Don't worry about it! You don't need to understand every word. Just listen out for the main content words as they should be enough for you to come to the right answer.\r\n\r\nListen to the recordings and write down the content words that help you to answer the questions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"\" \/><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Question 1:<\/span> <\/strong>What do you think his job is?\r\n\r\n[audio mp3=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/37-T-9-P-4-_-T-9-P-4-AudioTrimmer.com_.mp3\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSome of the content words were 'promote (me)', 'managerial aspect', 'bad guy', 'in charge'. From these key words, you can probably get the gist of his job as <strong>a manager\/the boss<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><img class=\"\" \/>Question 2:<\/span> <\/strong>What do you think her job is?\r\n\r\n[audio mp3=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04-AudioTrack-04-4.mp3\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn her case the main content words were 'recruiting', 'training', and 'looking after [the] staff'. These suggest that she <strong>works in HR<\/strong> [Human Resources].\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><strong>2. Paraphrase<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-36498\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-03-24-at-12.07.30-300x252.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" \/><em>\u00a0What a burn!<\/em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShakespeare was a master of intelligent insults, and this is a brilliant example:\r\n<h3><i>\u201cYou speak an infinite deal of nothing.\u201d<\/i>\r\n<i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 -Merchant of Venice, Act I, Scene I<\/i><\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut, what exactly does he mean? Could you put his quote into your words?\r\n\r\nIf I were to paraphrase, I'd say 'you speak a lot of nonsense' or 'you speak a lot, but don't say anything useful.' So, <strong>to paraphrase<\/strong> is to express what someone else has said using different words, usually to make things clearer or easier to understand.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Let's practise paraphrasing. <\/strong><\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-36496\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-12-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"186\" \/>\u00a0Listen to what Alexis has to say about going to the gym:\r\n\r\n[audio mp3=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29-T-7-P-4-_-T-7-P-4-AudioTrimmer.com-2.mp3\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe said: 'There\u2019s quite a sense of camaraderie there too as lots of people are in the same boat.' Take a moment and think about how you could paraphrase her words.\r\n\r\nI'd say that <em>she enjoyed the encouragement that people gave each other (being in the same situation).<\/em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-36497\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-13-copy-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"190\" \/>\u00a0Now listen to what Ian has to say about losing weight:\r\n\r\n[audio mp3=\"https:\/\/elearning.homestudies.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/29-T-7-P-4-_-T-7-P-4-AudioTrimmer.com_.mp3\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe said: \u2018I didn\u2019t realise that depression was a treatable illness.\u2019 Again, can you paraphrase using your own words?\r\n\r\nI'd say that <em>he hadn't realise that he could find help for his illness.<\/em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><strong>How does this translate in the tasks for Listening Part 4?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirst, look at the list of statements from <strong>Task two<\/strong>, which is about inventions:\r\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 145\">\r\n<div class=\"section\">\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>A \u00a0<\/strong>You can fool yourself that something is true.<\/h3>\r\n<h3><strong>B \u00a0<\/strong>I used to be a bit of a vandal.<\/h3>\r\n<h3><strong>C \u00a0<\/strong>This invention breaks down prejudices of social status.<\/h3>\r\n<h3><strong>D \u00a0<\/strong>I\u2019m really tired of my job.<\/h3>\r\n<h3><strong>E \u00a0<\/strong>Someone was ahead of his time.<\/h3>\r\n<h3><strong>F \u00a0<\/strong>There don\u2019t seem to be any inventors these days.<\/h3>\r\n<h3><strong>G \u00a0<\/strong>I have to read between the lines in my job.<\/h3>\r\n<h3><strong>H \u00a0<\/strong>My conscience is clear despite what people say.<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNext, look at an audio transcript from one of the speakers.\r\n\r\nCan you find any paraphrases that match an option from the list?\r\n<h3>\"This invention goes back hundreds of years. In fact Leonardo da Vinci actually designed a bicycle in 1490, although it was never made. Mind you, he seemed to draw just about every modern invention hundreds of years before they were actually invented. Pure genius. You wouldn\u2019t catch him without a job. My friends and family call me the biker because I cycle everywhere. Until I get a salary, I can\u2019t afford a car, but I\u2019m not sure that I really want one. Maybe I should be a postal worker, I could cycle all day delivering letters. Sounds good.\"<\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat's right, the assertion that '<em>he seemed to draw just about every modern invention hundreds of years before they were actually invented<\/em>' matches <strong>ANSWER E.<\/strong> Da Vinca was ahead of his time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLet's do one more. Can you spot any paraphrasing?\r\n<h3>\"Now you may argue that this isn\u2019t really an invention, because it\u2019s not a machine or a gadget but denim jeans that have revolutionised the world. Look around you, denim is everywhere and is a great\u00a0\u00a0equaliser of class as the poorest kid on the street to the wealthiest film star wears jeans.I wear them to work every day and wouldn\u2019t cope without them outside in the weather and dealing with the cattle. The only time I don\u2019t wear them is if I go to the theatre or to a nice restaurant. That\u2019s quite a rare event though.\"<\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYip, '<em>denim is everywhere and is a great equaliser of class as the poorest kid on the street to the wealthiest film star wears jeans' <\/em>matches <strong>ANSWER\u00a0C <\/strong>as denim breaks down prejudices of social status.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>And now, it\u2019s over to you.<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhich is the hardest part of the Listening test for you? 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