Information Technology for ESL Students
Instructors: Dan Loos and Mike Taylor
Listening Exercise 1: Microsoft Office 2003 Premium Edition: pages 124-138
Your First Name:
Today’s Date:
Your Last Name:
Part 1: Reading Strategies: Previewing
Directions: Listen to the mini-lecture about one strategy to help you become a better
reader of your textbook reading assignments. Then answer the questions.
1. What is the topic of the mini-lecture?
2. What five tasks should you do before you begin reading your textbook
assignment?
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3. Why is it a good idea to look at the tables and charts before you begin reading?
Part 2: Apply the Reading Strategy:
Directions: Open your Microsoft 2003 textbook to your first reading assignment: pages
124 – 138. Write the questions that you hear and then answer the questions.
1. Question:
Answer:
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Part 3: Vocabulary:
Directions: Listen to the word alone and in a sentence. Look up the words in your
dictionary or online dictionary to check the meaning of any words that are new for you.
1. Adjust (verb): Autocorrect automatically adjusts typos (typing mistakes).
adjustment (noun)
2. Default (adjective and noun): If you click on the print icon, you will print the
document with the default print settings. This means the computer has
automatically decided the printer settings. If you want different settings, you
must change the computer’s default settings.
3. Display (verb or noun) You can display a document on your computer screen in
several ways: 1) print layout view, 2) normal view, 3) web layout view, 4) outline
view, 5) reading layout view and 6) full screen view.
4. Feature (noun): A feature called AutoCorrect automatically corrects your typing
mistakes while you are typing. AutoComplete is another feature. As you type,
this feature suggests words or characters that you can insert into your document.
5. Horizontal (adjective): The horizontal scroll bar is at the bottom of the window.
It allows you to move the document left and right. Do you know where the
horizontal ruler is?
6. Query (noun or verb): When you click the green Start searching button, a list of
Help topics related to your query appears.
7. Recover (verb)
Recovery (adjective and noun): If the computer freezes or suddenly shuts down,
you can usually recover the file when the computers comes back on. Does the
recovery feature work in the school’s computer lab?
8. Scroll (verb): There are many different ways that you can scroll up and down the
window display. You can use the keyboard keys or the mouse. How many ways
do you know?
9. Store (verb): Select where you want to store the document file.
10. Vertical (adjective): The vertical scroll bar is on the right edge of the document
window. It allows you to move the document up and down the page. Do you
know where the vertical ruler is?
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Part 4: Vocabulary Practice
Directions: Write the word from above that has a similar meaning.
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A question
Upright at 90 degrees to horizontal—a straight line that goes
up and down
to move text or graphics up or down or across a display
screen
To keep something in a safe place to use at a later time
Parallel to the ground—a straight line that goes to the left
and right
To show
To change or fix something to make it better
a selection automatically used by a computer program in the
absence of a choice made by the user
To bring something back to its original condition
an important part or characteristic of a product or service
Part 5: Dictation
Directions: During your reading assignment you have also come across other new
words. Listen to and write the sentences that you hear.
Dictation: During your reading assignment you have also come across other new
words. Listen to and write the sentences that you hear.
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Part 6: More Vocabulary Listening Practice
Directions: The following table lists many words found in your first reading assignment.
You will see these words again and again. Listen to the words and put a check mark by
any of the words that you don’t know. Look them up in your dictionary.
Adjectives
active
brief
current
dotted
Nouns
agenda
arrow
command
feature
Verbs
adjust
display
drag
edit
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Adverbs
previously
horizontal
inactive
internal
upcoming
vertical
wavy
function
hierarchy
format
ignore
indicate
insert
magnify
market
maximize
minimize
navigate
peruse
prompt
query
recover
reflect
resemble
revise
store
toggle
update
zoom
magnification
memorandum
prompt
query
task
Part 7: Questions, Concerns, or comments
Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or comments about what you are
learning in your ESL and Microcomputers 101 courses.
You must complete the following part to receive credit for the exercises. Thank you!
Assessment: What do you think?
1. These listening exercises were
(Choose one answer.)
helpful to me
somewhat helpful to me
2. These listening exercises were
too difficult for me.
somewhat difficult for me.
just right in difficulty for me.
easy for me.
too easy for me.
not helpful to me
(Choose one answer.)
3. Which listening exercises did you find most helpful to you? (Choose all answers
that apply.)
Part 1 Reading Strategies: Mini-lecture
Part 2 Apply the Reading Strategy
Parts 3 and 4 Vocabulary Practice
Part 5 Dictation
Part 6 More Vocabulary and Listening Practice
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4. How much time did it take you to complete each part? (indicate minutes or hours)
Part 1 Reading Strategies: Mini-lecture:
Part 2 Apply the Reading Strategy:
Parts 3 and 4 Vocabulary Practice:
Part 5 Dictation:
Part 6 More Vocabulary and Listening Practice:
5. Other comments: Do you have any other comments about the listening exercises?
Are there other kinds of listening exercises or practice that you would like?
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