Information Technology for ESL Students
Listening Exercise 2
Vocabulary Strategies
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Strategies for College Success by Diana Renn, page 7
Part I
Mini Lecture: Deciding Which Words Are Important Words to Know
Directions: Listen to the mini lecture. Then answer the questions.
1. What is the main idea of this lecture?
2. You should probably look up a word in the dictionary if the word
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
3. Why do you need to be careful about words that begin with capital letters?
Part 2
Setting Priorities
Directions: Listen to the following student newspaper article. Fill in the blanks with
correct words to complete the meaning of the sentences. (20 points)
An important part of
is the ability to set priorities for yourself. First, list all
the
you need to do.
decide which activities are the most important and
important. Number them in the
of importance, or put the activities on two
lists--one list of very important things and one list of less important things.
way to
think of
your to-do list is not in
of importance, but in terms of time. Which
tasks must be done immediately? Which tasks can wait?
to Jane Holt, the director
of the Learning Center at Shorewood Community College, a mistake that people often
make is to first do the most
tasks on their list. "Then they
doing the least
enjoyable tasks," says Holt. "This is a mistake because doing the fun things makes them
feel busy and
, when in fact they are just
the tasks that make them
."
This procrastination can lead to
and stress.
, some tasks might never get
, or they might be done less
. Most people can't do an effective job when
too tired or they don't have enough time. A key to managing time, then, is to list
everything you need to do and then to
which tasks need your attention first.
Part 3
Vocabulary (Microsoft Office 2003, pages 146-154)
Directions: Listen to these words. Look in your dictionary if you do not know the
meaning of any of these words. Then complete the dictation.
Adjective
consecutive
Noun
Verb
drag
feature
highlight
highlight
mode
pane
release
selection
split
release
select
split
identical
standard
undo
zoom
Dictation
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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10.
Adverb
consecutively