Language and skills Solutions Listening skills

Listening for gist and for detail: A news report

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A reporter visits a shoe factory in Bangladesh where children are exploited as cheap labour and finds out about an alternative scheme.

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1. How many child workers are there in Dhaka? About half a million. 2. How old is Ibrahim? Eleven. 3. How much money does Saddam earn? 25 pence a day. 4. How long does he work? Seven days a week. 5. What are the boys in the second room doing? Spraying the shoes with lacquer. 6. Who is the man in the office? He is the factory owner. 7. What does he say about the 8-year-old working in the factory? He is too young, but the money helps him to live. 8. What does UNICEF organize in Dhaka? They organize a vocational training centre. 9. What is their strategy called? It is called Earn and learn.

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1. It is supposed to be illegal, but the law is not enforced. 2. He can sit down all day and gets money at the end of the week. 3. There is too much work in the factory and his family needs the money. 4. There is a lot of solvent / lacquer in the air and the boys dont wear face masks or gloves / protective clothing. 5. The conditions in the factories are like those in Victorian England, described by Dickens in his novels. 6. The children work, but they are given two hours off each day to learn a trade.

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There are three speakers: a female news presenter (British English), the correspondent Roland Burke (British English) and Muhammad Yunus (Bangladeshi accent).

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Professor Yunus from Bangladesh and his Grameen Bank have been awarded the Noble Peace Prize because they give small bank credits to very poor people.

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Professor Yunus told Roland Burke the prize meant a great deal to him and to Bangladesh. A large crowd gathered at (the headquarters of) Grameen Bank. Members of the banks staff lined up to shake his hand. Micro-credit means offering small loans to the poor so that they can help themselves. About thirty years ago, Mr Yunus gave his first loan of less than twenty dollars to a group of forty women. Grameen Bank now has more than six and a half million customers. Yunus message is that nobody in this world should be poor.

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Mr Yunus gives small credits to very poor people in Bangladesh. He has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize because he has helped millions of people become independent and have a better life. It means a lot to him to get the Nobel Peace Prize. He wants to put the prize money back into his organization. This way he can create more not-for-profit businesses and help the poor even more.

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Listening skills Listening for gist and for detail: A radio interview
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The information comes mainly from the interviewee (the person being interviewed), but the interviewers questions structure the dialogue.

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Name Interviewer Interviewee CarrieGracie EvanWilliams Accent BritishEnglish AmericanEnglish

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the danger of government interference with
the Internet

the positive effects of Internet services like

Twitter

the problems facing Internet services in

authoritarian countries

the problems of finding investors in new

technologies

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A firm like Twitter is a force for good because it provides the open exchange of information, even against official opposition.

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1. It is good for people in general when they can communicate freely with each other.
Examples: finding out about news or links deciding what to buy in the case of a terrorist attack

2. In countries where the government censors information Twitter is not very popular.
Details: protests after presidential elections in Iran website blocked in China, but hopes that this will change also: possible expansion of SMS coverage in countries such as India and Haiti

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Many people sell their firm when it is most profitable. Evan once sold a firm to Google. But the most interesting firms of this type are independent, so he wants Twitter to stay independent as long as possible.

Listening for gist and for detail: Real conversations

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It is about avoiding responsibility by not voting.

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They are proud of something, involved, excited.

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Carrie explains why it is important for young people to vote.

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Listening skills
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Jordans questions WhyshouldIbothertovote?Onevotedoesntmatter. Howcanthatbe? Whydoesitmatterifyoungpeoplevote? Sowhatdoesonevotematter? Canyougivemeanexample? Carries answers True,butyourvotecountsinmanyways. Yourvoteaddsonevotetothenumberofyoungpeople whovote. Becauseoldvotersarethemostreliablevotergroup. Ifyouandyourfriendsallvote,thepoliticianswillgetthe message. Ifapoliticianwantstogivetherichataxcutandtakesyour schoolmoneytofundit,youryoungvoteshavetoopposethis.

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Carrie thinks that every young vote counts. Because the older voters are the most reliable voter group and have different interests than young people, the young should all vote. This would be a message to politicians to be careful, and to think about the young voters interests, too.

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Carrie thinks that voting is important, especially for young people, and so she would disapprove of the Apathy Club and their bumper stickers.

Taking notes while listening

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1. R: Sorry children taken fr. family institution 2. children bad treatment (phys. + emotional) 3. children after homes etc. no future b/c no support 4. others from abroad told lies (e.g. orphans) homes w/o brothers+sisters etc.

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This part of the speech deals with the pain of the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants and the necessity to never let this happen again.

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recognize pain suffered protect children = duty all thanks to all helped victims nations apology
start of healing/turning point
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think of families never reunited remember those suicide mustnt let it happen again

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Measures Writehistory Helpvictimsinfuture Findlostfamilies Stopabuseinfuture Details projects nationallibrary/museum supportforsurvivors careforthemasoldpeople legalorganizations representinterests nationalservice helpfind/reunitefamilies nationaldatabase inspectchildrenshomes

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Listening skills
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Problemsdealtwith Helpoffered Requirementsfor volunteers Training:contents Training:timeandplace children runaway bullying,family,police, listen tellaboutotherpeople/organizations goodlistener openattitude(dontjudge) commitment(atleastone4-hour shiftaweek) information role-playexercises phonecalls/e-mails callstogetherwith supervisor 15hoursover3weekends Fr.,10th,7pm9pm+Sat.,11th,3pm5pm 29GrenvilleSt.(nexttocharityshop)

Guessing the meaning

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to impress to disappear to avoid to survive to mean to go down well with to wear off to get out of to get by to get at to fall asleep to discover to throw out to mention to support to drop off to come across to do away with to bring up to back up

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separate into sections not have anything left educate reduce consumption make an informal visit not fulfil expectations break my speech down run out of food bring up their children cut back on things drop in let their parents down

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MSF is a group of journalists and doctors who help out in crisis zones and who also bring abuses to light.

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English phrase pursuesapolicy thescaleofatrocities wereoutragedbytheinability bybringingabusestolight makethosethatwatchedcomplicit Possible meaning verfolgteinePolitik dasAusmaderGreueltaten warenschockiertberdieUnfhigkeit indemsieMissstndepublikmachten dieZuschauendenmitschuldigmachen

Mediation
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Even prisoners should be allowed to vote because voting is a right and a personal dignity. Only extreme criminals should not be allowed to vote.

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Listening skills
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Section 1: Viele sagen, Gefangene drften nicht whlen, weil dies ein Privileg sei, das Gefangene durch ihr Verbrechen verwirkt htten. Section 2: Die Zeit im Gefngnis bedeutet den Entzug der Freiheit. Gefangene sollten aber das Gefhl haben, dass sie der Gesellschaft noch angehren. Section 3: Fr einige Schwerstverbrecher, die nie wieder in die Gesellschaft zurckkehren werden, ist das Wahlrecht nicht sinnvoll. Fr alle anderen gehrt es aber zu ihren natrlichen Rechten.

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I expect problems. No, it is not important to translate every word. The type of language will be casual. I should only translate and summarize. An interpreter should always be neutral.

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You: Tommy bat mich zu dolmetschen, weil sein Deutsch noch nicht sehr gut ist. Er sagt, dass er sehr gerne Fuball spielt, aber einige der Jungs im Team machen ihm das Leben schwer. You: The coach says that its true: Some of the boys arent fair to you, but there are some complaints about you, too. Dont mention any names, but lets hear what the boys do. You: Tommy sagt, sie schickanieren ihn. Manchmal kriegt er einen Tritt ab oder jemand stellt ihm ein Bein, wenn der Schiedsrichter nicht hinschaut. An manchen Tagen hat er das Gefhl, dass sie ihm den Ball nicht geben wollen. Und wenn die Mannschaft verliert, gibt man ihm als dem angeblich schwchsten Spieler die Schuld. You: The coach says you have to accept criticism of the way you play. But these attacks are really bad. Are there any problems outside the playing field? You: Tommy meint, in der Umkleidekabine werden seine Sachen oft verlegt. Er hat das Gefhl, dass alle dann ber ihn lachen und doppelt so schnell auf Deutsch reden, damit er ja nichts kapiert. You: The coach would like to suggest that you try not be so touchy about everything. And if you need help, ask one of the nice boys they think you dont like to talk to other kids, and that can seem arrogant. You: Tommy sagt, das ist berhaupt nicht fair! Wer so etwas ber ihn sagt, macht es ihm schwer, zu allen Jungs freundlich zu sein. You: The coach is just repeating what he heard. Hed like to sit down together with you and two or three team members who have also complained about the others behaviour. Think about it and let him know.

Using verbs correctly

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Even as a child Taylor read eagerly everything he could find about the Peace Corps and dreamed / dreamt of helping the underprivileged of the world, just like the volunteers did in their promotional films. He never got tired of watching the young Americans who smiled cheerfully all the time they were working in the most awful living conditions. But his serious interest in the organization developed one summer vacation when Taylor was working for a local charity which distributed food to the citys poor. When he left college, Taylor applied to join the Peace Corps, but at that time they werent taking on any new volunteers. So Taylor started a job with an airline. He saw that as a chance to travel and to gain work experience. He kept up his local volunteer work, and just when he was beginning to give up hope, the Peace Corps invited him to spend two years in Paraguay. They were planning a new health center there, and they were looking for people who spoke Spanish and Taylor did.

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Listening skills
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Journalist: Have you always been interested in volunteer work? Taylor: Yes, I have, since high school. In my hometown I worked for a charity for the poor. But Ive always admired the American Peace Corps. When I applied first, they werent taking on any new volunteers, so I had to wait. Journalist: But then you got the job. Did you need to have any special qualifications? Taylor: Well, I had to know something about healthcare and first-aid, and to speak two foreign languages, one of them really well. Journalist: and that was Spanish. Taylor: Right. And of course I was trained by the Peace Corps on how to organize things, how to buy building materials, how to deal with the authorities things like that. Journalist: I bet working full-time for the Peace Corps was one of the most important decisions in your life. Taylor: Oh, it sure was. And Ive never regretted it, not one minute. I love it. Ive got a mission now, and Im helping people who need help badly. It makes me feel good to know Im helping in the right way. Journalist: And how long have you been living in this village in South America, here in Paraguay? Taylor: Ive been living and working here for six months now. Im going to stay in this village for two years until the new health centre is ready. But then who knows? the Corps might ask me to go to another country in South America. And Ill go, believe me! Journalist: Well, good luck then!

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