BUT FIRST...
WHY S LISTENING IMPORTANT?
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Listening is an important skill that allows us to receive, understand and evaluate information that is communicated to us. As human beings, we seek to interact on a daily basis with each other. This interaction, consists of the two key elements of speaking and listening. According to Nadig (2010) “… [speaking] is only half of the communication process needed for interpersonal effectiveness. The other half is listening and understanding what others communicate to us.”
The art of listening when practiced properly, leads to the improvement of a person’s ability to communicate effectively in everyday life.
Firstly we must explore the concepts of human communication and what role listening plays in it. There are also different levels and modes of listening that can be applied in different situations. Listening also plays an important part in allowing an individual to perform tasks in a business environment. Not only is proper listening important for the listener but it is an integral part of the “aizuchi” process (enhances the speaker’s role in communication). Also, understanding and overcoming the barriers to listening is essential in facilitating highly effective communication skills.
ON THE OTHER HAND,📖 📖 📖 READING 📖 📖 📖COMPLEMENTS IN A VERY IMPORTANT FORM BECAUSE...
It is basic to everyday life. As children we learn to read, and as adults, we read to learn.
We read to learn about the news, to learn about rules, and to learn about how to do things. We also use reading to learn English.
If you want to learn English more quickly, lots of reading is important. The more you read, the more input your brain gets about how the language works. When you read in English, you can improve your vocabulary, your grammar, and your writing skills at the same time.
The context of articles, stories, and conversations helps you figure out and understand the meaning of English words in the text that are new to you. Reading also provides repetition of vocabulary words you have already learned to help you remember them.
Reading comprehension is easier if you already know the keywords in the reading.
ALONG THIS SECTION, WE WILL BE PRACTICING YOUR READING ( NOT TRASLATION ) USING DIFFERENT KINDS OF READINGS TO ADJUST YOUR BRAIN TO CATCH THE GENERAL IDEA OF EACH PARAGRAPH AND AVOID THINKING IN SPANISH FIRST.LET'S START WITH THE FIRST PART ABOUT YOUR TONGUE.
A SIMPLE TONGUE TWISTER:
- PLEASE CHOOSE ONE AND SAY IT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU CAN AND PRACTICE IT, DO NOT TRY TO TRANSLATE IT OR UNDERSTAND WORD BY WORD.
| Tongue twister | Sounds/words emphasized | Difficulty (for a native speaker) |
|---|---|---|
| How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? | wood & chuck (means: throw) | Easy |
| Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick? | p | Easy |
| Can you can a can as a canner can can a can? | can | Easy |
| Frivolously fanciful Fannie fried fresh fish furiously | f | Easy |
| To begin to toboggan first buy a toboggan, but don't buy too big a toboggan. Too big a toboggan is too big a toboggan to buy to begin to toboggan. | b & t | Easy |
| She saw Sharif's shoes on the sofa. But was she so sure those were Sharif's shoes she saw? | s & sh | Easy |
| Give papa a cup of proper coffe in a copper coffe cup. | c & p | Medium |
| Black background, brown background | b | Medium |
| Seventy-seven benevolent elephants | l & v | Medium |
| The chic Sikh's sixty-sixth sheep is sick | s & k | Medium |
| A loyal warrior will rarely worry why we rule. | l & r | Medium |
| A pessemistic pest exists amidst us. | s & st | Medium |
| Drew Dodd's dad's dog's dead. | d | Medium |
| Which witch switched the Swiss wristwatches? | w, s & ch | Hard |
| She sells seashells by the seashore. | s & sh | Hard |
SECOND PART:
AUDIOS
- YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LISTEN OVER AND OVER THE NEXT AUDIOS
- PREPARE YOURSELF WITH PENCIL, NOTEBOOK AND A DICTIONARY
- WRITE DOWN THE WORDS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, (it does not matter that they are a lot)
- REVIEW ONCE MORE YOUR AUDIO AND THE WORDS YOU WROTE
- LOOK THEM UP
- FINISH YOUR PRACTICE USING THE WORDS NOW YOU KNOW THEIR MEANING TO FULFILL YOUR COMPREHENSION.
2.- HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?
3.- ACTOR TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF
THIRD PART:
READING.
- CHOOSE A READING IN ORDER TO PRACTICE YOUR COMPREHENSION
- YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE READING IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUDIO
- PRACTICE AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT
- EVERYONE LOVES YELLOW BANANAS
What a wonderful fruit the banana is, popular all over the world. Its three colors tell you how ripe it is. Green means go, as in go find another banana. Yellow means eat me. Brown means eat me but don't bother chewing before you swallow. The only thing that would make a banana more user‐friendly is if you could eat the peel. Plus, a banana is neat to eat. When you bite into it, you don't have to worry about juice squirting all over yourself and your dinner neighbors (like oranges or grapefruit, for example). And it's a silent food. You can chew it all you like without driving your neighbors crazy with crunching sounds (like apples or carrots, for example). Finally, it's easy to cut. You don't need a steak knife; you can slice it with a fork or a spoon, if you like.
You're never too young or too old to eat bananas. Babies eat mashed bananas before their teeth grow in. Great‐great‐grandparents eat mashed bananas after their teeth fall out.
The banana is versatile. You can fry it, bake it, mash it, or eat it raw. You can slice it and put it on your breakfast cereal. At lunchtime you can snack on a raw banana, or make a peanut butter and banana sandwich, or eat a bag of dried bananas. You can add a banana to your ice cream for dessert and call it a banana split. You can order a healthful banana smoothie at your local smoothie store. On weekends you can order a banana daiquiri at your local bar or restaurant.
Here in the U.S., we get most of our bananas from Ecuador and Costa Rica, although the fruit reportedly originated in Asia. Bananas give us lots of potassium and vitamins A and C, and hardly any sodium. The price of bananas hasn't changed much over recent years—they're still about 65 cents a pound, despite rising gas and labor prices. If that's too expensive, you can still get three pounds for a buck at many dollar stores.
2.- HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?
The local TV news showed a video of a man dressed in coveralls, a baseball cap, a long‐sleeved shirt, and gloves. He was pointing a gun at the clerk. He reached over the countertop and grabbed money out of the cash register. Then he strolled out of the store. (Since they outnumber Los Angeles police by about 1,000 to 1, criminals don't bother to run anymore.)
The video camera was mounted near the ceiling of the store, so its lens was looking down at the scene. You, as the viewer, could see the clerk clearly, but not the criminal. He was so bundled up that you couldn't see even the tip of his nose. Because there was no audio, you couldn't even be sure if the criminal was a man or a woman!
Yet, the TV news announcer earnestly asked all the viewers, "If you have seen this robber or if you know who he is, please call the LAPD." To be fair to the TV station, they showed the same useless video at least six times in two days. The LAPD got zero phone calls. At other times, the TV "news reader" will give viewers a much better description: "The suspect is about 5'8", 170 pounds." This description also results in no arrests.
3.- ACTOR TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF
Actor Brett Maverick, the lead actor in many movies, was taken to Cedars‐Sinai Hospital after his brother called an ambulance. Luke had found Brett in a dazed state with both of his wrists slashed. A hospital spokesperson said that the cuts on his wrists were superficial, and that Brett was in good condition.
The actor has starred in many romantic comedies. He often portrays a character who meets a girl who doesn't like him at first but falls in love with him by the end of the movie. In fact, a real‐life romance occurred in his last movie. His costar, actress Katherine Hepburn, fell in love with Brett and moved in with him. This occurred despite the fact that Katherine was engaged to wed Richard Burton, another well‐known actor. Burton, heartbroken, told the media that he was going to become a Buddhist monk.
Unfortunately for Brett, Katherine recently made another movie with actor Errol Flynn. This movie, "Love in Baghdad," is a drama involving a married couple who are separated by terrorists. Katherine told Brett she was going to "visit" Errol on his 200‐foot yacht after filming was finished. But soon afterward, TV entertainment shows like "Access Hollywood" and "Entertainment Tonight" showed photos and videos almost daily of Katherine and Errol hugging, kissing, dancing, and shopping.
"Brett couldn't take it anymore," said Luke. "He was ready to settle down with Katherine. He was going to quit acting. He had told her that he planned to buy a ranch in Wyoming for the two of them. Just them, the blue sky, the meadows, and the cows and the sheep, for the rest of their lives."
FOURTH PART:
A SONG
THIS EXERCISE IS QUITE HELPFUL AS LONG AS YOU RESPECT NOT SEARCHING FOR THE LYRICS IN THE WEB.
- CLICK ON THE LIINK BELOW
- FULFILL THE MISSING PARTS
- LISTEN TO IT AT THE END IN THE COMPLETE FORM.
- YOU CAN HELP BY LISTENING TO IT HERE
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (SONG)
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