PART Ⅰ NOTE-TAKING BASICS 1
UNIT 1 Dictation 1
UNIT 2 Using Key Words 8
UNIT 3 Using Note-taking Symbols and Abbreviations 12
UNIT 4 Noting Numbers and Statistics 17
UNIT 5 Visually Representing Relationships and the Relative Importance of Information 24
UNIT 6 Note-taking Exercises 32
PART Ⅱ LISTENING STRATEGIES 35
UNIT 1 Listening for the Central Idea 35
UNIT 2 Listening for the Central Idea and Supporting Ideas 39
UNIT 3 Listening for the Central Idea，Relevant and Irrelevant Ideas 45
UNIT 4 Rephrasing 53
PART Ⅲ SIMULTANEOUS NOTE-TAKING EXERCISES 57
UNIT 1 Classification of Labour 57
UNIT 2 Population Growth and Problems 59
UNIT 3 GATI 61
UNIT 4 Presidents in American History 63
UNIT 5 Brazil 66
UNIT 6 Higher Education in the United States 69
UNIT 7 Research Papers 72
UNIT 8 European Integration——Treaties and Member States 75
UNIT 9 The Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression 78
UNIT 10 Motivations 81
UNIT 1 Dictation 85
PART Ⅰ NOTE-TAKING BASICS 85
Tapescript 85
UNIT 2 Using Key Words 89
UNIT 3 Using Note-taking Symbols and Abbreviations 91
UNIT 4 Noting Numbers and Statistics 94
UNIT 5 Visually Representing Relationships and the Relative Importance of Information 99
UNIT 6 Note-taking Exercises 104
PART Ⅱ LISTENING STRATEGIES 107
UNIT 1 Listening for the Central Idea 107
UNIT 2 Listening for the Central Idea and Supporting Ideas 110
UNIT 3 Listening for the Central Idea，Relevant and Irrelevant Ideas 114
UNIT 4 Rephrasing 119
UNIT 1 Classification of Labour 121
PART Ⅲ SIMULTANEOUS NOTE-TAKING EXERCISES 121
UNIT 2 Population Growth and Problems 122
UNIT 3 GATT 123
UNIT 4 Presidents in American History 124
UNIT 5 Brazil 126
UNIT 6 Higher Education in the Untied States 127
UNIT 7 Research Papers 129
UNIT 8 European Integration Treaties and Member States 131
UNIT 9 The Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression 133
UNIT 10 Motivations 135
Reference Key 139
Appendix 168
Reference abbreviations used in the exercises 168