LISTENING

About Listening Skills

Listening is an important skill that empowers students to learn more deeply and effectively. Teaching listening skills enhances an educator's effectiveness because her students are processing what they are hearing in a more productive manner. The effects of teaching listening skills are powerful and benefit both teacher and student.

Benefits

o    Active listening skills will help you:
Build rapport with co-workers.
Enhance understanding of concepts and applications in educational settings.
Increase chances of answering questions appropriately.
Ascertain the underlying meaning of what others are saying.
Build trust within your relationships because the people you listen to will feel respected and understood.

 Exercise:

DAN BIRD “BOULEVARD”

I don’t now/ know why you said goodbye 

Just let me know you didn’t go forever my 1)___________

Please tell me why, you 2)___________ me cry

I beg you please all my money

If that what’s you want me too

Know haven’t you that it would go so far

Why you love/ laugh me you let boulevard

Come again you would realize / release me pain

And we could be lover again 

Just one more change/ chance another dance

And let me fell/ feel it isn’t real that I’ve been loosing you 

This should will arrive within your eyes/ ice

Come back to me and we will be happy together

May be 3)___________ I’ll make you stay

A little while just for a smile and 4)___________ together

For I will show, a place I know

In 5)___________ were we could be happy forever

1.      1. Listen to the song and choose the correct words in bold and Fill in the blank spaces.

2.      2. Can you explain the words below from the context of the song (beg, real, happy, make)

3.      3. Who is the woman in the song?

4.      4.  Does he get happy?

5.      5. What is the man’s attitude towards the woman?

6.      6. Explain in a few words what the song is about?