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Start-Up Activity
Have students rate their listening skills, using the following scale. Afterward, ask for volunteers to share their rankings. Express that this chapter will help students improve their listening skills.
How often do you . . .
1. listen for main ideas
2. listen for directions
3. think while listening
4. review the message
5. avoid daydreaming
Never
1
1
1
1
1
Rarely
2
2
2
2
2
Some-
times
3
3
3
3
3
Often
4
4
4
4
4
Always
5
5
5
5
5
Think About It
“Listening is a positive act: you have to put yourself out to do it.”
—David Hockney
Start-Up Activity
Have students rate their listening skills, using the following scale. Afterward, ask for volunteers to share their rankings. Express that this chapter will help students improve their listening skills.
How often do you . . . 1. listen for main ideas 2. listen for directions 3. think while listening 4. review the message 5. avoid daydreaming |
Never 1 1 1 1 1 |
Rarely 2 2 2 2 2 |
Some- times 3 3 3 3 3 |
Often 4 4 4 4 4 |
Always 5 5 5 5 5 |
Think About It
“Listening is a positive act: you have to put yourself out to do it.”
—David Hockney