Test Three, страница 59 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс контрольные задания Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit four. Il. Reading Tests - страница 59.

Условие.

Test Three. Read the text and the questions after it.

Learn to Listen

Schools are set up to teach many subjects and many skills. A serious student soon discovers that he needs to master a few basic skills in order to take advantage of time spent at school. They are the skills of planning, listening, reading and test taking.

Of all the skills important to students listening may be the most valuable. It is surprising that schools themselves spend much time and money on teaching reading but scarcely anything on teaching listening. Of course everyone has ears. But just because we all have ears does not mean that we are all good listeners. In school and in everyday situations all of us miss words spoken to us because we are not paying attention, or we hear the words but immediately forget them. Even when we hear and remember, we can often get the information confused. Fortunately however, with a little work, anyone can make their listening that is not proper much better. For a student this can mean improving performance in school not by spending hours doing extra work but simply by making better use of class time.

The first important fact about listening is that it is not all done with the ears. Understanding spoken language can be greatly improved by watching as well. A teacher may tell a great deal about their subject by posture, facial expression, gestures and eye contact.

A second fact about listening is that it is not all a matter of understanding words. Teachers and others communicate a great deal by loudness, pace and tone of their voices. For example, one teacher may stress an important point by speaking more loudly and more slowly than normal. Another may stress a point by speaking very quietly, requiring the class to listen intently. If you listen to the words, you may mistake the meaning altogether. Many speakers use irony or sarcasm, employing a tone of voice that tells the listeners that they mean exactly the opposite of what they are saying.

A third fact about listening is that a good listener must be almost as alert¹ and active as the person being listened to. The listener must note words, tone of voice, and visual clues and make sense of them as a whole. By asking questions many teachers encourage their students to be alert. This requires the listener to keep track of more than one speaker and sometimes to speak themselves to give answers and opinions. Good listening takes energy and attention but it gives much more — self-confidence, a sense of belonging and often a feeling of self-satisfaction.

1. Which of the skills acquired at school is in the author's view the most useful for students?

a) The skill of reading.

b) The skill of listening.

c) The skill of planning.

d) The skill of test taking.

2. How much time and money do schools usually spend on teaching the skill of listening?

a) Quite a lot.

b) Much more than on reading.

c) Enough to develop this skill properly in students.

d) Very little.

3. Why are many people bad listeners?

a) Because their listening skills are not well developed.

b) Because they are not attentive enough.

c) Because they forget what they hear.

d) Because they mix up the things they hear.

4. In what way can a student improve his/her listening skills?

a) By doing a lot of individual work at home.

b) By asking his/her teachers or parents for help.

c) By merely concentrating on listening in the classroom.

d) By doing a lot of additional tasks at home.

5. What is it important to consider when you want to improve your listening skills?

a) Appropriate understanding of what you hear does not depend only on the meaning of uttered¹ words.

b) Intent listening always leads to appropriate understanding.

c) Speakers' voices are not often loud enough to hear them.

d) Speakers do not often mean what they say.

6. What do many teachers do to make their students alert listeners?

a) They ask their students to listen to more texts.

b) They often involve their students into discussions.

c) They ask their students to make notes of new words.

d) They make their students prepare questions for the speaker.

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Решение 2.

1. Какой из навыков, приобретаемых в школе, по мнению автора, является самым полезным для учеников?

Ответ: b) The skill of listening. / b) Навык слушания.

2. Сколько времени и денег школы обычно тратят на обучение навыку слушания?

Ответ: d) Very little. / d) Очень мало.

3. Почему многие люди плохо слушают?

Ответ: b) Because they are not attentive enough. / b) Потому что они недостаточно внимательны.

4. Каким образом ученик может улучшить свои навыки слушания?

Ответ: c) By merely concentrating on listening in the classroom. / c) Просто концентрируясь на слушании в классе.

5. Что важно учитывать, когда вы хотите улучшить свои навыки слушания?

Ответ: a) Appropriate understanding of what you hear does not depend only on the meaning of uttered words. / a) Правильное понимание того, что вы слышите, зависит не только от значения произнесенных слов.

6. Что делают многие учителя, чтобы их ученики были внимательными слушателями?

Ответ: b) They often involve their students into discussions. / b) Они часто вовлекают своих учеников в дискуссии.