tailieunhanh - Getting out of reading 7

Tham khảo tài liệu 'getting out of reading 7', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | HOW TO STUDY Practice Tips Polish your listening and speaking skills. The next time you re talking with someone at the dinner table at the water cooler or whatever tell her what you thought she said and then ask her if that was what she meant. As you are speaking repeat a word or phrase that she used. Pay close attention to her response as you speak. If she shows signs of not hearing you or being confused try saying what you just said in a different way. Write in your notebook what seemed to work best How did you speak so that she understood what you meant Have a mini group discussion. Come up with a question from your study matter that would get a group going something that people have opinions about or are interested in. A controversial subject is ideal here. Ask a few classmates perhaps shortly before or after class the question you came up with. Write in your notebook what you learned about the topic from that little discussion. 116 CHAPTER 15 There are two main ways of making yourself understood in a classroom or training situation speaking and writing. Making yourself understood boils down to focusing on what s important and then explaining it so that others can understand how you feel what you think and what you know. Making Yourself Understood Speaking and writing are ways of expressing yourself. When you express yourself especially to people who don t know you you want to be as clear as possible this will avoid any confusion about what you think know or feel. The casual way you speak and write to friends can be different from the more formal way you often need to speak and write for classmates and teachers. 117 HOW TO STUDY Speaking and writing help stimulate your thoughts. Even speaking to yourself or writing in a private journal can help you think more clearly. In these cases it doesn t matter how it comes out you re the only one who has to understand what you re saying. But in order to be understood by others you need to speak and write clearly and .