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Academic

Listening
Skills
Understanding people when they speak fast
content of the lesson

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Introduction
What is listening?And why
people find it hard?
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Stress
What does stress mean?
How it can help in
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listening
Linking
What is linking, what are
its types, and how it can be
used in listening.
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content of the lesson

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Elision
What is illusion and how it
used in fast speaking

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Listening tips
How to get essential
information. How to understand
common English phrases

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0 What is listening
Why I find it difficult to

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understand people when
they are speaking fast?

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Listening
Listening is the act of paying attention to and
processing auditory information or sounds. It
involves actively receiving and interpreting
spoken or nonverbal communication from
others.

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Listen

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Stress
● What is stress
● Types of stress
● How it could help in listening

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Stress

Stress in English refers to the emphasis placed


on certain syllables or words within a sentence.
This emphasis can alter the meaning or focus of
a sentence.

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Types of Stress

Word stress Sentence stress


One syllable of the word is more It is the emphasis placed on
prominent. certain words within a sentence.

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Sentence
stress

Content words Function words


For grammatical function. Such as
Words that carrying the meaning. Such as
nouns, verbs,adjectives, and adverbs
articles, pronouns, prepositions, and
conjunctions

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Listen

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Linking

03 What is linking

Types of linking

How it help in listening

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In natural speech words often flow together and then sound like
one.
For examples: A lot of
Some ice

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where linking
can happen
See next chapter

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Types of linking

01 02 03 04

Consonant Consonant
Consonant to
to consonant Vowel to
vowel to (near)
vowel
consonant

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Types of linking
A word ends in a consonant A word starts with consonant
sound and the next word and next word begin with
01 starts with a vowel sound.

E.X: look up – Eat out


03 consonant too. Not the same
but very similar.

E.X: sleep better – light day

A words ends with


consonant and the next If linking occurs here, the

02 word starts with the same


consonant. 04
two words are joined by
adding a /ⲱ/ or /ϳ/ sound.

E.X: feel lonely – nice skirt E.X: say it – go on

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How linking help to understand
people who speak fast?

First 25%
It can significantly enhance the
ability to comperhence English
speakers when they speak fast 67%
8%

Second
It helps to create a smooth and
natural flow of speech, making it
easier for the listener to follow
along

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Listen to
the video

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Elision

04 What is elision?
How it will help to
understand fast English
speakers?

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What is
elision?
Omitting one or more sounds
from a word or phrase.

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Features

Used in fast conversation Used in casual/informal


speech

Sound smoother & more


Easier to pronounce
natural

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Examples
1.-Show it to 'Em- instead of – show it to them-
2. -I'll send it to 'er- instead of – I will send it to
her –
3.-N- instead of -And-
4.-t's okay- instead of -it is okay-
5.-Gonna- instead of – going to-
6. -Wanna – instead of – want to –
7. -Imma – instead of -I am –

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T and D sounds
When t or d comes
Between two consonants at the end of a syllable, it gets elided.

The t/d don't get pronounced

Tow words:
Last chance – father and son
Hand bag – most popular
Ex
One word :
Postcard
Acts Handsome
Friendship Facts Dialects

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Listen

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Tips for
listening

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Some tips to follow to
understand fast English
01 02 03
Watch Study Listen
Some common link
A movie that you To real conversations
and new fast English
know well in English
phrases

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Listen
again!

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Thanks
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Team members

Designer Teacher Teacher


Fatima Dahrouj Nesma Bin Ali Jaber Shaima Swailem

Teacher Teacher
Nada Bin Abdon Asma Alwan

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