Listening 5: Organizational and Connecting Language
Objectives: TOEFL iBT Listening Skills: • Review and learn words and phrases that show organization and relationships. • Practice taking notes. • Listen to a conversation and answer questions about it.
Activity 5.1: Examples of Organizational and Connecting Words Words that connect ideas are essential for understanding how information flows in a conversation or lecture. For instance, words like “before,” “during,” and “after” show the order of events . Directions: • Look at the words in the word bank. Write them on the chart in the correct category. • Compare your answers to the answer key at the end of this section . • Can you add one more example to each category? Word Bank: another example of, as a result, due to, for instance, on the other hand, the least, the most, therefore, unlike, because
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Result
Rank
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Activity 5.2: Identifying Organizational and Connecting Words When listening to lectures and conversations, it is important to identify organizational and connecting words. They help us understand the relationships between ideas.
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