Use the outline to write a summary of the information and ideas.

Make an outline that includes the major points and important details of the article. Read an article that is about 300–400 words long.Find a textbook that includes questions about the material at the end of chapters and practice writing answers to the questions.Learn the conventions of spelling, punctuation, and layout (e.g.,paragraph creation).Learn grammatical structures so well that you can use them naturally when writing.Increase vocabulary and knowledge of idiomatic speech so you can use it appropriately.Make a recommendation and explain why it is the best way to proceed.Later, state an opinion or a preference and present clear, detailed reasons for it.Describe a familiar place or recount a personal experience.Practice giving one-minute responses to topics. Make a list of topics that are familiar, and practice speaking about them.(For example, “on the one hand…,” “but on the other hand…,” “what that means is…,” “The first reason is…,” “another difference is…”) This will help the listener easily follow what you are saying. Use signal words and expressions to introduce new information or ideas, to connect ideas, and to mark important words or ideas.(Raters will be able to detect responses that are read and give them a lower rating.) Write down a few key words and ideas, but do not attempt to write down exactly what you are going to say. Take sometime to think about what you’re going to say before you speak.(There are a number of products and websites that can help you develop pronunciation skills.) Work on pronunciation, including word stress, intonation patterns, and pauses.Learn grammatical structures and use them naturally when speaking.Increase vocabulary and learn to use idiomatic speech appropriately.Observe the way stress and intonation patterns are used to convey meaning.Make of note of changes in topic or digressions.Is the speaker’s voice calm or emotional? What is the speaker's degree of certainity about the information he/she is presenting Pay special attention to the speaker's tone of voice. Notice if the language is formal or casual.Try to assess the purpose of the speech or conversation - apology, complaint, suggestion.Predict what information or idea will be expressed next. Listen to recorded material and stop the recording at various points. Anticipate what a person is going to say as a way to stay focused.Listen for words that show connections and relationships between ideas.Identify the relationships between ideas: cause/effect,compare/contrast, and steps in a process.Listen for the signal words that indicate the introduction, major steps or ideas, examples, and the conclusion or summary.Gradually increase the amount of presentation used to write the summary. Use the outline to write a brief summary after listening. Write main ideas, major points, and important details. Create an outline of the information discussed while listening. Focus on the content and flow of spoken material while listening.Paraphrase individual sentences in a passage.Create an oral or written summary of the passage using the charts and outlines.Create an outline of the passage to distinguish between major and minor points.Identify the passage type (e.g., classifi cation, cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, description, narration, etc.) and its organization.Practice making inferences and drawing conclusions based on what is implied in the passage as a whole.Underline all pronouns (e.g., he, him, they, them, etc.) and identify the nouns to which they refer in the passage.Then, look them up to determine their meaning. Choose some unfamiliar words in the passage and guess the meaning from the context (surrounding sentences).Practice frequently to increase reading rate and fluency.After skimming a passage, read it again more carefully and write down the main idea, major points, and important facts.Practice skimming a passage quickly to get a general impression of the main idea, instead of carefully reading each word and each sentence.A wide variety of academic texts are available on the Internet as well as in magazines and journals. Read regularly university textbooks or other materials that cover a variety of subject areas (e.g., sciences, social sciences, arts, business, etc.) and are written in an academic style.

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