Listening Comprehension and Note-Taking
Summarising & note-taking
Taking notes
Example 1
Listen to the following text and study the notes below:
Oils
(From Power and Progress by G. C. Thornley (Longman))
Notes
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I. animal |
A. from |
1. mainly whales – fat called blubber protect from cold |
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B. use |
1. given to e.g. sick children etc. who need vitamins. |
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II. vegetable |
A. known from antiquity |
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B. use |
1. in cooking |
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III. mineral |
A. most common – mineral oil |
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B. from earth |
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C. use |
1. for tanks, aeroplanes and warships, motor-cars and diesel locomotives |
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D. properties |
1. burns well |
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Notice how the three main kinds of oil form the three main categories and other aspects are related to these.
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