Effective Note-taking
The difficulty of taking notes:
Note-taking requires a high level of ability
due to the (1) of spoken language. (1) Ⅰ. Before taking notes:
A. Be sure of the (2) of yours and the speaker’s. (2) B. Review relevant background materials if available. Ⅱ.While taking notes:
A. Understand the new words by (3) the meanings from the context. (3) B. Study carefully the (4) , which usually implies the most important information.
C. Catch the speaker’s (5) through tone, gesture, repetition and illustration on the board.
D. Pay attention to the speaker’s indirect signals to indicate what is important,
like changes in speed or (6) . E. While writing down the main points, develop a system of mechanics: jotting down words or phrases; using shorthand, abbreviations and symbols;
leaving out (7) words. F. While selecting words to write down, pick those having the (8) information, like nouns, verbs or adjectives, and those indicating
the proceeding direction of the lecture, like (9) . Ⅲ. After taking notes:
A. Review and reword them as soon as possible.
B. (10) notes with others to learn from them.
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