Section A
[00:01.23]1. M: I haven't decided which subject to major in
[00:04.96]physics or chemistry.
[00:07.76]W: It isn't easy to choose,is it?
[00:10.21]Q: What does the woman mean?
[00:13.87]2. W: The map shows that this street goes downtown.
[00:17.45]M: Yes,but what we want to know is how to get to the park.
[00:22.07]Q: What does the man mean?
[00:24.61]3. M: David and I argued about a new building at the meeting.
[00:29.00]W: Oh? How did he give up his plan?
[00:31.69]Q: What is the conclusion from this conversation?
[00:36.65]4. M: Jimmy has a bad cold, Mr. Williams
[00:40.12]so he must stay in bed for a week.
[00:42.61]W: That's a piece of good news for Jimmy.
[00:45.30]Q: What can you infer from this conversation?
[00:49.74]5. W: When is John coming?
[00:53.03]M: Well,he said he'd be here at eight-thirt
[00:56.27]but if I know him,it will be at least nine o'clock.
[01:00.68]Q: What does the man mean?
[01:03.48]6. W: Are you going with me to the concert?
[01:07.34]M: I've my hands full with this report.
[01:09.88]Q: What does the man mean?
[01:13.17]7.M: If the traffic wasn't so bad
[01:16.72]I could have been home by 6 o'clock.
[01:19.96]W: What a pity! John was here to see you.
[01:23.20]Q: What happened to the man?
[01:26.49]8. M: What does the word mean?
[01:29.78]W: Don't you have a dictionary?
[01:31.77]Q: What does the woman mean?
[01:35.03]9. M: You don't look cheerful,Mary.
[01:38.40]W: I was just reading a letter from home.
[01:41.07]Q: What can you learn about Mary?
[01:44.88]10. W: Where do you want to eat?
[01:48.20]M: Is there anything wrong with the coffee shop?
[01:50.89]Q: What does the man mean?
[01:53.42]Section B Compound ictation
[01:58.05]Today I want to help you with a study reading method known as SQ3
[02:03.87]The letters stand for five steps in the reading (11)-{process}
[02:08.18]Survey, Question, Read, Review, Recite.
[02:12.13]Each of the steps should be done carefully and in the order mentioned.
[02:16.72]In all study reading,a survey should be the first step.
[02:20.41]Survey means to look quickly.
[02:23.10]In study reading,you need to look quickly at titles
[02:27.51]words in darker or larger print
[02:30.23]words with (12)-{capital} letters
[02:31.85](13)-{illustrations}, and charts
[02:33.78]Don't stop to read complete sentences
[02:36.81]Just look at the important (14)-{divisions} of the materials.
[02:39.90]The second step is question.
[02:42.48]Try to form questions based on your survey.
[02:46.11]Use the question words who,
[02:48.33]what, when, where, why and how.
[02:52.23]Now you are ready for the third step
[02:54.94]Read.You will be reading the (15)-{titles} and important words that you looked at in the survey
[03:01.29]but this time you will read the examples and (16)-{details as well
[03:05.65]Sometimes it is useful to take notes while you ready
[03:10.28]I have had students who(17)-{preferred} to underline important point
[03:13.85]and it seemed to be just as useful as note-taking.
[03:17.54]What you should do, whether you take notes or underling
[03:21.33]is to read actively.
[03:23.31](18)-{Think about what you are reading as a series of ideas,not just a sequence of words}.
[03:29.19]The fourth step is review
[03:31.85]remember the questions that you wrote down before you read the material
[03:36.19]you should be able to answer them now.
[03:38.67](19)-{You will notice that some of the questions were treated in more detail in the reading.
[03:43.82]Concentrate on those.
[03:45.75]Also review material that you did not consider in you questions.
[03:50.32]The last step is recite.
[03:52.67](20)-{Try to put the reading into your own word.
[03:55.42]Summarize it either in writing or orally}.
[03:58.99]SQ3R -- Survey,question,read,review,and recite |