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Learning to learn (Units 3 and 4) Exam skills

Taking accurate notes

Before you listen and take notes, ask yourself what the point of the exercise is.
Are you taking notes for:
• precise information? For example, to fill out a form or:

• for general information? For example, to describe a situation.

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1 Work with a partner. Decide which one of you will read text A or text B. Listen to your
partner as they read their text and take notes on the following things:

1 How does the person feel who is writing the letter?
2 Why do they feel like this? Then change roles.

A

Hey Simon!
I am so excited because I went to B
Prague last week and it was great – really
amazing! There are lots of interesting Hi Ellen!
places to visit. I went everywhere – Sorry I’m quiet today but I am totally exhausted.
Charles Bridge, Prague Castle. the I got back from London last night and I feel
National Museum. It’s a fantastic place. awful. I think I caught a cold when I was there.
Let’s go together next time! I want to go London is an exciting city, but it was so cold!
back in the summer. It was a bit cold last It rained every day and it got dark very early.
week. It rained quite a lot too so I didn’t On my second day there I got really wet. I think
spend much time in the parks. But it was that’s why I got sick. I tried to visit places like
still a great holiday! Save some money and Leicester Square and Big Ben, but I felt so
we can go together next July! sick that I didn’t enjoy it much. Maybe I’ll go
Max somewhere hotter next year – like Cyprus where
your aunt lives.
Maybe we can go together?
Maria

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2 Read the emails again, this time in detail. Take notes and complete the information in the
table.

Tip Write down specific words and expressions, for example, place names and nouns.

Organise your notes, divide them into positive and negative facts. Use nouns and adjectives.
Write important words in capital letters.

Text A Text B
Names ........................................................... ...........................................................

Places visited ........................................................... ...........................................................
Positive things ........................................................... ...........................................................
Negative things ........................................................... ...........................................................

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