Practice for the communicative skill of listening, subskill i
dentifying the topic.
The PTE Academic item types where this subskill is tested are
- Speaking: Re-tell lecture
- Speaking: Answer short question
- Listening: Summarize spoken text
- Listening: Multiple choice, choose multiple answers
- Listening: Highlight correct summary
- Listening: Multiple choice, choose single answer
- Listening: Select missing word
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Summary of how this subskill is practiced in each resource |
Academic Connections 1,
Academic Connections 2,
Academic Connections 3,
Academic Connections 4 |
understanding the main idea of lectures and conversations |
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Academic Listening Encounters: Human Behavior
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listening for main ideas
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Academic Listening Encounters: Life in Society
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listening for main ideas
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Contemporary Topics 1,
Contemporary Topics 2,
Contemporary Topics 3
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listening for main ideas
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How to Teach Listening
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practice and guidance in teaching effective listening skills
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Lecture Ready 1
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signaling the topic of a lecture |
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Lecture Ready 2, Lecture Ready 3
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recognizing signal language that introduces the topic of a lecture
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NorthStar Listening and Speaking 3,
NorthStar Listening and Speaking 4,
NorthStar Listening and Speaking 5
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listening for main ideas
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| NorthStar Listening and Speaking 4 |
inferring the situational context of what you hear
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| Open Forum 2 |
listening for main points, summarizing, identifying key words to understand details
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Panorama Listening 2,
Panorama Listening 3
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identifying main ideas
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Study Listening
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understanding main ideas
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