English Language
Form II
ENG-F2-01
✓ Verified TIE Syllabus
Listening Skills in Communicative Settings
This module advances listening comprehension in active communicative settings. Form II students participate in peer discussions, interviews, and storytelling sessions, extract key concepts from recorded speeches, dialogues, and broadcasts (radio and TV news), summarise spoken messages logically, and paraphrase orally presented texts while maintaining factual fidelity.
📱
Study Offline with Faulu Plus App
Download full notes, flashcards, and AI tutor coaching on your device.
🎯 Syllabus Competencies & Learning Objectives
Key Competencies
- Main Competence: 1.0 Demonstrate mastery of English language skills
- Specific Competence: 1.1 Develop listening skills
Specific Learning Objectives
- Participate actively in listening-based conversations across diverse settings (peer discussions, round table circles, and interviews).
- Extract and summarise main ideas and supporting evidence from recorded oral presentations, speeches, and broadcast news.
- Paraphrase spoken narratives and oral news broadcasts accurately without omitting critical facts.
- Demonstrate active listening behavior through verbal affirmations, clarifying questions, and accurate note-taking.
📖 Comprehensive Study Notes Summary
### Topic 1: Listening Skills in Communicative Settings (ENG-F2-01)
**Allocated Periods: 15**
#### 1. Listening in Interactive Settings
- In Form II, listening shifts from passive reception to interactive communication where students must listen and respond immediately.
- **Key Listening Settings**:
* *Round Table Circles*: Equal participation where every student listens, takes notes, and builds on others' ideas.
* *Interviews*: The interviewer must listen keenly to the interviewee's response to formulate relevant follow-up questions.
* *Peer Storytelling*: Listening to narratives to identify plot sequence, character motives, and thematic lessons.
#### 2. Summarising Spoken and Audiovisual Texts
- **Steps for Summarising Spoken Presentations**:
1. *First Listening*: Listen for general topic and main purpose without writing.
2. *Second Listening (Note-taking)*: Jot down keywords, figures, names, and cause-and-effect relationships using abbreviations.
3. *Synthesising*: Group related notes into 2–3 main points.
4. *Drafting the Summary*: Combine points into coherent sentences using transition words.
#### 3. Oral Paraphrasing Techniques
- To paraphrase orally:
* Do not simply repeat the speaker's exact words.
* Rephrase using synonyms: *"The government constructed twenty health centres"* -> *"Twenty medical facilities were built by the state."*
* Change clause order: *"Because heavy rains destroyed the bridge, transport was disrupted"* -> *"Transport came to a halt as a result of the bridge being washed away by torrential rains."*
**Allocated Periods: 15**
#### 1. Listening in Interactive Settings
- In Form II, listening shifts from passive reception to interactive communication where students must listen and respond immediately.
- **Key Listening Settings**:
* *Round Table Circles*: Equal participation where every student listens, takes notes, and builds on others' ideas.
* *Interviews*: The interviewer must listen keenly to the interviewee's response to formulate relevant follow-up questions.
* *Peer Storytelling*: Listening to narratives to identify plot sequence, character motives, and thematic lessons.
#### 2. Summarising Spoken and Audiovisual Texts
- **Steps for Summarising Spoken Presentations**:
1. *First Listening*: Listen for general topic and main purpose without writing.
2. *Second Listening (Note-taking)*: Jot down keywords, figures, names, and cause-and-effect relationships using abbreviations.
3. *Synthesising*: Group related notes into 2–3 main points.
4. *Drafting the Summary*: Combine points into coherent sentences using transition words.
#### 3. Oral Paraphrasing Techniques
- To paraphrase orally:
* Do not simply repeat the speaker's exact words.
* Rephrase using synonyms: *"The government constructed twenty health centres"* -> *"Twenty medical facilities were built by the state."*
* Change clause order: *"Because heavy rains destroyed the bridge, transport was disrupted"* -> *"Transport came to a halt as a result of the bridge being washed away by torrential rains."*