August 28
Learning styles and learning strategies
Retrieved from: http://www.learnersbubble.com/the-v-a-r-k-learning-styles/
Listening exercise
Listen to Ana, Josef and Paula speaking about how they learn English
1 1. Complete the conversation.
Ana: Oh Josef, I missed the English class yesterday, can I ____________your notes?
Josef: Er, I think you’d better borrow Paula’s. She ____________ lots of really good notes. I just draw little _______________ and symbols. You’d never _________________ them.
Paula: He’s right - the margins in his text book are full of funny little ___________, faces, shapes! You can borrow my ____________. Here you are.
2. What does Ana like about Paula’s learning strategy? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What does Josef think of Ana’s level of English?
___________________________________________________________________
Ana: Oh, vocabulary isn’t a problem. I say the word a few times and it sticks in my head afterwards. I have to say it out loud though, otherwise it doesn’t work. I use my walkman a lot too.
Paula: I thought you were just listening to music all the time, Ana!
4. What is Ana’s learning style? A. Visual B. Auditory C. Kinesthetic
5. What are Ana’s learning strategies? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Josef: Really? I’ll have to try that. I find grammar quite difficult. I end up writing things on little cards and then I play with them - spread them all over the table and sort them out in different ways.
Paula: (laughing) You just like playing, you’re like a child. Show Ana your English book. (sound of Josef getting his book out)
6. What is Josef’s learning style? A. Visual B. Auditory C. Kinesthetic
7. What are Josef’s learning strategies?_____________________________________
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Learning strategies
Retrieved from: http://www.todd-finley.com/2017/04/23/brain-blast-active-learning-strategies/
These are some of the best strategies to learn and practice your English skills:
- Tutorial sessions
- Clubs of conversation
- Workshops
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