Listening week four

Business leaders

Review and recap

Next week are our formative exams. Review the procedure for the listening exam. What aspect do you think will be most challenging?
In week eight last term we looked in detail at note-taking techniques.
- What should you think about when taking notes?
- What note-making techniques can you remember?
- How will you take notes for this lecture? Why have you chosen this method?

Pre-listening discussion

Name some famous business people. What do they do?
Who is the most famous business person in your country?
Which business people are associated with the companies in the pictures on the right? What do you know about them? Click on the image to scroll to the next.
What makes successful business people?

5. From the elements above, which are more connected to nature (innate abilities that you were born with), and which are more to do with nurture (environment)?

Pre-listening vocabulary

Check the meaning and pronunciation and word class of the following vocabulary:
Watch the lecture and take notes. You will then answer some comprehension questions and write a short summary of part of the lecture.

4 week four Are business ppl born or created.mp4

Discussion

Turn over your notes so that you can't see them. Speak to your partner:

What was the lecture about? Summarise in just one sentence!
Now give as much detail as possible.
Compare your written notes with those of your partner.

Comprehension questions

Now, using your notes, complete the questions on the handout that your teacher will give you.

Marking

Watch the first few minutes again (up to 3 mins 50) with the transcript. Mark your answers to questions 1-5.

Writing a summary

What is needed in a summary?
Speak to your partner – can you summarise what Richard said about the topic of:
- Practice
- Business culture
Now, on your own, choose one of the above topics and write a summary.

Post-lecture discussion

You have now heard a range of opinions on what makes a successful businessperson. In your group:

What are the 3 most important characteristics to have if you want to become a successful businessperson?
Which type of businessperson would be more effective?

Introverted, pleasant and amenable or extroverted, dominant and ruthless

3. Finally, are great business people born or created? Discuss.

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Handouts and answer keys

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