Unit 5: Business and work

Lesson 21: Listening

Lesson objectives

01 Follow a talk or lecture

Identify information needed to

02 complete notes or sentences

Recognize the language of

03 comparison and contrast to predict
ideas in a talk.
Table of contents
Topic vocabulary: Business

Identify needed information and

follow a talk

Comparing and contrasting ideas

Summary
01
Topic vocabulary:
Business
Ex 1. Sophie and Robert used functions A-G. Listen to
extracts from their conversations and write the function
used in each. There is one more function than you need

Reading time

5 minutes
Ex 1. Match words with their definitions
1. Accounts
2. Contracts
3. Debts
4. Finance
5. Corporation
6. Shares
7. Income tax
Ex 1. KEY
1. Accounts b
2. Contracts c
3. Debts a
4. Finance f
5. Corporation d
6. Shares e
7. Income tax g
Ex 2. You will hear two lecturers talking
about different types of business in the UK.
Listen to the introduction and match.
Ex 2. KEY

A. Personal and business finances are separate easier

to borrow money corporate tax --> 3

“ Limited liability means that, if the business fails

and the owners owe a lot of money, they only lose
the money and goods which are in the business, and
not their own personal money and goods. This is
because the owners of the company are separate
from the company itself...”
Ex 2. KEY

B. Personal business finances are not separate no

shares income tax ---> 1

“ So just to summarise: with limites liability

companies and limited liability partnerships, the
owners and the company are separate in legal terms,
but with simple partnerships and sole traders, the
business and the owner are not legally separate..
Ex 2. KEY

C. Personal & business finances maybe/ may be not

separate members own business together income tax
--> 2

“ So just to summarise: with limited liability

companies and limited liability partnerships, the
owners and the company are separate in legal terms,
but with simple partnerships and sole traders, the
business and the owner are not legally separate”
02
Identify needed
information and follow
a talk
Ex3. Make a note about the type of information you
expect to hear, eg. a number.

Police report
Name 1......................
Address 2................ ........Beach Road.
Description of stolen items
Bag 3...................
Passport No. 4....................
Watch 5........................
Ex3. Make a note about the type of information you
expect to hear, eg. a number.
Police report
Name 1...name of a person...........
Address 2....name/number of building......Beach Road.
Description of stolen items
Bag 3...adjective-fabric, style,colour..........
Passport No. 4....number................
Watch 5.......adjectives-type,material.......
Ex3.2 Answer questions 1-2 below.
Police report
Name 1......................
Address 2................ ........Beach Road.
Description of stolen items
Bag 3...................
Passport No. 4....................
Watch 5........................

1. How is the information organized ?

2. How can you follow what the speaker is talking
about ?
Ex3.2. KEY

1. How is the information organized ?

It’s divided into 2 sections focusing on particular topics

2. How can you follow what the speaker is talking about ?

Read the title of the speech to understand background
information
Listen to the phrases that lead to new sections of the speech
Pay attention to keywords and how they are paraphrased in
the speech
Identify information needed to complete notes or
sentences
Before listening, it’s very important to read through
the notes, and think about what type of information/
word or number are needed (e.g. a date, a distance,
an address, a noun, etc).
Look at the grammatical format of the notes.
These will tell you if you need to include words such
as articles or prepositions in your answers.
Ex 4. Listen and Complete the notes below.
Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A
NUMVER for each answer.
Police report
Name 1......................
Address 2................ ........Beach Road.
Description of stolen items
Bag 3...................
Passport No. 4....................
Watch 5........................
Ex 4. KEY

Police report
Name 1.....Anna Andersson......
Address 2...Sunrise House........ Beach Road.
Description of stolen items
Bag 3..Black leather/ leather black...
Passport No. 4.. 4528 7709........
Watch 5.....small, silver......
03
Comparing and
contrasting ideas
Ex 5. Listen and use the words and phrases in
the box to complete the notes.
Ex 5. KEY
Advantages Disadvantages
Sole trader Cheap and - On 1 _ the
straightforward other hand_
to start Control danger of losing
of decision personal goods
making and property to
pay debts
- Many pay more
tax
- More difficult to
get contracts
Ex 5. KEY
Advantages Disadvantages
Useful that one - On 2 _ the
partner can run negative side, it
the business if might be difficult
the other partner to run the
Partnership is absent business
- Easier to effectively if
borrow money there are serious
than for a sole disagreements.
trader
Ex 5. KEY
Advantages Disadvantages
In a limited - Regarding taxes,
liability 3 _ the same is true
partnership, of partnerships as
personal sole traders.
possessions and - In a simple
Partnership
property are partnership, 4 _
protected however, members
are personally
responsible for
business debts
Ex 5. KEY
Advantages Disadvantages
Personal Annual return and
possessions and company accounts
property are must be sent to
Limited liability protected Companies House
company Corporation tax 5 similarly,
is usually lower company records
than income tax must be kept at the
registered address.
Comparing and contrasting ideas

In the Listening test, you may need to complete notes

which summarise the information in the recording and
show how the different points are connected.
Understanding when a speaker is making comparisons
and contrasts can help you predict and choose the
correct information to answer questions.
Comparing and contrasting ideas

Some useful expressions / phrases to show comparisons

and contrasts: however, but, on the other hand, on the
negative side, the same is true, etc.
Listening Strategy: Note Completion

Step 1: Underline keywords

Step 2: Predict the type of word that may appear
in the blank
Step 3: Predict synonyms of underlined
keywords that you may encounter while
listening
Step 4: Listen carefully and find the answer
Ex6. Listen and complete the table with ONE
WORD ONLY.

Plants that changed the world

Ex6. KEY
potato (Origin) Central and South America brought to 1
Europe by the Spaniards in 16th century

“ Let’s start with the potato, It was originally one of the

staple foods of Central and South America and when
Spanish explorers travelled to the Americas some time in
the 16th century the potato found its way into Europe...”
Ex6. KEY
potato (Positives) Changes in 2._diet(s) People moving
to another country to find new 3. lives

“ This had several important consequences. In particular , it almost

totally altered people’s diet in many European countries. The potato is
also believed to have been responsible for the start of a new trend that
of migrating to America. So you could say that the humble potato
actually allowed many people to change their lives...”
Ex6. KEY
potato (Negatives) In Ireland, the 4 poor became dependent
on potatoes. Disease led to mass 5 starvation

“ However, there were also problems associated with this crop.

Largely in Ireland, where the poor were very much reliant on the
success of the crops. Sadly, a disease in the crops spread rapidly
across the country and led to widespread potato crop failures in the
mid-1800s. This meant that millions died from starvation as a result..”
Ex6. KEY
(Positives) It played an important role in US
tobacco
history; Known as the first 6 cash crop in the US

“ Let’s move on to look at another plant from the same part of the
world, the tobacco plant. This originated in the Americas and had an
enormous influence on the way North America developed in the
1800s. It’s famed for being the original cash crop there and for funding
a great deal of the development that occurred during this time .”
Ex6. KEY
( Negatives) Led to increase in slavery ; Became
tobacco
a cause for 7. war

“ On the downside, the success of this crop resulted in a greater

demand for slaves to work the crops and this eventually led to war
breaking out between the Northern States and those in the South .”
Ex6. KEY
( Name of plant) 8. tea

“ Now, the next plant I’d like to mention is one known and used all
around the world. Tea It originated in China and in terms of its
historical significance, it played a large part in the US independence
from Great Britain... .”
Ex6. KEY
( Negatives) The 9 taxes imposed on it became a
Tea
key event in American Revolution

“ This came about because the British government declared that the
colonies had to pay a tax on the produce brought into America. It was
because of the protest against these taxes that the American Revolution
came about... .”
Ex6. KEY
(Positive) It started 10 trade between East and
White Mulberry
West

“ The final plant I’ll look at today is the White Mulberry. Again it
originated in China and had an enormous influence on development in
this part of the world, in particular in establishing trade between the
East and the West. Sadly, the increase in trade brought with it the
spread of disease and weapons... .”
04 Skill recap
Identify information needed to complete notes or
sentences
Before listening, it’s very important to read through
the notes, and think about what type of information/
word or number are needed (e.g. a date, a distance,
an address, a noun, etc).
Look at the grammatical format of the notes.
These will tell you if you need to include words such
as articles or prepositions in your answers.
Comparing and contrasting ideas

In the Listening test, you may need to complete notes

which summarise the information in the recording and
show how the different points are connected.
Understanding when a speaker is making comparisons
and contrasts can help you predict and choose the
correct information to answer questions.
Comparing and contrasting ideas

Some useful expressions / phrases to show comparisons

and contrasts: however, but, on the other hand, on the
negative side, the same is true, etc.
Listening Strategy: Note Completion

Step 1: Underline keywords

Step 2: Predict the type of word that may appear
in the blank
Step 3: Predict synonyms of underlined
keywords that you may encounter while
listening
Step 4: Listen carefully and find the answer
Ticket out the door!

 03 things you hve worked on

today

 02 things you have learned

today
See you next time!