1. English:Approached using speechand understanding

2. Crossing the BridgeAlice, Brian, Carol and Davidhave to cross a bridge in 17minutes. The bridge willcollapse if there are morethan two people on it at thesame time. It is dark and it istoo impossible to cross thebridge without a torch. Thereis only one torch. 3. Alice can cross the bridge in 1 minute. Theothers are wounded or injured to varyingdegrees which means that it takes:Brian 2 minutes to cross the bridge;Carol 5 minutes to cross the bridge;David 10 minutes to cross the bridge.If there is more than one person on thebridge, the bridge can only be crossed at thespeed of the slowest person. How can theycross the bridge in 17 minutes? 4. 2Alice(1 min) and Brian(2 min) cross thebridge.Alice(1 min) takes the torch back to the 3other side.Carol(5 min) and David(10 min) crossthe bridge.13Brian(2 min) takes the torch back to theother side 15Alice(1 min) and Brian(2 min) cross thebridge. 17 5. English:Approached using speechand understanding 6. 10How many words do youneed to know in order tounderstand 25% of what native English speakerssay and write? 7. TheOxford English Corpus(OEC) is a collection of texts(books, newspapers, magazines,base form of speeches etc.)Lemma = A lemma is the blogs, emails, a word; forthat showsthe lemma climb includes the differentexample how the English language is used in real situations.It keeps track of all the words native English speakers use inspeaking & writing. It tells us the andclimbedword forms climbs,climbing, number of words thatEnglish speakers currently use. 8. Laggard - a person or thing that doesnot keep up with othersEndobenthic (english)- Living withinthe sediment of a lake or sea floor;infauna. Also called endobionticPomology - the branch of botany thatstudies the cultivation of fruit. 9. Think of the 90% level.According to this chart, you only need to know10 Native speakers what native words to understand 25% of use justspeakers say and write.You 7000 words for understand 50%need to know 100 words to 90% ofof what native speakers say & write, and 1000 what they 75% of and words usedwords to understand say all the writein common, every day English. 10. Todays PuzzleYou are driving in your car it is a two-seater sports car. You pass a bus stop andsee three people standing there waiting forthe bus: 11. Beforewho looks as if she is about to1. An old ladyyou tell me what aand is in urgentand decideThink need of medical attention.die silly game this is and wonderwhy we arent learning2. An old friend who once saved your life. yourman (or woman) knowanswer that for manyEnglish, you should3. The perfect youyearsmust been dreaming of meetingyou have explain whatthis was used by amultinational company aschoicetheir job interviewpart ofyou make (in Who do you offer a ride to good it poses anprocess English) knowing that there can only be one ethical/moral dilemmapassenger in your car? 12. The winning candidate outof 200 applicants- gave thisanswer:I would stop, give the carkeys to my friend andask him to give the oldlady a lift to the nearesthospital I wouldremain at the bus stopwith the person of mydreams 13. Look at thepicture tellme what ahomophoneis 14. Some common Homophones 15. What parallels can you draw between the farmer described in this advert and the life of a Christian disciple? 16. PoorListeningHabits 17. What bad listening habitshave you picked up overthe years?Judgmental listening jumping to conclusionsabout the speakerSelective listening onlyhearing what you want tohear. 18. Impatient listening finishing other peoplessentences, interrupting themEgocentric listening thinking about what youll sayas others are talkingPatronizing listening pretending to listen, but reallyoff in your own world.Stubborn listening listening, but not open-yourmind is already made up. 19. Can you relate to any ofthese common pitfalls?Your ability to movepast them will have aprofound impact onyour relationships, yourability to communicateeffectively in Englishand also youreffectiveness inleadership. 20. Commonly mispronounced words 21. Learning to ListenIf you want to becomea great listener, youllneed to work on twothings:- Showing empathy- Asking goodquestions 22. Show Empathyempathy - [Gk. empatheia]The action of understanding,being aware of, beingsensitiveexperiencing the feelings,thoughts, and experience ofanother without having thefeelings, thoughts, andexperience fully explained 23. Empathy is aboutentering into anotherpersons situation.It involvesunderstanding howothers feel andshowing that yougenuinely care. 24. Good listeners aregreat at this. Theymight;- Nod- Show concern in theirfaces- Give an occasionalhmmm,- Display real interestin what youre saying. 25. When we listenempathetically to others,they tend to becomereceptive to what we haveto say in return. They seethat were not focused onadvancing our agenda orwinning theconversation. 26. Empathy Role Play in pairs, for the whole classWe (the whole class) shall- Two playsbe commenting on your in the of English and also use first you have todemonstrate a lack of care, even your ability to showanger with the person concernedempathy and listen well to in the second you have to showanother personempathy towards them1. Person A whos pet rabbit hasjust died person B is comfortingthem 27. 2. Person A has forgotten to do theirassignment for Richard person B istrying to encourage them that it willnot be too bad when they tell him3. Person A has a bad stomachache (from eating too many chilies person B is comforting them 28. People dontcare how much you know untilthey know howmuch you care.Do the people you listen to knowhow much you care about them?Do they share openly with you? 29. You have just met afamous person andwant to keep theirattention whilst otherpeople are competing totake them away fromyou.Name your chosenperson and give threequestions you mightask them to ensure theystay and talk to you. 30. Pronouncing the th sound 31. Ask Good QuestionsWhich doctor would youprefer?One who barges through thedoor and immediately begintrying to sell you the latestand greatest drug on themarket?One who asks questions first then gives a diagnosis 32. Any good doctor knows thatyou never give a prescriptionwithout first making adiagnosis.Doctors take the time to lookinto your eyes, listen to yourheartbeat, ask where it hurts,etc.Then they draw a conclusion,make a diagnosis and giveyou a prescription. 33. Have you learned topoke and prod (like adoctor examining you)during yourconversations withothers? Or, do you makeassumptions and jumpto conclusions? 34. Many Christians (esp.leaders) believe theyresupposed to haveanswers, not questions.Asking good questionsdoesnt make you weak;good questions help youconnect with people andunderstand where theyrereally coming from. Its asign of strength. 35. Are you a good listener?Attitudes 5 = Almost Always3 = Occasionally 1 = Almost Never an opinion or general feeling about something 36. 1 Do you like to listento other people talk?2 Do you encourageother people to talk?3 Do you listen, even ifyou do not like theperson who istalking? 37. 4 Do you listen equallywell whether theperson is man orwoman, black orwhite, young or old?5 Do you listen equallywell to friend,acquaintance andstranger? 38. Actions 5 = Almost Always3 = Occasionally 1 = Almost NeverWhen talking or listening to someone... 39. When talking or listeningto someone......6. Do you put what youhave been doing out ofsight and out of mind?7. Do you look at thespeaker?8. Do you try to ignorethe distractions aroundyou? 40. When talking or listening to someone...9. Do you smile, nod your head and otherwise encourage the speaker to talk?10. Do you think about what is being said? 41. Comprehension5 = Almost Always 3 = Occasionally1 = Almost NeverTo grasp of the meaning of something 42. 11 Do you try to understand what the speaker means?12 Do you try to understand why the speaker is trying to communicate13 Do you let the speaker finish what they are trying to say? 43. 14 If the speaker hesitates do you encourage him to go on?15 Do you restate what is said to check your understanding? 44. Evaluation 5 = Almost Always3 = Occasionally 1 = Almost NeverThe act of considering or examining something in order to judge its value, quality, importance, extent, orcondition 45. 16 Do you withholdjudgment aboutideas until thespeaker hasfinished?17 Do you listen,regardless of themanner ofspeaking andchoice of thewords? 46. 18 Do you listen, even though youanticipate what the speaker is goingto say?19 Do you question the speaker in orderto get a full explanation of ideas?20 Do you ask the speaker to definetechnical or unfamiliar words heuses? 47. Scoring Guide Less than 50 Do you pay attention to anyone?Is it worth including you in a team? 48. 50-70Danger exists of losing contact with people. Youneed to work a little harderand pay attention to areashighlighted 49. Over 70You are a good listener.One challenge would be to let your partner or a closefriend complete the formfor you - how do you scorethen? 50. Look at thepicture tellme what ahomonym is 51. The key to understanding the humour in this cartoonis the word spirit. Spirit is an example of ahomonym: a word which has the same spelling anda pronunciation as another word, but with a differentmeaning. In this case, spirit can mean a ghost-likespirit or a hard type of alcohol, for example,whiskey or vodka. 52. Some common Homonyms 53. 7 openings on your head only 1for speech! 54. GETTING PERSONALThink about your own listening ability. On a scale of one to ten (ten being the strongest), how would you rate yourselfas a listener? If you are really brave, havea friend fill it out for you!I display empathy and show genuine interest in others.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 55. My body language shows attentiveness.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I seek to understand before being understood. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 56. I ask relevant questions and engage in others thoughts.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I am open; I avoid judging others or interrupting them. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10