Practice note talking

Task 1:

1. Highlight the information you think you need to take notes on.
2. Compare and discuss with a partner.
3. Take notes on the key information.
4. Use your notes to write one paragraph summary of the text.

3. Notes about Canada’s Employment Insurance program

1.Why need to unemployment insurance.
2. Positive and negative aspects of an unemployment insurance program.
3. Entry into the law of the unemployment insurance program.
4. In which cases workers are eligible for benefits.

4. One paragraph summary of the text.

During Great Depression (1929 - 1939) many Canadians were unable to provide for their families.
To avoid this in further Canadian Government has developed a program. It's called Unemployment Insurance program. Act came into effect in 1941. In 1971, the program began to cover maternity and sickness benefits. In 1996, the program changed its name to Employment Insurance (EI).Currently eligibility of workers benefits depends on how long workers have been employed and what type of work they have been doing also workers can receive the benefits when they caring for a someone. In addition EI places an emphasis on skills training. 

Task 2:

Listen to this presentation and answer the following questions.

1. How many parts are in the talk?
2. Write the main topics that the presentation will address. Take notes on key information.
3. Write headings for your notes.
4. Compare your notes with two of your peers and discuss the strategies you used (listening for key words, using abbreviations, using a chart).
5.  List all the new vocabulary that you have picked from the presentation and use them in sentences of your own.

Notes

1. We will focus on a comparison of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
2. Geographical location and the difference in climate.
3. Economy and natural resources.
4. Populations growth and ethnic diversity.

New new vocabulary

1. may wonder
2. prairie provinces
3. proximity
4. features
5. landlocked
6. significant