aim is to train students read selectively discarding information that is irrelevant for
this specific task. Concentrating on something specific helps the students’ Short Term
Memory process incoming information easier. In addition, listening and taking notes
integrates listening with writing and makes listening a communicative activity.
Task 5 (see appendixIII) asks students to listen to the story again in order to
put some action verbs in the order in which they appear in the story. This gives
students the chance to understand the text as a sequence of events which is a
characteristic of narrative.
Task 6 (see appendix III) elaborates on task 5. This time students listen to the
story again in order to find out who did what. By completing this they will have the
main parts of the story in note form which will help them narrate it. Listening and
note taking simulates authentic listening purposes and makes listening and interesting
and