Each section is more difficult than the one before. Sections one and two—social situations—are about everyday events, such as conversations about accommodation or shopping, or short talks giving practical information for daily living. Sections three and four—-course-related situations—are about the typical situations students face in their courses of study, such as discussions with tutors or administrators and short, introductory course lectures. | itlllUH HMi ll f llutH can get textbooks from 32 and other materials from Paul Stange after this lecture Two of the readings difficult but Bender 33 Smal lusiuu i itfith r v l Both very important because help develop 34 A 7fi Course structure i fulti i l lions Main course focus is on 35 of South East Asia Influences from 36 and 37 These influences have been both 3 8 and In iiniliiltmi social The emphasis is on 39 between past influences and present cultural patterns Relation to other courses Later courses focus more on political and economic aspects of modern period This course serves as 40 to later courses How to Answer Demonstration STEP 1 OVERVIEW OF THE INSTRUCTIONS The instructions in this practice material are basically the same as for Section 3 questions 20-27 You have to answer in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS However this time you are completing a lecture sumrmry rather than a table STEP 2 READ THE QUESTIONS AND STUDY THE LECTURE SUMMARY What you can expect to hear The summary notes give you a general idea of what the whole lecture is about The skill of skim reading is very useful for overviewmg summary notes A quick reading of the notes paying attention to the way in which the summary is organised will tell you a lot about what you can expect to hear The subheadings will tell you the main points the lecture covers For this exer cise you can see that for questions 30 to 34 you are dealing with the course materials for questions 35 to 39 you will hear about the course structure and for question 40 you will hear about the relation of this course to other courses What you have to do Study the summary and note down your ideas of what the answers might be We have written a couple of possibilities in the margin for this example See what you can add to them The first thing to note is the heading at the top of the summary It tells you that the lecture is about traditions in South-East Asia What kind of traditions might they be Can you get any clues from the .
