Notes, instructions and checking
Introduced| English | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abbreviate/əˈbriːvɪeɪt/ | abbreviate |
| following instructions/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ ɪnˈstrʌkʃnz/ | following instructions |
| clarifying/ˈklærɪfaɪɪŋ/ | clarifying |
Short notes need complete meaning
- You hear a route ending with “if you reach the bridge, you have gone too far”. A note containing only “post office” loses the stopping condition.
- Record the steps and warning: “2nd exit → past bank → opposite post office; bridge = too far”. Shorter writing is useful when the action remains clear.
Choose and abbreviate
- Abbreviate 缩写 names or familiar words consistently. Keep important dates, room numbers, negatives, conditions and relationships; not every verb or preposition is unimportant.
- An arrow can show “then” or “leads to”. Decide its meaning in your notes and check that you can reconstruct the instruction later.
Which specific details should these short listening notes preserve? Choose all that apply.
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Dates, room numbers and names may be needed for the task. Record them selectively, together with important negatives and conditions, rather than copying every article and preposition.
Which symbol would you use in notes for "leads to" or "then"?
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An arrow can represent then or leads to in these notes. Keep its meaning consistent; other notation is possible in a different note system.
Keep the permission condition
- “Send the plan, then wait for approval before booking” is not “send, then book”. Writing “submit → approval → book” preserves the missing permission step.
- Separate times by their role. A submission deadline does not become a briefing start time unless the speaker actually says so.
Follow a required sequence
- Following instructions 遵循指令 means carrying out the specified actions and conditions. If the task requires one step before another, reversing them does not meet that instruction.
- Listen for “first”, “before”, “after” and “only if”. If a room is occupied and you are told to wait at the desk, another room is not automatically an authorised alternative.
If an instruction requires one step before another, reversing those steps still meets the instruction.
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A required sequence must be preserved. Listen for first, then, before, after and any permission condition.
Clarify and restate
- Clarifying 澄清 checks an uncertain detail: “Sorry, did you say fifteen or fifty?” A specific question is useful when the uncertainty is specific; a broader explanation may be needed otherwise.
- Restate both parts of an instruction: “So the report is due on Thursday and we submit it online.” Invite correction; restating alone does not prove that you understood everything.
You did not catch a number. Which is the strongest thing to say?
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One specific detail, with the two possibilities named. It is quick to answer and shows you were following.
Your teacher says the report deadline moves to Thursday and must be submitted online. Write one sentence restating that to confirm you understood.
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Example: "So the report is due on Thursday and we submit it online." Both facts, in your own words.
Short notes must keep the required action, order and condition. Ask about a missing start time rather than substituting a nearby deadline.
Instruction: “Send your own copy by Thursday at 16:00; book only after approval.” Notes: own copy → Thu16:00 submit → await approval → book. The approval condition survives.