function checkA(el,c,exp,q){
document.querySelectorAll(‘input[name=”q’+q+'”]’).forEach(function(r){r.disabled=true;});
var fb=document.getElementById(‘fb’+q);fb.style.display=’block’;
if(parseInt(el.value)===c){fb.style.background=’#c6f6d5′;fb.style.color=’#276749′;fb.innerHTML=’✓ Correct! ‘+exp;}
else{fb.style.background=’#fed7d7′;fb.style.color=’#9b2c2c’;fb.innerHTML=’✗ ‘+exp;}
}
function checkF(id,ans){
var v=document.getElementById(‘fi’+id).value.trim().toLowerCase();
var fb=document.getElementById(‘ff’+id);fb.style.display=’block’;
if(v===ans.toLowerCase()||v.replace(/s+/g,’ ‘)===ans.toLowerCase()){
fb.style.background=’#c6f6d5′;fb.style.color=’#276749’;fb.innerHTML=’✓ Correct: ‘+ans+’‘;}
else{fb.style.background=’#fed7d7′;fb.style.color=’#9b2c2c’;fb.innerHTML=’✗ Answer: ‘+ans+’‘;}
}
B2 ⏱ 5 min
✍️ Listening Skills: How to Take Notes Effectively
Working in hospitality, I listened and acted simultaneously. Effective note-taking is the same skill — trained, not inherited.
📖 The Cornell Note-Taking System
Divide your page into 3 sections:
- Right column (70%) — Main notes during listening. Use abbreviations, arrows, bullets. Don’t write sentences.
- Left column (25%) — Key questions or keywords you add after listening.
- Bottom (summary box) — 2-3 sentences summarising the main point, written after.
Useful abbreviations:
→ (leads to) ∴ (therefore) w/ (with) ≈ (approximately) eg (example) imp (important) + (and/plus) # (number)
🎧 Key Listening Strategies
- Predict before you listen: what topic, what vocabulary?
- Focus on content words: nouns, verbs, numbers. Function words (the, a, is) carry less information.
- Don’t panic at unknown words: guess from context, keep listening.
- Review immediately after: fill gaps while memory is fresh.
In Cornell notes, the summary goes:
When you hear an unknown word while listening, you should:
‘Content words’ in a lecture are most important because:
The Cornell method divides a page into notes, keywords, and a ____________.
In note-taking, ∴ is an abbreviation for ____________.
🎧 Try It Now
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