Ask Ss to listen to the tape again and do Ex3 with shorthand notes. Encourage Ss to create their own shorthand signs. Teacher may say, “After listening to a long passage, you may have grasped the main idea. But you may not recall all details. So you should make notes while listening. It is not necessary to write down all that you have heard. And it is impossible, either. You can use shorthand. For example, you can use edu. for education, Chi for China, Amr for America, gov for government, S for student, E for English, T for teacher, Dr for doctor, med for medicine, com for company, and so on. There are not fixed short forms or signs. You may create your own shorthand signs so long as you can recognize them. And it is worth mentioning that even if you are using shorthand, you needn’t write down a whole sentence for notes. You can only put down some key words so that you can recall one or two sentences with their help. Taking shorthand notes is very important for interpreters. And we should also know that the better an interpreter is, the fewer notes he makes. For your reference: Time Place Events 1980s Sydney Studied med. Got to know 2 Afr frd 1990 Afr. Visited 2 Afr frd. Became frd with their fam. 1992 Afr. Visited, worked in local clinic 2m 1997 Malawi Joined MSF, Treated chd with Aids 2001 Sudan Cond challenging Now Aus. Returned 2w The future Return to Sudan 6m, return to Afr 【查看更多】
