Module 4 – Unit 3: Listening Task 
Interview with an HIV-AIDS Public Health Expert
Think About It What are the barriers to improving care for people with HIV-AIDS?
You will hear an interview with a public health expert about HIV-AIDS and take notes in different parts of the chart below for each listening.
First Listening
Listen to the interview. Write one main point the public health expert makes in each “Main Point” row below. Write key words only.
1. What are the most important areas for improvement of HIV care? |
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Main Point: |
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Signal Words |
Notes |
a. the first challenge b. c. |
Improve the systems of care and coordinate care |
2. What is the gap between the care that you often see for people with HIV and the care that they should be getting? What does good care look like? |
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Main Point: |
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Signal Words |
Notes |
a. |
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3. What are the possibilities in the area of self-management? |
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Main Point: |
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Signal Words |
Notes |
a. b. c. |
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4. What are the barriers to making improvements? |
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Main Point: |
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Signal Words |
Notes |
a. |
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Second Listening
When giving formal lectures or speeches, speakers often signal to the listener that they are going to give them important information. One way that speakers do this is to use signal words like:
The most important…
The biggest…
The first…
The second…
The best…
There are several…
Listen for the signal words the speaker uses and list them in the chart for each question.
Third Listening
Listen again to the information you hear that comes after the signal words. Take notes in the chart. You do not need to write complete sentences. Then try summarizing the speaker’s main points in your own words.
Do you agree with the speaker’s ideas?