Unit One-Active Listening Improving Active listening 10 Main reasons for failure to remember what has been heard a. Insufficient attention is paid to the speaker b. Unfamiliarity with the topic under discussion C. Incompetence in the foreign language/languages 10. How to improve active listening: a. Enlarge background knowledge b. Ask WH questions before listening C. Listen to the main ideas of the speechUnit One-Active Listening • Improving Active Listening  l Main reasons for failure to remember what has been heard: a. Insufficient attention is paid to the speaker. b. Unfamiliarity with the topic under discussion. c. Incompetence in the foreign language/languages  l How to improve active listening: • a. Enlarge background knowledge. • b. Ask WH questions before listening. • c. Listen to the main ideas of the speech