Question | Answer |
CLB 9 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand complex multistep directions and
instructions for familiar procedures. | Follow Revenue Canada’s
telephone instructions on how
to complete a financial report
or a tax form properly. |
CLB 9 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand main intent and some implied meanings in complex communication between speakers with varying roles and relationships. | Listen to a manager talking about company lay-offs to predict what will happen. |
CLB 9 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand complex and extended communication intended to influence, persuade or
inform significant decisions (such as proposals, suggestions or recommendations for
solving problems). | Listen to a conversation between
several colleagues in which advice
is given to summarize the nature
of the advice. |
CLB 9 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand complex, extended discussions between several speakers; extensive lectures or presentations. | Listen to a podcast for
academic or work-related
information to decide whether to
research the issue further. |
CLB 10 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand complex communication to identify attitudes,emotions, motivations and intentions. | Listen to a manager handling
a customer complaint to
identify moods, attitudes and
intentions. |
CLB 10 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand complex multistep directions and instructions
for less-familiar procedures in some urgent or demanding situations. | Follow complex, multistep
instructions for creating and
conducting a survey for a
research study. |
CLB 10 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand content, values and assumptions in communication intended to influence or persuade. | Listen to evaluate an academic
argument in which the speaker tries
to persuade the audience with evidence from research. |
CLB 10 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand complex expository or argumentative exchanges or discussions between
several speakers; extensive lectures or presentations. | As part of a hiring committee,
evaluate the interviews of
4 candidates for an entry-level position. Select the best person for the job. |
CLB 11 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand propositionally and linguistically complex
communication between diverse speakers to resolve
conflicts, build consensus and negotiate compromise. | Listen and respond to a
classmate or a colleague's
accusations about not
contributing to a team
assignment. |
CLB 11 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand complex multistep directions and instructions
for unfamiliar procedures in urgent or demanding situations. | Follow multistep instructions
to resolve a complex
engineering problem from a
technical support worker on
the phone. |
CLB 11 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand the nuances and subtleties of communication intended to influence or
persuade across a broad variety of general interest, academic and technical topics in
own field. | Listen to a radio discussion about a
current event to decide whether all
sides of the discussion have been
presented and which position is best
supported. |
CLB 11 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand complex, detailed and specialized discussions between several speakers; complex, detailed and extensive lectures or presentations. | Listen to a series of proposals from
staff concerning the need to modernize a company’s approach to summarize the information and inform the CEO. |
CLB 12 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand the nuances and subtleties of propositionally
and linguistically complex communication between diverse speakers | Listen to a parliamentary or legislative proceeding and its related media commentaries to identify examples of sarcasm, criticism and disrespect. |
CLB 12 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand and evaluate detailed, extensive oral instructions in a broad range of situations. | Listen to evaluate a workplace instructional video (such as a training video on a complex work-related procedure) for logical accuracy and clarity, and to provide suggestions for improvement. |
CLB 12 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to understand the nuances and subtleties of communication intended to influence or persuade across a wide range of contexts, whether familiar or unfamiliar,including academic, workplace and community. | Listen to an all-candidates’ debate
during an election campaign to analyze
and evaluate arguments presented by each candidate and determine which candidate to vote for. |
CLB 12 (Listening)
Successful students will be able to critically evaluate complex, detailed and specialized discussions, interviews or
formal debates, complex, detailed and extensive lectures or presentations. | Evaluate the points of speeches and
debates of political candidates during an election campaign to make choices as a voter. |