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How to Take Notes in English

Mayra Triana

Created on November 6, 2025

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How to Take Notes in English

By the end of this lesson you will be able to:

  • Identify main ideas and keywords in a text.
  • Use note-taking vocabulary.
  • Write short notes using noun phrases.

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Index of activities

grammar

Start

vocabulary

produce

Start

Start

warm-up

Start

Play a game

Warm-up

What do you see in the picture?

01:00

What is the most important thing to write down?

Time's up!
Vocabulary Instruction

Vocabulary

Notes

Keyword

Vocabulary Instruction

Vocabulary

Bullet point

Abbreviation

Vocabulary Instruction

Vocabulary

Symbol

Summary

Listening & Multiple Choice

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keyword

notes

summary

symbol

abbreviation

bullet point

  • When you listen to the teacher, it’s important to write short
so you remember the main ideas.
  • Each idea in your list should start with a to make your notes easy to read.
  • “Min” for “minute” is an example of an .

Drag and drop to fill in the blanks

keyword

notes

summary

symbol

abbreviation

bullet point

  • We often use a like “★” or “→” to show important
points or connections.
  • The most important word in a sentence is the .
  • At the end of the lesson, write a short of what you learned.

Picture & Multiple Choice

Picture & Multiple Choice

Picture & Multiple Choice

Grammar Instruction

Learn grammar

What is a noun phrase? A noun phrase is a group of words that functions as a noun within a sentence.

  • Examples:
Full sentence: The Internet helps people find information quickly.Noun phrase: Internet → quick info, easy access. Full sentence: Eating fruits and vegetables gives you energy and keeps you strong. Noun phrase: Fruits & vegetables – energy, strength.

Grammar Instruction

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Advantages of noun phrases

  • They are short and quick to write.
  • They highlight key ideas.
  • They are easy to read and review.

Tips to make noun phrases

  • Identify the main ideas
  • Choose keywords (nouns, adjectives)
  • Drop extra words (verbs, articles)
  • Use bullet points, dashes, or symbols.
Grammar Interactive

Practice your new grammar

Grammar Interactive

Practice your new grammar

Grammar Interactive

Practice your new grammar

Ask

Responses

Example

The Internet helps people find information quickly.keywords : Internet - quick info.

Identify keywords and main ideas

How to take down notes?

Use a noun phrase(no full sentence)

“Meeting at 9 o’clock.” Abbreviation: Mtg @ 9

Using short forms and abbreviations

How to make our notes shorter and simpler?

Using symbols

Grammar Interactive

Practice your new grammar

Bullet points

Jobs

Categorize

Abbreviations

Focus on main ideas

Note-taking Tools

Note-taking Tips

Avoid full sentences

Keywords

Use short forms

Time to Produce

20:00

Dialogue - Role play

Gemma: Hi Mark! Your birthday party sounds exciting! Can you tell me more? I’ll take notes. Mark: Sure! It’ll be at the park. Oh, and I’ll decorate with balloons. Then, I’ll order pizza, cake and juice — yum! Also, we’ll have games, music and face painting. Gemma: Great! So…place → park, decorations → balloons; Food → pizza, cake, juice; Activities → games, music, face painting. Mark: Yes, I can wait. I’ll invite our friends from school and family. Yay, everyone will have fun! Gemma: Perfect! Guests → friends + family. Awesome, see you there!

Time to Produce

20:00

Dialogue - Role play

Gemma: Hi Mark! Your birthday party sounds exciting! Can you tell me more? I’ll take ______. Mark: Sure! It’ll be at the ______. Oh, and I’ll decorate with ______. Then, I’ll order ______, ______ and ______ — yum! Also, we’ll have ______, ______ and ______. Gemma: Great! So…Place → ______, decorations → ______; Food → ______, ______, ______; Activities → ______, ______, ______. Mark: Yes, I can wait. I’ll invite our ______ from school and ______. Yay, everyone will have fun! Gemma: Perfect! Guests → ______. Awesome, see you there!

Wrap up

Grammar recap

05:00

Writing “Pizza, cake, juice” is a correct example of a noun phrase for notes.

Using symbols like “+” in notes can save space and show “and.”

Wrap up

Grammar recap

05:00

Notes should always be written as full sentences, like: I will eat pizza at the party.

Play a game

Finish the class

Guess the word

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Finish the class

Great work!

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