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lof23 What is this conversation mainly about? © The student’s grade in her geology class
© The topic of a research paper that the student must write © Aclass assignment that the student did not hand in © The reason the student did not attend class
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Listen again to part of the conversation GP Then answer the question
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2 of 23 What can be inferred about the student? ©) She has never attended the professor's class © She is not sure what course the professor teaches © She is not sure that the professor knows who she is © She is not certain that the professor’s name is Dixon 3of23 What assumption does the professor make about the student?
© That she got up too late to attend his class yesterday © That she missed class because she had to go to the airport © That she is coming to his office to apologize for missing class © That she is unhappy about the research paper assignment
4of23 How did the student first get information about the topic she wants to write about?
© From a magazine article ©) From the Internet ©) From the professor © From a television show
5 of23 What is the professor’s attitude towards the topic that the student wants to write about?
© He does not think it is a proper topic for a research paper
© He thinks it might be a good topic if the student researches it carefully © He believes students should not write about theories that have not
been proved
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6of23 What does the professor say about the word taiga?
© Itis no longer commonly used
© It refers only to certain forests in Russia © It was recently invented by biologists
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© To explain why he finds the taiga a less interesting biome than tropical rain forest
© To emphasize that this sub-zone is far less varied than tropical rain forest © To explain to students why he is talking about the taiga today, not in
a few days
© To try to encourage students to find out more about different types of biomes
The professor discussed three sub-zones of the taiga Match each sub-zone with its characteristic
A Open forest B Closed forest C Mixed forest
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When discussing needle-leaf trees, which of these adaptations to cold weather does the professor mention?
CL Their thick bark L] Their dark green color L] Their deep root system L] Their conical shape
Ll The fact that they are “evergreen”
What characteristic do all of the predators of the taiga have in common? © They all migrate during the winter
© They all have thick, warm fur © They all turn white in the winter © They all hibernate in the winter
What does the professor imply about moose?
© They are more dangerous to humans than predators © They have almost vanished from the taiga
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Harvard University School of Business begins to use the case method Columbia University Law School begins to use the case method Chinese philosophers use a similar method
Harvard University School of Law begins to use the case method
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13 of 23 What does Professor Speed say about exhibits?
©) They are the center of every case
© They consist of ten to twenty pages of text describing a business situation ©) They are generally obtained from the Internet
© They consist of statistical information about a company
14of23 What does the professor mean when he says this? @)
© He wants to know if the class can answer his question
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© She studied law by using the case study method © She disagrees with the professor's opinion of cases
160f23 In this lecture, the professor describes the process of the case study method
Indicate whether each of the following is a step in the process Analyze the business situation and exhibits Role-play Run a computer simulation Give a presentation and write a report Visit a real business and attend a meeting 17 0f23 Which ofthe following reasons does the professor give for using the case study method?
C1 It builds a spirit of cooperation and teamwork among students C1 It allows students to study more than one discipline at the same time LC] It enables students to design and write their own cases
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How does the speaker introduce the topic of Venus?
©) By comparing Venus with the eight other planets
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L] That it was not a single object but two objects L] That it was actually much colder than the earth L] That it had two moons, Phosphorus and Hesperus L] That a superior form of life lived under its clouds
200f23 In this presentation, the speaker discusses some similarities between Earth and
Venus and some of the differences between the two planets Indicate which of the following is a similarity and which is a difference Their ages The directions in which they spin around their axes Their atmospheric pressures The presence of volcanoes Their sizes
21 0f23 Which of the following is NOT true about the length of a day on Venus?
©) It is longer than an Earth day © It is longer than an Earth year © It is longer than a Venus year © It is longer than a day on Jupiter
22 0f23 In what order were these space probes sent to Venus? A Mariner 2 B Magellan C Venus Pioneer 2 D Venera 4 1 PO N
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After each conversation or lecture in the Listening Section, there is a set of ques- tions The first question of each set is often a main-topic question or a main- purpose question To answer these questions, you need to understand the whole conversation or lecture These questions can be phrased in a number of ways:
Conversations
What are these people mainly talking about? What is the main topic of this conversation? What is this conversation primarily about? Why is the man/woman talking to the professor? What is the purpose of this conversation? Lectures and Class Discussions
What is the primary topic of this lecture? What is the main point of this lecture? What is the purpose of this lecture? What is the topic of the class discussion? What is the main subject of this discussion?
What are the students and the professor discussing?
The answer to main-topic/main-purpose questions must correctly summarize
the conversation or lecture Incorrect answers have one of these characteristics:
v They are too general
They are too specific, focusing on a detail in the conversation or lecture They are incorrect according to information in the conversation or lecture
vvvyv They are not mentioned in the conversation or lecture
Although answering these questions will require an overall understanding of the conversations or lectures, the first few sentences often “set the scene” and give you a general idea of what the conversation or lecture will be about In fact, in some lectures the speaker will actually announce the main topic at the beginning of the talk:
“In our last class, we discussed , but today we're going to move on
to ”
“In this class, we're going to focus on
“Today I'd like to introduce the topic of .”
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Here is conversation from the Listening Preview Test and a main-topic question about it
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What is this conversation mainly about? ©) The student’s grade in her geology class
©) The topic of a research paper that the student must write © Aclass assignment that the student did not hand in ©) The reason that the student did not attend class
The subject of the student’s grade (choice 1) was barely mentioned in the con- versation The professor simply says that the paper will account for 30% of the stu- dent’s grade The conversation does deal with a class assignment (a research paper) but it is an assignment that the student must do in the future, not one that she did not hand in, so choice 3 is not correct The professor does mention the fact that the student did not attend class yesterday morning (choice 4), but this is only a detail in the conversation The student and professor are mainly talking about the research paper that the student must complete and about a possible topic for this
paper: predicting earthquakes by observing animals’ behavior (choice 2) , Œ q1SFT
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EXERCISE 9.1
Focus: Answering main-topic/main-purpose questions about conversations DiREcTIONs: Listen to the conversations and the main-topic/main-purpose questions about them Then mark the answer choices that correctly answer the questions You may take notes on the conversations in the space allowed in the book or on another sheet of paper As you take notes, try to decide what the main topic/main purpose of the conversation is and underline it in your notes You may use your notes to help you answer the questions
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