2017-10-18 TOEFL: listening detail

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: DELTA p. 98-100 exercise 1.5.B
1 A
2 D
3 B
4 B
5 D
6 A
7 A
8 C
9 C
10 D - This is the only answer choice that looks like “economic stagnation”.
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Listening Section: second section of the test
- 60-90 minutes total, 2 or 3 sets of three listening passages each (one conversation, two classroom)
- Each set has about 17 questions and you have 10 minutes of time to choose answers (this doesn’t count time when you listen to the passage or to the questions).
- You answer questions one-by-one, and you can’t go back to any earlier question.
Listening Question Types:
- detail/fact (What is true according to the listening?)
- function (What does the speaker mean when they say this?)
- main idea (content or purpose)
- purpose (Why does the speaker mention _____?)
- attitude (How does the speaker feel about _____?)
- inference (What does the professor imply about ____? What can be inferred about ____?)
- organization (How does the professor organize the talk?)
- prediction (What will the student probably do next?)
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Detail Questions ask about specific information from the listening. They will be questions about the topic of the lecture or conversation, not about the attitudes or plans of the speakers.
Listen to DELTA CD 1.5 and take notes. Then answer the questions from your notes.
1 At what decibel level does the risk of hearing loss begin? - 90dB
2 Which sounds could contribute to hearing loss? - car horn (100), rock band (125), jet engine (140)
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DELTA p. 204 gives some examples of how detail questions are phrased
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Handout (Cambridge) p. 275 exercise L13 - Read the pairs of answer choices and make sure you notice what is different between them. Then listen and choose the correct restatement of what you heard.
1 B
2 A
3 B
4 B
5 A - Some people set up relief centers to help other people (in drought-stricken areas).
6 B
7 B
8 A
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BREAK
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p. 276 exercise L14 - Listen to the passages and take notes. Then choose TWO answers to each question.
1 A C
2 B D
3 A B
4 B C
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p. 277 exercise L15 - Listen and take notes. Then choose ALL the correct answers. (There will NOT be questions like this on the TOEFL. If you have to choose multiple answers, TOEFL will always tell you how many.)
1 A B D
2 A B
3 A D
4 B C
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p.278-279 exercise L16 - Listen and take notes. Then mark “yes” or “no” for each answer choice. (This is what you might have on the TOEFL.)
1 yes yes no  yes no (The two “no” answers are part of racing, not training.)
2 no yes yes yes no
3 no no yes yes yes
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p. 280-281 exercise L17 - Organize the answer choices in the table.
1 Prisms Plates Stars
2 Antiviral Antibacterial Antibacterial
3 Refrigerator Icehouse Icebox
4 Drops Drops Drops Flow Flow
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Listening Mini-Test 2
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Listen to the discussion and take notes.
Then on the second handout (Cambridge p. 282-286) answer questions 1-4
1 yes no yes no no (The “no” answers are true statements, but they aren’t steps in the process of ozone depletion.)
2 A
3 D
4 A B
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Homework: finish the handout (the audio is at the link I sent to your email)