2018-11-27 Pre-TOEFL: main idea questions

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Main Idea Questions
- Remember, on the real TOEFL you will not see any of the questions until after the listening passage has finished.
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Handout (Longman) - Listen to parts of conversations and discussions. Then answer the main idea questions.
1 C
2 A
3 B
4 D
5 A
6 C
7 A (C is too general - The theories are from historical meteorologists, but the general history of meteorology is not being discussed.)
8 D
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Cengage (on the board) - listen to a few excerpts from listening passages and answer the main idea questions. Why are the other answers wrong?
1 C - She wants to read political articles, but the conversation is about how to check out reserve materials.
2 B
exercise 9.2 - Do the same for a couple of lectures.
1 D
4 D
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TED-Ed videos (on YouTube) can be good practice for TOEFL listening.