2017-11-22 TOEFL: reading inference, listening inference

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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https://www.caffeineinformer.com/the-caffeine-database
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Homework: Handout (cengage) p. 66-73 exercise 3.2 - Answer the inference questions about passages 1 to 3.
Check your answers with your partner. If you disagree, convince them your answer is correct by pointing out the places in the text that support your answer.
1 D
2 A
3 D
4 B
5 C
6 B
7 C
8 A
9 A - They thought asteroids were not of interest, so astronomers should work on other things.
10 B - “even tighter clusters” means they’re closer together than groups
11 B - The third one is the most commonly accepted today, implying the other two are no longer commonly accepted.
12 A - year + 2 letters is a temporary name, # discovered + name is the permanent name
13 D (# + name means it’s the number of the discovery)
14 A
15 C
16 B
17 A
18 A
19 D
20 C
21 B
22 A “looks like” = has a similar shape
23 D - A fountain geyser has a pool at the surface, which implies that a columnar geyser (like Old Faithful) doesn’t.
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Listening Question Types:
- detail/fact
- main idea/gist (content or purpose)
- organization
- inference
- attitude
- purpose
- function
- prediction
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BREAK
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Handout (Cengage) p. 280 - Listen to the sample lecture and take notes, then answer the question on p. 281: What does the speaker imply about moose? - B
p. 282-289 exercise 10.1 - Listen to the conversations and answer the questions. (Don’t read the questions until after you listen to the conversation.)
1 A
2 D
3 C
4 B
5 C
6 D
7 A
8 B C
9 D
10 B
11 C
12 A D
13 A
14 B
15 B D
16 D
17 D
18 D
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p. 290 exercise 10.2 - Listen to parts of discussions and lectures and take notes. Then answer the questions.
1 A C
2 B
3 C
4 B
5 A D
6 D
7 A
8 C
9 A
10 A D E
11 B
12 D