LISTENING (10) CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST

 

CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST LISTENING (10)

 

PRACTICE WITH MAKING INFERENCES AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS Some things are not stated directly in a conversation or lecture. You have to understand the meaning through other clues within the passage. Making inferences Some questions require you to make inferences. These questions may be stated in the following ways: ·       What does the woman imply about ……..? ·       Why does the professor mention ……..? ·       What can be said about ……? Drawing conclusions Some questions require you to draw a conclusion. Through details that are expressed or through general knowledge, you need to come to a conclusion.   Exercises L18-L23 Use Exercises L18-L23 to develop your skills in understanding meanings that are not explicitly stated in conversations, discussions, and lectures. EXERCISE 18 Understanding inferences Listen to the following spoken passages. Answer Yes or No to the statement that follows each passage. START► 1 ________________________________________________ 2 ________________________________________________ 3 ________________________________________________ 4 ________________________________________________   EXERCISE L19 Drawing conclusions Listen to the passage. Choose the best answer based on the information given START► CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD MP3/AUDIO  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AUDIO SCRIPT  1 For what field might the new knowledge about polio be most useful? A Statistics B Medicine C Education D History 2 What will the man probably do as a result of this conversation? A Take the course next semester B Speak to the Spanish teacher C Sign up for Spanish D Take Italian 3 4

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