LISTENING (11) CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST

 

CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST LISTENING (11)

 

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 L20 Inferring reasons Listen to the passage. Then answer the question START► 1 __________________________________________________________________ 2 __________________________________________________________________ 3 __________________________________________________________________ 4 __________________________________________________________________ STOP▄ Exercise L21 Identifying attitudes Listen to conversation. Choose the answer choices that identify the speakers’ attitudes 1 The woman is 3 The woman is a critical a overworked b offended b enthusiastic The man is the man is a forgiving a welcoming b defensive b annoyed   Exercise L22 Identifying the speaker’s purpose Listen to the passage. You will then hear part of the passage repeated. Choose the answer that identifies the speaker’s purpose. START► 1 Why does the professor say this: A To find out if the students can think critically B To locate the competitive students in the class C To encourage students to oppose the premise of the question D To get the students to consider the question more deeply 2 Why does the professor say this: A To define a word that might be unfamiliar B To explain the effects of acidic by-products C To contrast two different dietary habits D To illustrate the dangers of eating carbohydrates 3 4 STOP▄ EXERCISE L23 Identifying the speaker’s meaning Listen to the conversation of lecture. Then choose the answer that identifies what the speaker means. START► 1 What does the professor mean when he say this: A He wants the student to stop wasting his time and her time and money. B He is annoyed with students who consistently miss getting their work done on time. C He is worries the missed deadline is a symptom of the student not being able to keep up. D He is certain that the woman is too far behind to catch up and should drop the course. 2 What is the man doing when he says this: A He is showing the woman his excitement on getting the information. B He is telling the woman that he thinks she is teasing him. C He is letting the woman know that he considers what she said to be untrue. D He is asking for confirmation about his understanding of what the woman said. 3 4 STOP▄

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