TW 13

Listening for major detail

What are major details?

In order to get details

you can't let any sentence go.

There isn't any attitude-related questions, only information

So note-taking is crucial.

Nobody remembers that well.

Hope you've practiced well

Multiple Choice

According to the professor, which part of the Statue of Liberty has a gold leaf coating?

• The robe

• The torch flame

• The crown

• The stone tablet

Draw

Which sentence shows the answer?

As we have seen, or heard

Don't let any of the sentences slip away

Next, practice with a bit of my help

Take notes during listening!

Good luck

between a student and a professor

2-07

Listen to part of a conversation

Open Ended

When you go to university and live in a dormitory with three or even eight different people you've never met, what could go wrong?

Or what behaviour of your roommate's can be seen as intolerable?

Poll

If you really can't live with your ugly, upsetting, irritating, totally different roommate, what would you do?

• compromise

• change room

• escalate your verbal dissatisfaction to physical treat

• treat the person really well so that you become real friends

• My own idea and i'll send it in the chatbox

Poll

What do you think can be seen as an upheaval, (a big change that causes confusion or difficulty,) at your school?

• different classes exchanging head teachers

• students no longer sitting on the seat arranged by the teacher

• using different classroom every month

• sudden change of textbook for each subject

• switching between online and offline every other month

Open Ended

You've handed in your homework late and should be punished. What should you say so that the teacher might make an exception for you?

as much as you can

Listen and take notes

Multiple Choice

1. During the conversation, in what class did the student say he met his friend?

• Geology.

• Psychology.

• Chemistry.

• Anthropology.

Multiple Choice

2. What reason does Mr. Jones give the student for not being able to switch roommates?

• He forgot to get signed permission.

• It is the middle of a semester.

• His roommate refuses to switch.

• Mr. Jones does not like the student.

Multiple Choice

3. What is the likely outcome of this conversation?

• The student will try to convince his current roommate to be more understanding.

• The student's grades will suffer.

• The student will start studying in the library.

• The student's new roommate will be David.

as much as you can

Listen again and take notes

Fill in the Blank

A) has problem with ______

Fill in the Blank

Doesn't like roommate's ______

Open Ended

Is it going to work our between Bobby and David, the new pair? Why?

Fill in the Blank

Advisor says is ______ to change

Fill in the Blank

Student has already found ______

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Student complains that grades are ______ an con't study

Fill in the Blank

Advisor suggests studying in ______

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Advisor agrees to ______ the roommate switch

Open Ended

Is it going to work our between Bobby and David, the new pair? Why?

Between a student and a professor

2-10

Listen to part of a conversation

Open Ended

The last time when your head teacher had a conversation with you, what was it about?

Open Ended

I know you lot are all good students, but what have relatively caused you to, or what would possibly make you suffer at school?

Poll

Tick any option that you've tried to remedy

• your score at school

• friendship

• romance

• coronavirus

• losing game

Open Ended

When you study in uni, the chances are that your assignments will have to be finished within a group of 3 or 4 students.

In this situation, what could go wrong?

as much as you can

Listen and take notes

Multiple Choice

1. What is the first reason the student gives the professor for doing so poorly in his class?

• She did not receive many of the assignments.

• She is having trouble understanding the concepts.

• She has a new boyfriend and has been distracted.

• She dislikes physics.

Multiple Choice

2. What did the professor just do recently that could help the student?

• He cleaned out his office.

• He bought new textbooks for the students.

• He hired a part-time tutor.

• He cut down on the amount of homework assignments.

Multiple Choice

3. What can be inferred from the conversation?

• If you are having trouble in a class, you should tell the professor as soon as possible.

• Lab groups never work out.

• The professor's class was too difficult.

• The student should drop her physics class.

as much as you can

Listen again and take notes

Fill in the Blank

Student has problem in ______ class

Fill in the Blank

professor suggests getting ______

Fill in the Blank

Student has problem with ______

Fill in the Blank

Professor suggests ______

Open Ended

What would you do if one of your project teammates doesn't work cohesively?

in a latin class

2-13

Listen to part of a lecture

Open Ended

What are some major differences between the Chinese and European languages?

Multiple Choice

Though looking different, the characters in each line convey the same meaning.

Convey is closest in meaning to ...

• persuade

• contrast

• control

• carry

Multiple Choice

Can you distinguish the pronunciation of these pairs of words?

The word distinguish is closest in meaning to

• teach

• tell the difference

• understand

• say

Multiple Choice

Which pair show a distinct difference (very clear, noticeable difference) in pronunciation?

• beat vs book

• bot vs bought

• bet vs bat

• beat vs bit

as much as you can

Listen and take notes

Multiple Choice

1. What two consonants can sometimes be used as vowels?

• A and C.

• Y and W.

• D and T.

• X and W.

Multiple Choice

2. Why does the letter I have a long sound in the word pine?

• There is no letter S in the word.

• The P is silent.

• There is an E at the end of the word.

• I always makes a long sound.

Multiple Choice

3. What is the Etruscan alphabet?

• It is a complicated alphabet with 38 characters.

• It is another name for the Roman alphabet.

• It is an early form of the Latin alphabet with 23 characters.

• It is the most widely used alphabet in the world.

as much as you can

Listen again and take notes

Fill in the Blank

Professor discusses ______

Fill in the Blank

Also called ______

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Has ______ letters

Fill in the Blank

5 vowels - 21 ______

Fill in the Blank

Describes rules for ______

Fill in the Blank

There are both ______ and ______ to the rules

Open Ended

Why did Latin die out?

Why do we study a dead language?

Between a student and a professor

2-17

Listen to part of a conversation

as much as you can

Listen and take notes

Multiple Choice

1. According to the professor, what is one way to examine the wedding scene in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream?

• Look at another play with a wedding in it.

• Compare it to factual information about marriage traditions.

• Compare this play to others by William Shakespeare.

• Imagine if there were no wedding scene in the play.

Multiple Choice

2. What kind of play is A Midsummer Night's Dream?

• A history.

• A comedy.

• A tragedy.

• A romance.

Multiple Choice

3. Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question.

What does the character Bottom convince his friends to do?

• Watch the 1999 film version ofA Midsummer Night's Dream.

• Make wedding cakes for the other characters.

• Write an essay about Shakespeare.

• Put on a play.

Multiple Choice

4. What is the professor's attitude toward the student?

• She is very encouraging.

• She is not very helpful.

• She is somewhat aloof.

• She is rather critical.

Multiple Choice

5. Why does the professor mention Michael Hoffman?

• To name the author of a book on Shakespeare she recommends.

• To declare that his work on Athenian Law is critical.

• To criticize his interpretation of Shakespeare's works.

• To associate him with a cinematic production of a Shakespearean play.

in a geology class

2-18

Listen to part of a lecture

as much as you can

Listen and take notes

Multiple Choice

1. In what year was the construction of the Erie Canal completed?

• 1818

• 1825

• 1852

• 1925

Multiple Choice

2. What is the function of a lock in a canal system?

• It allows boats to go diagonally through the canal.

• It allows boats to go uphill and downhill.

• It is a place to dock a boat.

• It is another name for a captain on a ship.

Multiple Choice

3. Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question.

A vessel can be no wider than how many feet to pass through the Erie Canal?

• 4

• 30

• 40

• 44

Multiple Choice

4. What is the main topic of the lecture?

• The creation of the canal.

• The function of the locks in the canal.

• The importance of the canal.

• A physical description of the canal.

Multiple Choice

5. Why does the professor explain the canal's dimensions?

• To show the maximum size for any boat passing through it.

• To comment on the size of boats built in the nineteenth century.

• To explain some of the engineering feats it took to build the canal.

• To account for the fact that the canal is still being used in modern times.

Multiple Choice

6. Why does the professor mention the waterways in New York?

• To prove that the Erie Canal's construction was important.

• To prove why shipping was so important to New York.

• To explain how Lake Erie and the Hudson River are connected.

• To note how extensive the Erie Canal actually is.