Why does the student visit the professor?. Unit 2 | Listening for Main Purpose ‘Why does the student visit the professor?. © Practice with Conversations Why does the student visit t
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Unit 1 | Listening for Main ideas
1, What is the main idea of the lecture?
®] How to write plays
‘The life of William Shakespeare
©) Life in Stratford-Upon-Avon in the tate sixteenth century
©) The hardships of London theater fe
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2 Why is there a discrepancy with some of
the facts of William Shakespeare's life?
(®) No one tiked William Shakespeare during his ietime
“BD Shakespeare wrote his plays under a pseudonym,
©) Records, such as Wilfiam’s birth certificate, were either not kept or lost
'D) The theater world is secretive and
mysterious
.3 Listen again to part of the lecture Then
answer the question § )
Why do scholars speculate that William
‘Shakespeare had a variety of jobs in between the years 1585-18927
®) He immediately moved to London
‘There is evidence in books that Shakespeare was a gardener
© Shakespeare's plays feature an in-
depth knowiedge of a variety of jobs
1D) In 1592, Shakespeare took up sailing
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4 Listen again to part of the lecture Then answer the question
‘What does the professor mean when he
says this? ()
® Nobody knows anything about Shakespeare
® There are many mysterious things
‘about Shakespeare
® Shakespeare was better than any
‘other writer
(6) Moet of Shakespeare's work is difficult
to understand |
‘5, Why'does the professor mention the |
‘bubonic plague? |
® To explain why Shakespeare had
‘enough time to write so many plays B) To account for the subject matter of The Comedy of Errors
© To give the reason as to why l
‘Shakespeare purchased New Place
® To explain why Shakespeare wroie poetry during that time
6, During which of the following time periods did Shakespeare write each of
‘these plays? |
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IH Listen to the definitions, and fillin the blanks Then choose the correct word (`) GXEB
1 This is a build-up of yellowish, sticky that occurs ‘on our teeth
2 This is a naturally occurring — — thatis generally grown in “
3 This ie form of drama that incorporates and
4 This is a system of found in a
5 This is a form of that became popular during the
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= Introduction
In order to understand the purpose of the listening passage, you must be able to recognize the
reason why various topics are discussed or mentioned This type of question often occurs in | conversations rather than lectures Just like main idea questions, the speakers may provide
this information at the beginning of the passage, or it may be imparted during the course of the |
passage If the iter is the case, then you must be able to generalize or determine the information
= Question Types
1 Why does the student visit the professor?
2 Why doss the student visit the registrar's office?
3 Why does the professor ask to see the student?
4, Why does the protessor explain X?
= Useful Tips
+ Understand the reason for having the lecture or conversation
* Listen very carefully to the ends of conversations
* Determine the purpose by recognizing the solution to the problem
+ Avoid choosing answers that are either irrelevant to the passage or were not covered during the
‘entire course ot the passage
‘= Avoid nonspecific answers that are too general
* Make good use of your notes
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Unit 2 | Listening for Main Purpose
‘Why does the student visit the professor?
“<@®) To inquire as to Professor Smith's whereabouts
‘To ask about some different graduate schools
< © To.request a favor from the professor
| @ To submit a letter of recommendation to the
The answer tothe above question is (C) The resson the student vised the prolessor i that he wate Or rele to wrt some laters of recommendation for hin, so hee asking the olessor (ora favor |
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Why does the student visit the professor?
® She is upset with her grade in history class
® She wants more information about the final examination,
© She is thinking about withdrawing from his course
® She would ike to rewrite her paper
How do HIT tutors help the undergraduate students?
‘They summarize the textbooks and give information on exams
®© They provide reports for the students
© They do the projects for the students
® They teach them in advance
What is the likely outcome of this conversation?
B® The student will drop the course
> The student will give up her parttime job
© The student will stay enrolled in the class
© The student will become an HIT tutor
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Unit:2 | Listening for Main Purpose
4, Listen to the conversation, and fill in the blanks to complete the conversation notes
5 Complete the following summary with the words given below
AA student told her professor that she was thinking of '” from his history
‘course because she had a part-time job, she didn’t have enough time to study, and the textbook
contained ® to read The professor told her that it would be a shame it she
‘dropped out of the course because she had already completed five weeks and had done well on
the assignments He also told her not to worry about failing the course The student replied that
" ‘about failing but that her concem was to
attain a high grade The professor ther told her about the history tutoring program He said that
the tutors were graduate students who could probably do a good job of ©
_ Upon hearing this news, the student ®' ‘and told the professor that she would check out the History Department's website as soon as she got back to her computer
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[BB Listen to part of a conversation between a student and a manager QD
1 Why does the student meet with the cafeteria manager?
@® To complain about the food in the cafeteria
® To apply for a job
© To request that the snack bar extend its hours (® To get permission to study in the cafeteria late in the evening
2 According to the conversation, why does the student want to extend the snack bar's hours? Choose 2 answers
@® Students trom the dormitory like to hang out late at the snack bar
18) Students lke the food at the snack bar
‘© Wis inconvenient to go out late at night to get a snack
(®) Students want to eat more during exam week
3 What can be interred from the conversation?
B® The snack bar is a popular place
@ The unionized employees are becoming too power
‘© The snack bar has very cheap food
(®) The manager ofthe cafeteria does not lke this student
‘appreciate vl 10 be thank for» complaint} & negative comment + custodian inl eomecne hats pai to | oan busing + extend Iv} to make longer hang out o spend tine at « patiten {nl shoot of paper wit
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Unit 2 | Listening for Main Purpose
4 Listen to the conversation, and fill in the blanks to complete the conversation notes
5, Complete the following summary with the words given below
AA student visits the 0` to talk about the hours of the snack bar in the cafeteria The student said that many students enjoy hanging out and working there at night
He said that the students were © that the snack bar closed at 10:00 every day
He indicated it would be better if the snack bar stayed open until midnight The manager replied that it was necessary to close the snack bar by 10:00 to ®' „ Nho stop
working at 10:30, time to clean up He said that student employees to lean the snack bar The student then © that they keep the snack bar open during midterm exaim week and only permit the sale of © after 10:00 The
‘student also showed the manager @ petition Upon hearing the student's suggestion and seeing the petition, © 1o extend the snack bar's hours during the midterm exam
week and possibly during final exam week, too