Unit 3 | Listening for Major Details Listen to the conversation, and fill in the blanks to complete the conversation notes.. [A student goes to speak to his advisor because he is unhapp
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= Introduction
In order to answer detail questions correctly, you must both understand and remember various details and tacts given in the listening passage The details asked about are often related to the
‘main idea They may be examples or may expand upon the main topic in the form of supporting statements The majority of questions asked about details are concerned with major, not minor, details
= Question Types
1 According to the professor, what is one way that X can affect Y7 2: What are X?
3 What resulted from the invention of the X2
4 According to the professor, what is the main problem with the X theory?
= Useful Tips
* Be sure to take excellent notes with regards to details Make good use of your notes on details
+ Listen very carefully to the major details, not the minor details, which are given in the passage
+ Answers to detail questions are often paraphrased sentences, not the exact words as they appeared in the passage
‘= When you are not;positive about the correct answer, look at the answer choices, and determine
‘which of them most closely resembles the miain idea of the passage
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[Listen to part of a conversation between a student and an advisor (SE
1 During the conversation, in what class did the student say he met his friend?
Geology Psychology Chemistry
) Anthropology
2 What reason does Mr Jones give the student for not being able to switch roommates?
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He forgot to get signed permission
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His roommate refuses to switch, P2 Mr Jones does not like the student,
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 ibcary
© The student's new roommate will be David
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Unit 3 | Listening for Major Details
Listen to the conversation, and fill in the blanks to complete the conversation notes
Complete the following summary with the words given below
[A student goes to speak to his advisor because he is unhappy with his "_
‘The advisor asks the student what is wrong, and the student says that he wants to change roommates because the one he is currently living with keeps a different schedule than himself,
‘The student complains that his roommate stays up late and @ ‘when he is tying to sleep This causes him to sleep ®' , 80 when he gets up in the moming to study, he is too tired The student also complains that when he wishes to have friends over, his roommate is not as understanding and tends to complain, The student says that his studies are sutfering and asks to switch roommates The advisor tells the student that he is sorry but the cotlege does not allow students to switch roommates
‘Te etudont tls his advisor hat he understands but he thinks he has found himself a perfect foommate ~ a student he met in © ‘who keeps the same schedule The advisor considers this and says he will allow the student to change roommates if he gets
® from his friend and from the other roommates agreeing to this, The advisor concludes by pointing out that difficult living situations can teach the student a lot about compromising
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‘1 What class is the student interested in taking for no credit?
Modem Theater Shakespeare
© Theater History Dance in Theater
2 Why would the professor like the stucient to wait and take her class next
‘The professor would tke her to be able to participate in class
‘The professor has no more room in his current class
© The student will lear more in next semester's class
GB) The coliege does not allow students to take classes for no‘credit
3 What can be inferred from the conversation?
CA) The student is very irresponsibie
@ The professor does not like the student
T) Major classes should be taken for credit
C The student should take at least twenty credits every semester
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Unit 3 | Listening for Major Details
‘+ Uisten 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 goes to her professor's office because she wishes to take the professor's 0°
professor tele the student that eighteen credits is already a lot of work and asks the student to wait until next semester to take the class The student says she wants to be a ©
‘and worries that she should take the class now The student asks the professor
if she can audit this semester's theater history class for no credit The professor says that she ccan although he wonders ifthe student will be okay with the fact that she to participate in the discussions during class The professor also points out that the school
consider this and decides to take the theater history class for credit the ©
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Be Listen to part of a conversation between a student and a registration clerk ©
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® Ten dollars
Why must the student hurry to the library to get his receipt?
› The library clerk has an appointment she needs to get to -8` In-person registration ends at 4:00 p.m
‘The library hates giving out receipts,
© Danie! needs o have the receipt by the maming,
Listen again to part of the conversation Then answer the question
‘What does the clerk imply when he says this? (`)
He thinks the student is lying
) He thinks the student usually returns books late tothe library
He thinks the student might be confused about the fine
) He thinks the student is confused about the location of the library
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Unit 3 | Listening for Major Details
4 Listen to the conversation, and fil in the blanks to complete the conversation notes
5 Complete the following summary with the words given below
‘A student approaches the registration clerk because he is having trouble registering online
‘Whenever the student tries to!) „ he receives a notice that he must,
‘see a clerk to proceed The registration clerk checks his computer and finds that the reason the student cannot register is that © The student tells the cierk
that he paid the fine and that the incident stands out in his mind because the woman he paid was someone he knew in his past The clerk tells the student that the only way to resolve the Issue Is to rom the library, but he °° because in-person registration
5 ‘and online registration ® fo give himself alittle more time, the student decides he will get the library receipt afer dinner and then ì
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IB Listen to part of a conversation between a student and a professor 20D
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
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
3 What can be inferred from the conversation?
@ Ifyou 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 way too difficult
5) The student should drop her physics class
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Unit 3 | Listening for Major Details
4, Listen to the conversation, and ill in the blanks to complete the conversation notes
5 Complete the following summary with the words given below
‘A physies protessor scheduled a meeting with one of his students because he was
m “ _ iniis class The professor asked his student it she could list
‘any reasons why she thought she might be having so much trouble in his class, The student
‘admitted that she was having trouble ` „ and, even though she
\was staying up late to study, she was sti’ doing poorly The professor told her that he had just hired a ® ‘who would be more than happy to help her The student then went
on to say that she was also having trouble with her °) They were leaving her to
‘do parts ofthe lab that she did not understand on her own and would then 5 with her efforts, The professor promised to switch her to a different lab group and also allowed her to hand in her ©: _ ata later date so she would have a chance to catch
upon the material