* Drawing a conclusion based on the main points of a lecture or a conversation ® Recognizing how intonation or stress indicates implied information or opinions ® Inferring what is like
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‘Necessary Skills
® Quessing the implied meaning of a sentence or phrase -
Making a generalization from what is said
* Drawing a conclusion based on the main points of a lecture or a conversation
® Recognizing how intonation or stress indicates implied information or opinions
® Inferring what is likely to happen from what a speaker says
Example Questions
Some inference questions will not appear during the test You will only hear them,
® Listen again to part of the conversation, Then answer the question
You will: hear a few lines of the lecture or conversation again,
© What does the professor imply when she says this:
You will hear part.or one line of the previous excerpt again
The following types of inference questions may appear during the test: -
What will the professor likely discuss next?
What will the student probably do next?
Strategies
@ Try to guess the implied meaning of the given information The correct answer
pace of what is said The same sentence can express different meanings when
— Example: Oh, you've never heard of that (I may need to explain more than
Oh, you've never heard of that? (I'm surprised that you've never
ỹ ® Pay attention to the last part of a conversation For example, if a speaker
zi agrees with the other speaker's suggestion at the end, we can infer that the
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Philosophy
Listen to a lecture in a philosophy class Fill in the diagram with the information that you
Key Vocabulary customary: traditional; habitual attribute: a quality that something has
opposition: a strong disagreement; a thing, idea, or
person that shows the opposite view
Axiom 2: ) Key Point:
Axiom 3: — >} Key Point:
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(B) it was about finding happiness change
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‘ 2 What does the professor imply about the (D) The identities of chairs and desks are”
(A) It is accurate in some cases
(B) lt came prior to Objectivism
(C) ft applies in real world cases -
(D) It is scientifically incorrect
Fill in the blanks to complete the summary
The lecture is about a philosophy calted Objectivism The professor discusses three
-_, which describe the Objectivist belief about reality The first is the Primacy of , which says that there is an objective _. _ that exists aside
from consciousness The second axiom is the Law of _ which says that ;
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Linguistics
Listen to a lecture in a linguistics class Fill in the diagram with the information that you
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Key Vocabulary
dismiss: to decide something i is not worth considering
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from different cultures perceive the world?
(A) It is dependant on the shape of their tongues
(B) It may be influenced by grammatical structure
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The lecture is about the Sapir-Whorf theory of linguistic The theory
not include tenses, may have affected how the people who spoke that language conceived
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“ (A) She expected the stuclents to be (B) It is unaffected by language or culture
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“ (B) She wanted a student to explain the 3 What does the professor imply about
(D) She thought the students would be (C) It helped support the theory of
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(D) It came about from studying language :
2 ‘What can be inferred about how people alone
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` Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor Fill in the diagram with the
information that you hear
Key Vocabulary synonymously: having the same meaning" * | : ¬ - sensible tational thought a and argument, sufficient: as muelf as i is ïeeded - - ‘ _ vague: unclear Ỹ ‘
precedent: a past event that can be used at a later time
‘ag an example for a similar decision or to justify
asimilar action
Aspect: Solution:
: | 1 What does the professor imply when she (C) He thought the other parts were more
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(B) She does not want to talk to the student had asked
(C) She is annoyed by the student's visit
2 What does the student imply about his (A) The student thought it was bad )
support of the precedents? ( B) The student rushed to finish it
(A) He thinks the professor unfairly (C) It was for a business class
dismissed them (D) it received a failing grade
(B) He did not have as much time to write that part
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professor tells the student that he has to be more _ The professor also says
that the student must be careful about his — Finally, the professor tells the student how to adequately his ideas
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_ with the information that you hear
Key Vocabulary ater: to provide food for ‘an event
‘egister: to:put on an-official record PE SEES»
evlew board: a group that considers decistoris to be: made ~-
Listen to a conversation between a student and a university employee Fill in the diagram
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1;,What does the employee imply about the
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(A) He is not interested in it,
(B) It only meets every other Thursday
(C) He knows someone in it ,
(D) itis not well known on campus
2 What can be inferred about the benefits of
being a recognized club?
(A) The club may receive university funding
(B) The club will be eligible for.a mailbox
{C) The club must provide its own room,
(D) The club does not require a leader
Fill in the blanks to complete the summary
student wants to reserve a room for her Club is not registered with the
have it
3 What can be inferred about the constitution?
(A) The employee has written one
(B) The review board will not approve it
{C) The juggling club does not have one
{D) It must be written by the president
The conversation takes place between a student and an employee of the university The
club, but she cannot because the- Then the employee explains the process for
becoming a organization The student must submit a and
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Chapter 7
Listen toa discussion in a geology class Fill in the diagram with the information that you
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Key Vocabulary
forewarn: to caution beforehand
composite: made Up of different parts flank: the side of something
_ network: an interconnected system b
Type 1: —» | Explanation:
(C) Lava dome volcanoes are not dangerous
(D) Cinder cones are the shortest type of
volcano
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(A) Some geologists may not use the
(B) There are more than four types of volcano
3 What can be inferred about how the types
of volcanoes are named?
(C) The professor does not like the names
(D) The names of volcanoes are misleading
2 Which of the following.can be inferred
about volcanoes?
(A) All volcanoes erupt in the same way
(B) Only active volcanoes exist in Hawaii
Fill in the blanks to complete the summary
The lecture is about four different types of
are created when violent eruptions emit lava The lava hardens into
pieces called cinders, build up around the larger and are strengthened by
(A) They come from the people who discovered the volcano
(B) It may describe how they are made of
their appearance
(C) It is mostly based on what type of lava
they are made of
(D) They are named for the place in which
“they occur
The professor explains that
Composite volcanoes are much that hardens in cracks in the side of the
are formed from within, and lava rarely escapes the volcano
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Listen to.a lecture in an art history class Fill in the diagram with the information that you
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Key Vocabulary
capltalize: to benefit from something yoy : ._ Mnextricably: unavoidably
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1 What does the professor imply when she (C) Most people do not know that he
(A) Pop art should not be dismissed as (D) He was less educated in art than
a improper, most artists
'(B) Pop art specializes in pleasing
(C) Pop art usually appeals to educated assembly line?
2 What does the professor imply about Andy (D) It was an important idea to the
(A) He began to paint at a very young age
(B) He began painting during the Pop art movement
Fill in the blanks to complete the summary
The professor discusses three ways in which Andy Warhol influenced the
influenced other artists of the movement Second, Warhol also promoted the
of artists as a way to mass produce art This was also a key idea of