LISTENING

SECTION
FUNCTIONS, CONTRARY MEANINGS,
IDIOMATIC LANGUAGE
 CONTENTS
TABLE OF
01 FUNCTIONS

02 CONTRARY
MEANINGS

03
IDIOMATIC
LANGUAGE
FUNCTIONS:
 Listen for Expressions of
Agreement
 Listen for expressions of
uncertainty and suggestion
 Listen for emphatic
expressions of surprise

01
Listen for expressions of
agreement

Example A. These paintings aren’t very

interesting.
(woman) : These paintings are really
fascinating! B. He isn’t fascinated by these
paintings.
(man) : Aren’t they!
C. He isn’t sure how he feels.
(narrator) : What does the man mean?
D. He finds these paintings quite
Expressions Agreement interesting.
 Positive: So do I; Me, too; I’ll say; Isn’t it; You can say that
again!
 Negative: Neither do I; I don’t either.
Practice 1

Question 1 Question 2

A. The trip would cost too much. A. He would like to see the elections for
town council.
B. She doesn’t think that a trip would be
a good idea. B. He agrees that Matt should be
elected.
C. She would like to take two trips
rather than one. C. He thinks the elections should take
place next month.
D. She would also like to take a trip.
D. He disagrees with the woman.
Practice 1

Question 3 Question 4

A. She is not sure which course she should A. The man should repeat what he said.
take.
B. The man said something foolish.
B. She’s not sure if she should take a trip
C. She thinks that the food is the best she
to France.
has ever tasted.
C. She knows that she is not ready for
D. She agrees that the food is pretty bad.
intermediate French.
D. She wants to take neither beginning nor
intermediate French.
Listen for expressions of
uncertainty and suggestion

Example A. She’s not completely sure

when they are leaving.
(man) : Do you know what time
they’re leaving for the city? B. They are returning from the
city at about 4:00.
(woman) : They have to leave at four
o’clock, don’t they? C. She knows when they are
leaving.
(narrator) : What does the woman mean?
D. She doesn’t have any idea
Examples of expressions:
 Uncertainty: isn’t it (as a question tag); as far as I know;
when they are leaving.
as far as I can tell
 Suggestion: Why not?; Let’s...
Practice 2

Question 1 Question 2
A. He’s sure about which chapters they A. The man should take the pie out.
are to read.
B. The man should try something else.
B. He thinks he knows what the
assignment is. C. The man shouldn’t try cherry pie.

C. He has to tell her how far she should D. The man should feel sorry.
go.
D. The professor told them to read the
chapters after the exam.
Practice 2

Question 3 Question 4
A. He knows the movie starts at 8:00. A. Not doing the dishes now.
B. He is not quite sure when the movie B. Leaving the house with the dishes.
begins.
C. Leaving later so that they can do the
C. He thinks the start of the movie has dishes now.
been changed.
D. Washing the dishes before they leave.
D. He will start the movie himself at
8:00.
Listen for emphatic expressions
of surprise

Example A. The woman was a good skier.

(woman) : Would you like to go skiing this B. The woman was going skiing
weekend? this weekend.
(man) : So you can ski! C. The woman did not know
how to ski.
(narrator) : What had the man assumed?
D. The woman did not intend to
go skiing.
Examples of expressions:
 Then, he is here! = I thought he was not here.
 Then, he has gone there. = I thought he had not gone there
Listen for emphatic expressions
of surprise

A. The woman was a good skier.

B. The woman was going skiing
this weekend.
C. The woman did not know
how to ski.
D. The woman did not intend to
go skiing.
Practice 3

Question 1 Question 2
A. Greg always comes to parties. A. The woman always rode her motorcycle
to school.
B. Greg would come to the party later.
B. The woman was not coming to school
C. Greg was unable to attend the party. today.
D. Greg would stay at the party for only C. The woman was an expert motorcycle
a moment. rider.
D. The woman did not know how to ride a
motorcycle.
Practice 3

Question 3 Question 4
A. The man was not a very good cook. A. The woman had run more than three
miles.
B. The man never invited friends over
for dinner. B. The woman always got lots of exercise.
C. The man would never invite him over C. The woman ran for three hours in the
for dinner. morning.
D. The man was an excellent cook. D. The woman had not gotten much
exercise.
CONTRARY
MEANINGS :
 Listen for wishes
 Listen for untrue conditions

02
Listen for Wishes
Listen for Wishes

Example
(woman) : Do you think we’ll be able to A. The sky is not very cloudy.
have the picnic today!
B. The sky yesterday was
(man) : I wish the sky weren’t so cloudier than it is today.
cloudy!
C. The sky is too cloudy.
(narrator) : What does the man mean?
D. The sky is rather clear.
Examples of expressions:
 I wish I had time to help = no time to help
 I wish he had been at home = was not at home
Practice 4

Question 1 Question 2
A. He arrived early at the auditorium. A. He’d like to work on his social skills at
the game.
B. He got one of the best seats in the
auditorium. B. He wishes he could work on his term
paper for sociology.
C. He was not early enough to get a seat
from the front. C. He can’t attend the game because of his
schoolwork.
D. He prefers sitting at the baack.
D. Sociology is less important to him than
football this weekend.
Practice 4

Question 3 Question 4
A. She is not working too many hours A. The department did not change the
next week. requirements.
B. She doesn’t have enough hours next B. She likes the new requirements.
week.
C. She changed her apartment just before
C. She is working too many hours next graduation.
week.
D. She does not like the changes that the
D. She likes working so much. department made.
Listen for untrue conditions
Listen for untrue conditions

Example
(Woman) : The flight must have taken A. It arrived early.
longer than usual.
B. It was unusually short.
(man) : Had the flight left on time,
we would not have arrived so C. It left on time.
late.
D. It departed late.
(narrator) : What does the man say
about the flight?
Practice 5

Question 1 Question 2
A. He has a dog. A. They knew they had to prepare for the
exam.
B. He doesn’t pay attention to dogs.
B. They didn’t prepare for the exam.
C. He wishes he had a dog.
C. As soon as they knew about the exam,
D. Dogs do not need much attention. they began to prepare for it.
D. They knew that the preparation for the
exam would take a lot of time.
IDIOMATIC
LANGUAGE :
 Listen for two- and three-part
verbs
 Listen for idioms

03
Listen for two and three-part
verbs

Example
A. Reapply for his driver’s
(Woman) : I need to take the written test to license.
renew my driver’s license!
B. Sweep around the lawn.
(man) : Then, you’ll have to brush up on
C. Learn the laws for the first
the laws!
time.
(narrator) : What does the man need to do?
D. Review the information that
will be on the test.
Examples of expressions:
 The meeting is called off by the director = cancel
 We’ve run out of soap = no more soap
Practice 6

Question 1 Question 2
A. Phone their neighbors. A. The course is becoming more
interesting.
B. Call to their neighbors over the fence.
B. The course used to be more interesting.
C. Help the neighbors move in.
C. The course is about the same as it was.
D. Visit their neighbors.
D. He’s not as bored in the class as the
woman.
Listen for Idioms

Example A. The president dropped his

pen.
(woman) : What was it like while the
president was giving his speech? B. The audience was very quiet.
(man) : You could hear a pin drop! C. The speech contained several
puns.
(narrator) : What does the man mean?
D. The president discussed
dropping a bomb.
Examples of expressions:
 Burning the candle at both ends = doing too much
 A piece of cake = easy
Practice 7

Question 1 Question 2
A. They are taking a boat trip together. A. She is taller than the others.
B. The six chapters are all about the B. She put her science project on top of the
boat. others.
C. Everyone has to do the same thing. C. She has a really good head on her
shoulders.
D. The man will read while he’s on the
boat. D. She’s the best of them all.
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