(professor) That's right, John. And where's McMurdo (man) No, that's not all.

that's not all. The exam's not just on

located? Chapter 9 in the textbook. It's also on
(John) McMurdo is on an island in the eastern Chapters 10 and 1I.
part of Antarctica. (woman) So it's on a lot more than I thought. ... I
(professor) That's right, too, John. It's close to Mount have a lot of studying to do.
Erebus, which is Antarctica's most active
volcano Now, let's ask someone other I. WHY DOES THE WOMAN WANT TO TALK WITH
than John Pat, you seem to know THE MAN?
what you're talking about. How would 2. WHAT IS COVERED ON THE EXAM?
you describe the base at McMurdo, Pat?
PASSAGE TWO
(Pat) McMurdo is the largest American base in
Antarctica. During the summer months, Page 105
there are over a thousand people living Questions 3 and 4. Listen as a student consults
there, and it looks like a regular town. with a professor. The conversation is about a reading
assignment.
7. WHAT IS THE LECTURE MAINLY ABOUT?
8. WHAT IS STATED ABOUT THE RELATIVE SIZES (student) I have a question about the reading
OF THE CONTINENTS? assignment you gave in today's class.
9. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE PASSAGE. THEN (professor) Yes, what's your question?
ANSWER THE QUESTION. (student) I believe you said that we were supposed
(professor) How many American bases are there on to read some articles.
Antarctica? John? (professor) That's right.
(John) Uh, ... I'm not sure Let me think (studellt) You listed some articles on the board, and
about that for a minute . we're supposed to finish reading all of the
(professor) Just look at the map, John You can articles that you listed on the board. You
just count the number of bases. listed seven of them.
(John) Oh, I see. Thel'e are three bases. (professor) Yes, that's right, too.
(professor) Very good, John. But it did take you a (student) And did you also say that we're supposed
while. to finish reading all of the articles, all
HOW DOES THE PROFESSOR SEEM TO FEEL seven articles, by this coming Monday?
ABOUT JOHN'S RESPONSE? (professor) No, not by this coming Monday. It's way
too much reading for one weekend. No,
10. WHEN WOULD SOMEONE BE MOST LIKELY TO
I said to finish them by a week from
GET INTO AMUNDSEN-SCOTT?
Monday, by Monday the tenth.
I 1. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE PASSAGE. THEN (student) Oh, I'm glad I asked. I thought you
ANSWER THE QUESTION.
said this coming Monday. It's too much
(professor) Now, let's ask someone other than reading for one weekend.
John .... Pat, you seem to know what (professor) It certainly is. That's why you have more
you're talking about. than a week to read all of it.
WHAT DOES THE PROFESSOR MEAN WHEN HE
SAYS THIS? 3. WHY DOES THE STUDENT GO TO SEE THE
12. HOW COULD EACH OF THESE BE DESCRIBED? PROFESSOR?
4. WHAT IS THE STUDENT MAINLY CONFUSED
ABOUT?
LISTENING EXERCISE 1
PASSAGE THREE
PASSAGE ONE Page 106
Page 104 Questions 5 and 6. Listen to a lecture in an astronomy
Questions 1 and 2. Listen as two students have a class. The lecture is on sunspots.
conversation. The conversation is on an exam. (professor) Today, I'm going to talk about our Sun.
(woman) Mark, do you have a minute? I need to ask You should understand this material
you a question. clearly because it's going to be on the
(man) Sure. What's your question? exam on Friday.
(woman) It's about the exam. The Sun has a number of dark-colored
(man) Which exam? The one we just took in math and irregularly shaped patches called
class? sunspots. The number of sunspots doesn't
(woman) No, not the math exam we just took. My remain the same. The number of sunspots
question's about the exam we're going to increases and then decreases in a regular
have in English class. pattern. This regular pattern of increasing
(man) Oh, that exam. The one we're having next and decreasing numbers of sunspots is
Wednesday. called the sunspot cycle. The sunspot
(woman) That's right. ... Do you know what's on cycle occurs every eleven years.
the exam? I know it's on Chapter 9 in the
Sunspots appear dark because they're
textbook, but is that all?
cooler than the surface of the Sun around
them. Sunspots are approximately five
thousand degrees cooler than the rest of

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 (professor) That's right, John. And where's McMurdo (man) No, that's not all. The exam's not just on
located? Chapter 9 in the textbook. It's also on
(John) McMurdo is on an island in the eastern Chapters 10 and 1I.
part of Antarctica. (woman) So it's on a lot more than I thought. ... I
(professor) That's right, too, John. It's close to Mount have a lot of studying to do.
Erebus, which is Antarctica's most active
volcano Now, let's ask someone other I. WHY DOES THE WOMAN WANT TO TALK WITH
than John Pat, you seem to know THE MAN?
what you're talking about. How would 2. WHAT IS COVERED ON THE EXAM?
you describe the base at McMurdo, Pat?
PASSAGE TWO
(Pat) McMurdo is the largest American base in
Antarctica. During the summer months, Page 105
there are over a thousand people living Questions 3 and 4. Listen as a student consults
there, and it looks like a regular town. with a professor. The conversation is about a reading
assignment.
7. WHAT IS THE LECTURE MAINLY ABOUT?
8. WHAT IS STATED ABOUT THE RELATIVE SIZES (student) I have a question about the reading
OF THE CONTINENTS? assignment you gave in today's class.
9. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE PASSAGE. THEN (professor) Yes, what's your question?
ANSWER THE QUESTION. (student) I believe you said that we were supposed
(professor) How many American bases are there on to read some articles.
Antarctica? John? (professor) That's right.
(John) Uh, ... I'm not sure Let me think (studellt) You listed some articles on the board, and
about that for a minute . we're supposed to finish reading all of the
(professor) Just look at the map, John You can articles that you listed on the board. You
just count the number of bases. listed seven of them.
(John) Oh, I see. Thel'e are three bases. (professor) Yes, that's right, too.
(professor) Very good, John. But it did take you a (student) And did you also say that we're supposed
while. to finish reading all of the articles, all
HOW DOES THE PROFESSOR SEEM TO FEEL seven articles, by this coming Monday?
ABOUT JOHN'S RESPONSE? (professor) No, not by this coming Monday. It's way
too much reading for one weekend. No,
10. WHEN WOULD SOMEONE BE MOST LIKELY TO
I said to finish them by a week from
GET INTO AMUNDSEN-SCOTT?
Monday, by Monday the tenth.
I 1. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE PASSAGE. THEN (student) Oh, I'm glad I asked. I thought you
ANSWER THE QUESTION.
said this coming Monday. It's too much
(professor) Now, let's ask someone other than reading for one weekend.
John .... Pat, you seem to know what (professor) It certainly is. That's why you have more
you're talking about. than a week to read all of it.
WHAT DOES THE PROFESSOR MEAN WHEN HE
SAYS THIS? 3. WHY DOES THE STUDENT GO TO SEE THE
12. HOW COULD EACH OF THESE BE DESCRIBED? PROFESSOR?
4. WHAT IS THE STUDENT MAINLY CONFUSED
ABOUT?
LISTENING EXERCISE 1
PASSAGE THREE
PASSAGE ONE Page 106
Page 104 Questions 5 and 6. Listen to a lecture in an astronomy
Questions 1 and 2. Listen as two students have a class. The lecture is on sunspots.
conversation. The conversation is on an exam. (professor) Today, I'm going to talk about our Sun.
(woman) Mark, do you have a minute? I need to ask You should understand this material
you a question. clearly because it's going to be on the
(man) Sure. What's your question? exam on Friday.
(woman) It's about the exam. The Sun has a number of dark-colored
(man) Which exam? The one we just took in math and irregularly shaped patches called
class? sunspots. The number of sunspots doesn't
(woman) No, not the math exam we just took. My remain the same. The number of sunspots
question's about the exam we're going to increases and then decreases in a regular
have in English class. pattern. This regular pattern of increasing
(man) Oh, that exam. The one we're having next and decreasing numbers of sunspots is
Wednesday. called the sunspot cycle. The sunspot
(woman) That's right. ... Do you know what's on cycle occurs every eleven years.
the exam? I know it's on Chapter 9 in the
Sunspots appear dark because they're
textbook, but is that all?
cooler than the surface of the Sun around
them. Sunspots are approximately five
thousand degrees cooler than the rest of

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 the surface of the Sun, which averages the Rocky Mountains are huge mountains
temperatures of ten thousand degrees. and not small hills.
There are very strong magnetic fields that The caves in Carlsbad Caverns extend for
cause the sunspots to remain cooler than miles, and it isn't possible to count the
the rest of the surface of the Sun. caves because there are so many of them.
Is all of this clear to you? You should ask Many of the caves haven't been explored
questions if it isn't clear ... because you yet because there are just so many caves.
will need to show me that you know it on The largest of the caves is called the
Friday. Big Room. The Big Room is as long as
ten football fields and is as high as a
5. WHY IS THE PROFESSOR DISCUSSING THIS twenty-story building. Picture ten football
MATERIAL? fields, and picture a building with twenty
6. WHAT IS THE TALK MAINLY ABOUT? stories. That's how large the Big Room is,
and that's a pretty big cave.
LISTENING EXERCISE 2 5. IN WHICH STATE IS CARLSBAD CAVERNS
LOCATED?
PASSAGE ONE
6. IN WHICH PART OF THE STATE IS CARLSBAD
Page 110 CAVERNS LOCATED?
Questions 1 through 4. Listen as two students have a 7. HOW LONG AGO WAS CARLSBAD CAVERNS
conversation. The conversation is about a recital. FORMED?
(woman) What is that you're carrying? 8. WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CAVES
(man) It's a tuba. IN CARLSBAD CAVERNS?
(woman) A tuba? 9. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LARGEST CAVE?
(man) It's a musical instrument. 10. WHAT IS STATED ABOUT THE LARGEST CAVE?
(woman) I know. You play the tuba?
(man) Yes. That's why I'm carrying a tuba around. PASSAGE THREE
I'm going to the Music Building. Page 112
(woman) That makes sense. Are you going to the Questions 11 through 16. Listen to a discussion in a
Music Building to practice? zoology class. The discussion is on the grouper.
(man) No, I'm not going to the Music Building
(professor) The next type of fish we need to discuss
to practice. I'm going there because I'm
is the grouper. What type of fish is a
playing in a recital.
grouper? Does it live in rivers, in lakes, or
(woman) You're in a recital this afternoon?
in the ocean? Mark?
(man) Yeah, it starts in about an hour and a half.
(Mark) The grouper lives in the ocean. It
You should come.
generally lives close to the shore. It
(woman) The recital is over in the Music Building?
doesn't live out in the deep part of the
(man) Yes, it is.
ocean, away from the shore.
(woman) Will it last very long?
(professor) And what does the grouper look like?
(man) Only about a half hour.
Ellen?
(woman) I can take a half hour off from studying. I'll
(Ellen) It's easy to recognize the grouper from the
be there.
shape of its mouth.
(man) You'll enjoy the recital. I'm sure.
(professor) And what does its mouth look like?
I. WHAT IS THE MAN DOING DURING THE (Ellen) It has a very large mouth. Its mouth is
CONVERSATION? huge in relation to the rest of the fish.
2. WHY IS THE MAN GOING TO THE MUSIC (professor) And why does it need such a large
BUILDING? mouth? Sam?
3. WHAT DOES THE MAN SAY ABOUT THE (Sam) It needs a large mouth because it feeds on
RECITAL? other fish. It swallows other fish whole.
4. WHAT IS THE WOMAN GOING TO DO? It needs a large mouth to swallow other
fish.
PASSAGE TWO (professor) Now, you should have read something
Page 111 about male and female grouper fish.
Questions 5 through 10. Listen to a lecture in a What's unusual about male and female
geography class. The lecture is on the Carlsbad Caverns. grouper fish? Mark?
(Mark) What's unusual about male and female
(professor) Today, I'll be talking about Carlsbad grouper fish is that all grouper fish are
Caverns. Are any of you familiar with born as females.
Carlsbad Caverns? ... Well, Carlsbad (professor) Exactly. When grouper fish are born,
Caverns is a huge series of caves. This they're all females. Then what happens to
huge series of caves is in the state of New them? Ellen?
Mexico. It's located in the southeastern (Ellen) Later, as grouper fish age, they change
corner of New Mexico. This extremely from female to male.
large maze of caves was formed 200
million years ago when the Rocky
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 (Sam) So all groupers are females when they're new home. The London Bridge is now far
born, and they change to males when from its original home, on a lake in the
they're older? southwest United States.
(professor) That's exactly right. It's quite unusual,
isn't it? ... Now, for something exciting. I. WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF THE LECTURE?
We're going to be watching a film .... 2. WHAT DOES THE PROFESSOR MAINLY DISCUSS
Does that sound good? ... But I hope ABOUT THE BRIDGE?
you're not expecting a comedy, or a love 3. WHY DOES THE PROFESSOR DISCUSS THIS
story, or a musical. ... We're going to TOPIC?
be watching a documentary on ... you 4. HOW MANY ARCHES DOES THE LONDON
guessed it ... grouper fish. BRIDGE HAVE?
5. WHEN WAS THE LONDON BRIDGE ORIGINALLY
II. WHAT IS A GROUPER? BUILT?
12. WHERE DO GROUPERS LIVE? 6. WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT THE BUILDING OF THE
13. WHAT PART OF THE GROUPER IS LARGER IN ORIGINAL LONDON BRIDGE?
RELATION TO THE REST OF THE BODY? 7. WHY WAS THE LONDON BRIDGE REPLACED?
14. WHAT DOES A GROUPER EAT? 8. HOW MUCH MONEY WAS PAID FOR THE
15. WHAT IS STATED ABOUT THE GROUPER? BRIDGE?
16. WHAT ARE THE STUDENTS GOING TO DO NEXT? 9. WHERE IS THE LONDON BRIDGE LOCATED
TODAY?

LISTENING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1 and 2)

LISTENING EXERCISE 3
Page 113
Questions I through 9. Listen to a lecture in an PASSAGE ONE
architecture class. The professor is talking about the Page 119
London Bridge. Questions I and 2. Listen as two students have a
(professor) 0 Today, we're going to talk about the conversation. The conversation is about a professOl"s
London Bridge. The London Bridge is grading.
covered in your text, on page 122 (one (woman) I think it's so unfair!
hundred twenty-two). I'm going to talk a (man) Uh ... what do you mean? What's unfair?
little about this topic today, and you can (woman) Professor Kim's grading. The way he's
also read about it in your text. going to give grades in our economics
There is something important that you class.
need to understand about the London (man) But he said that grades would be based
Bridge. The London Bridge isn't actually on the final exam. That doesn't sound so
in London anymore, but it used to be unfair to me.
there. (woman) How can you say that? Grades shouldn't be
based just on the final exam. Grades should
a You can see the London Bridge when
also be based on things like attendance,
it was in London. The bridge crossed the
participation, and effort .... that sort of
Thames River, which is in the middle of
stuff.
London. The London Bridge is made of
(man) But the professor is saying that all he cares
granite, and it's an arch bridge; you can
about is the grade on the final exam, and I
see the five curved arches in the bridge.
think that's just fine.
The London Bridge was built in the first
half of the nineteenth century. When it I. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE PASSAGE. THEN
was built, it was a very difficult project. ANSWER THE QUESTION.
It took 800 men seven years to build the (woman) I think it's so unfair!
bridge. (man) Uh ... what do you mean? What's unfair?
€» In 1968, the city of London decided WHY DOES THE MAN SAY THIS:
that it needed a new bridge. The London (man) Vh ... what do you mean?
Bridge was too narrow; a wider bridge 2. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE PASSAGE. THEN
with six lanes was needed. The city didn't ANSWER THE QUESTION.
tear the bridge down and throw it away. (man) But he said that grades would be based
Instead, the city found a buyer and sold on the final exam. That doesn't sound so
the bridge. unfair to me.
o Here's the bridge in its new home. Do (woman) How can you say that?
you know where this is? It's Lake Havasu WHAT DOES THE WOMAN MEAN WHEN SHE
in Arizona. The company that bought the SAYS THIS:
London Bridge paid a lot of money for it. (woman) How can you say that?
The company paid two and a half million
dollars for the London Bridge. Then the
company took the bridge apart stone by
stone, put it into crates, transported it
across the Atlantic, and rebuilt it in its

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 (Sam) So all groupers are females when they're new home. The London Bridge is now far
born, and they change to males when from its original home, on a lake in the
they're older? southwest United States.
(professor) That's exactly right. It's quite unusual,
isn't it? ... Now, for something exciting. I. WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF THE LECTURE?
We're going to be watching a film .... 2. WHAT DOES THE PROFESSOR MAINLY DISCUSS
Does that sound good? ... But I hope ABOUT THE BRIDGE?
you're not expecting a comedy, or a love 3. WHY DOES THE PROFESSOR DISCUSS THIS
story, or a musical. ... We're going to TOPIC?
be watching a documentary on ... you 4. HOW MANY ARCHES DOES THE LONDON
guessed it ... grouper fish. BRIDGE HAVE?
5. WHEN WAS THE LONDON BRIDGE ORIGINALLY
II. WHAT IS A GROUPER? BUILT?
12. WHERE DO GROUPERS LIVE? 6. WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT THE BUILDING OF THE
13. WHAT PART OF THE GROUPER IS LARGER IN ORIGINAL LONDON BRIDGE?
RELATION TO THE REST OF THE BODY? 7. WHY WAS THE LONDON BRIDGE REPLACED?
14. WHAT DOES A GROUPER EAT? 8. HOW MUCH MONEY WAS PAID FOR THE
15. WHAT IS STATED ABOUT THE GROUPER? BRIDGE?
16. WHAT ARE THE STUDENTS GOING TO DO NEXT? 9. WHERE IS THE LONDON BRIDGE LOCATED
TODAY?

LISTENING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1 and 2)

LISTENING EXERCISE 3
Page 113
Questions I through 9. Listen to a lecture in an PASSAGE ONE
architecture class. The professor is talking about the Page 119
London Bridge. Questions I and 2. Listen as two students have a
(professor) 0 Today, we're going to talk about the conversation. The conversation is about a professOl"s
London Bridge. The London Bridge is grading.
covered in your text, on page 122 (one (woman) I think it's so unfair!
hundred twenty-two). I'm going to talk a (man) Uh ... what do you mean? What's unfair?
little about this topic today, and you can (woman) Professor Kim's grading. The way he's
also read about it in your text. going to give grades in our economics
There is something important that you class.
need to understand about the London (man) But he said that grades would be based
Bridge. The London Bridge isn't actually on the final exam. That doesn't sound so
in London anymore, but it used to be unfair to me.
there. (woman) How can you say that? Grades shouldn't be
based just on the final exam. Grades should
a You can see the London Bridge when
also be based on things like attendance,
it was in London. The bridge crossed the
participation, and effort .... that sort of
Thames River, which is in the middle of
stuff.
London. The London Bridge is made of
(man) But the professor is saying that all he cares
granite, and it's an arch bridge; you can
about is the grade on the final exam, and I
see the five curved arches in the bridge.
think that's just fine.
The London Bridge was built in the first
half of the nineteenth century. When it I. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE PASSAGE. THEN
was built, it was a very difficult project. ANSWER THE QUESTION.
It took 800 men seven years to build the (woman) I think it's so unfair!
bridge. (man) Uh ... what do you mean? What's unfair?
€» In 1968, the city of London decided WHY DOES THE MAN SAY THIS:
that it needed a new bridge. The London (man) Vh ... what do you mean?
Bridge was too narrow; a wider bridge 2. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE PASSAGE. THEN
with six lanes was needed. The city didn't ANSWER THE QUESTION.
tear the bridge down and throw it away. (man) But he said that grades would be based
Instead, the city found a buyer and sold on the final exam. That doesn't sound so
the bridge. unfair to me.
o Here's the bridge in its new home. Do (woman) How can you say that?
you know where this is? It's Lake Havasu WHAT DOES THE WOMAN MEAN WHEN SHE
in Arizona. The company that bought the SAYS THIS:
London Bridge paid a lot of money for it. (woman) How can you say that?
The company paid two and a half million
dollars for the London Bridge. Then the
company took the bridge apart stone by
stone, put it into crates, transported it
across the Atlantic, and rebuilt it in its

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