iBT TOEFL Listening

Chapter 1: Identifying the Main Idea (1)

1: Losing Weight

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Part 1: (1)
(1) Do I ever need to lose weight! I couldn't believe the scales when I got on them this
morning. I weigh 10 kilos more than I did last year.
Note-Taking
* Weigh 10 kilos more than last year
Key Words & Expressions
* lose weight: (opp.) gain weight
* scale: a device for weighing things or people
!!! got on them them scales . ()
get on.
!!! weigh () ,
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!!! weigh way ,
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(2) I have gained a lot of weight myself since starting university. But, I think we are too
young to diet. Exercise is the key.
Note-Taking
* Gained weight / Exercise-key
Key Words & Expressions
* too A to B: A B
* gain weight: / lost weight:

(3) I think you have to eat the right food and exercise. The Atkins diet really controls what
you eat, but my parents lost a ton of weight on it. I'm thinking about going on it.

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Note-Taking
* Atkin diet controls food
* parents-lost weight
Key Words & Expressions
* Atkins diet: ()

(4) Yes, you lose weight, but eating junk food and fast food like I have been doing is also
not good for the heart. Diet impacts the body in lots of ways. Sugar is also very bad. I have
noticed it impacts my moods. The trouble is, it seems to take a lot of will power to diet. I
just love chocolate. I could eat chocolate bars all day long, but the energy they give me
seems to be short lived. I wish I could diet. I started watching what I ate after I gained the
first five kilos, but instead of losing that 5 kilos I gained another five. My self-discipline is
awful. // Just exercise more. Almost all the people at the gym are slim and look fit.
Note-Taking
* Diet impacts the body.
* Take will power to diet
* Watching what I ate after 5kg / another 5
* Self-discipline-awful
* People at the gym-slim and fit
Key Words & Expressions
* impact: have an influence on
* fit: healthy and strong
* self-discipline: the ability to make yourself do things you know you should do even
when you do not want to
!!! sugar, chocolate .
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Part 2: (2)
(5) We need to start thinking about when we get older. My grandmother has osteoporosis, a
really humped back, and her doctor said it was because she didn't get enough calcium
when she was young.
Note-Taking
* grandmother- osteoporosis / not enough calcium
Key Words & Expressions
* osteoporosis: a disease which causes the bones to weaken and become easily broken
!!! humped back ed .

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(6) Maybe I will start to worry more after Im in my thirties, right now Im going to eat what I
enjoy and exercise.
Note-Taking
* eat and exercise / the right food for the heart
Key Words & Expressions
*maybe: it may be, it is possible

(7) I like sport drinks for energy. Also I get energy bars that taste like chocolate. And, I take
a multivitamin/mineral supplement every day. Having enough iron in your body is especially
important for women like you. Supplements are not expensive, and they give you what you
need. It's a lot quicker and easier to take a supplement then to stand over the stove
cooking a full meal.
Note-Taking
* Like sports drinks , energy bars, multivitamin/mineral supplements every day
* Supplements-cheap/quicker and easier than cooking
Key Words & Expressions
*supplement: something which is added to something else in order to improve it or
complete it

(8) As I said, diets are very hard to stick to, but sometimes you just have to bite the bullet
and set up a proper diet. I have an appointment next week with the college dieticianhe will
draw me up a daily diet and tell me what to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days
a week. I don't think I will have trouble following it for breakfast and lunch, but midafternoon I just can't stop snacking. Also, I like to eat before I go to bed, which I know isn't
good for you.
Note-Taking
* Diets hard to stick to
* Cant stop snacking
* Eat before bed
Key Words & Expressions
* stick to: follow
* bite the bullet: force yourself to do something unpleasant or difficult
!!! bite the bullet ( ) .
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!!! snack (a light meal often taken quickly)

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Part 3:
Now get ready to answer the questions. You may use your notes to help you answer.
1. What is the man's main idea about diets?
(A) Diets are unnecessary but exercise and proper nutritional supplements are important.
(B) Neither the Atkins Diet nor nutritional supplements are necessary.
(C) Exercise is really important and supplements and diets are not useful.
(D) Both the Atkins Diet and exercise are important.
: But, I think we are too young to diet. Exercise is the key.

2. What does the woman think about diets mainly?

(A) Dieting is an easier way to stay fit than exercising.
(B) Exercise and nutritional supplements are also important part when it comes to diets.
(C) Diets are necessary because they help you lose weight.
(D) Diets are better than exercise and supplements can be quite helpful.
: The Atkins diet really controls what you eat, but my parents lost a ton of weight
on it. I'm thinking about going on it.

3. What is the mans main opinion of supplements?

(A) They are not as effective as eating the right kinds of foods.
(B) Supplements cost too much for students to afford.
(C) Supplements are available in almost any supermarket and drugstore.
(D) Taking supplements is more convenient than cooking a full meal.
: It's a lot quicker and easier to take a supplement then to stand over the stove
cooking a full meal.

4. What is the main reason that the woman finds it so hard to lose weight?
(A) She is very careful about the fat content of the food she eats.
(B) She is not as self-disciplined as she needs to be.
(C) She cant stand sweet foods, like chocolate.
(D) The school cafeteria only serves healthy meals to the students.
: My self-discipline is awful.

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