iBT TOEFL Listening

Chapter 3: Understanding Inferences & Attitudes (1)

7: Project on Digestion

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Part 1: (1)
(1) Hi, Ira.

Hello, Michael. I guess it is time to get started on our digestion project. It is due on
Wednesday at 4 in the afternoon.
Note-Taking
* Digestion project - due on Wednesday at 4
Key Words & Expressions
* digestion: the process whereby complex substances in food are broken down into
simpler soluble compounds by enzymes

(2) Yes, I hope to get into med school next year, so it is important I learn lots about the
digestive system. I really hope we get a good mark on this project as I am trying to keep my
first class average. As you know, it is really competitive to get into medical school.
Note-Taking
* Med school - good mark to get into medical school
Key Words & Expressions
* mark = grade
* competitive: characterized by competition
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(3) I actually hate all sciences but my program requires me to take one course in science
and I have heard this biology course is quite easy.
Note-Taking
* Science - requirement / biology-easy
Key Words & Expressions
* require: demand
!!! a required subject / an obligatory subject, a

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compulsory subject / a compulsory course .

(4) I don't know how easy it is; my sister took this course from the same instructor last year
and she said Dr. Seinfeld is a very hard marker. There are also severe penalties for handing
in projects lateso we only have 5 days left to do this. We should have started sooner.
Note-Taking
* Seinfeld - a very hard marker / penalties late / 5 days left
Key Words & Expressions
* a very hard marker: a teacher who is not giving good grades.
* severe: extreme and difficult
!!! should have p.p. .

Part 2: (2)
(5) How long do you think it will take us?

Well, once we get organized and determine which sections each of us will do, then we will
each probably have to do about four or five hours of research.
Note-Taking
* Each 4-5 hours of research / meet and consolidate the material
Key Words & Expressions
* consolidate: combine

(6) All I know about the term digestion is that, strictly speaking, it means the breakdown of
the food by enzymatic action.

Yes, there are both physical and chemical processes that reduce food to small soluble
molecules. Only small molecules can cross cell membranes and be absorbed.
Note-Taking
* Digestion breakdown of the food by enzymatic action / physical & chemical processes
/ small molecules-absorbed
Key Words & Expressions
* term: an expression
* breakdown: a process or act of dividing something into separate parts for analysis
!!! strictly speaking, frankly speaking .

(7) Do you want to research the chemical processes, Michael? I could research the physical

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processes.

That is a good idea, Ira. I'm most interested in the chemical process.
Note-Taking
* Michael - chemical processes / Ira - physical processes
Key Words & Expressions
* process: a series of stages which a product, etc passes through, resulting in the
development or transformation

(8) Okay. Where do you think I can get books on this? Do you know any good sources?

Perhaps, we should log on to the internet right nowwe should both use different sources.
Then we could go to the library before it closes.
Note-Taking
* Sources internet - library
Key Words & Expressions
* source : person, a book or other document that can be used to provide information

Part 3:
Now get ready to answer the questions. You may use your notes to help you answer.
1. What can be inferred about the woman?
(A) She took the biology course because she thought it was an easy course.
(B) She is quite interested in science.
(C) She does not know about the physical process of digestion but knows the chemical
process quite well.
(D) She knows a lot about digestion.
: I actually hate all sciences but my program requires me to take one course in
science and I have heard this biology course is quite easy.

2. What can be inferred about the man?

(A) He took the biology course because he heard that the course was easy.
(B) He wants a good mark from the biology class because he wants to get into medical
school.
(C) He is more interested in the physical process of digestion than the chemical process.
(D) He is more worried about the French exam than the biology course.
: Yes, I hope to get into med school next year, so it is important I learn lots about

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the digestive system.

3. Why are they going to log on to the internet?

(A) To find common books that they can work from
(B) To find out the library's closing time
(C) To find information on the French exam
(D) To find different materials for each person to use
: Perhaps, we should log on to the internet right nowwe should both use
different sources.

4. Why did Michael agree to do the research on the chemical process of digestion?
(A) Because hes interested in that aspect of digestion
(B) Because he lives closer to the library
(C) Because it is the easier assignment
(D) Because he already has most of the research materials at home
: That is a good idea, Ira. I'm most interested in the chemical process.

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