Listening and Speaking Unit 10

A debate: paper vs electronic dictionaries (page 100)

Directions: Listen to the audio and choose the best answer for the following questions.

1. What is the main idea of this debate? 2. It is mentioned that knowing the order of the
letters in the alphabet is especially useful for
a. Win a dictionary. a. high school students.
b. Decide what is better: paper or electronic b. all people.
dictionaries.
c. Learn how to look up words in a dictionary. c. younger learners.
d. Price differences between paper and d. teachers.
electronic dictionaries.

3. According to audio, which of the following 4. According to the audio, how long does it take to
is of great importance nowadays? look up a word in a paper dictionary?
a. Pronunciation a. 50 seconds
b. Alphabet b. 10 seconds
c. Examples c. 2 seconds
d. Speed d. 15 seconds

5. All of the following are mentioned as 6.
advantages for electronic dictionaries,
EXCEPT:
a. They are free.
b. They are small and light.
c. They are complete dictionaries.
d. They have more words than paper versions.
It is mentioned that according to experts, when
a student looks up a word on an electronic
dictionary, he usually
a. accepts the last definition.
b. never finds it.
c. gets disappointed.
d. accepts the first definition.

7. According to the audio, what does an 8. According to the audio, one problem posed by
electronic dictionary offer that a paper one electronic dictionaries is
does not?
a. Paper a. the use of collocations.
b. Context b. dependency on technology being available.
c. Pronunciation c. use of the phonetic alphabet.
d. Examples d. different pronunciations.

9. It can be inferred from the audio that 10. Where does this debate probably take place?

a. teachers don’t want to use apps. a.In a high school.

b. students don’t have paper dictionaries. b. In an elementary school.
c. younger generations are more willing to use c.In the school cafeteria.
technology.
d. teachers don’t encourage students to use d.In a theater.
dictionaries.