Inside Listening and Speaking 1

Unit 6 Answer Key

Science

Listening

VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES

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A. Use the target words, or forms of them, to complete the paragraph.
1. guidelines
2. secure
3. sequence
4. specific
5. transfer

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B. Guidelines are official rules or advice that tell you how to do something.
With a partner, discuss what types of guidelines you might find in each of the
following situations.
1. Save the receipt, save the package
2. Go to the website, complete an application
3. Make a guest list, buy supplies
4. Put liquids in a Ziploc bag, pack light
5. Practice several times

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C. Secure is an adjective with several meanings. With a partner, match each
definition to the correct sentences.
1. c
2. a
3. b
4. c
5. a
6. b

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D. Specific means “exact” or “clear.” It is the opposite of general. Work with a
partner to decide if each example is specific (S) or general (G). Restate any
general statements to make them more specific using your own ideas.
1. G Go straight for 3.1 miles. Then turn left at the light onto Irving Street.
2. S

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3. S
4. G Some things, like hair and eye color, run in families.
5. G I like desserts, especially cheesecake and ice cream.
6. S
7. G Dogs are friendly.

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E. Complete the sequences with the next logical item.
1. April
2. Elephant
3. 80
4. Sunday
5. English 4

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F. Complete the statements about the sequences above. Use words from the
box o show the relationship.
1. numerical
2. month
3. college course
4. alphabetical
5. day

LISTEN FOR MAIN IDEAS

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Mark each sentence as T (true) or F (false). Work with a partner. Restate false
sentences to make them correct.
1. T
2. T
3. F They thought they would eat the cane beetles.
4. F They developed smaller heads.
5. T

NOTE-TAKING SKILL

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Apply A. Go online to listen to the lecture again. Put the events in time order
along the timeline. Add other dates and notes. Abbreviate the notes so they
will fit.
1935 - toads into Queensl., AU
1984 - toads reach W border of Queensl., AU
2005 - discovered W toads had longer legs

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2006 - research re: snakes in area w/ toads have smaller heads

2013 - toads enter W. AU, Kimberly region
May 2013 - gov. release cane toad app for smartphones

Speaking

VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES

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A. Use the target words, or forms of them, to complete the paragraph.
1. instruct
2. challenging
3. eliminated
4. institute
5. modifications

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B. Write each synonym below the correct target word in the chart.
challenging instructor modified eliminate guideline
demanding teacher changed cut out advice
difficult different erase instruction
hard remove rule

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C. Write the target word from the box below that works best with the phrases.
Add one phrase for each question.
Answers will vary. Possible answers below.
1. challenge; the students
2. modify; schedule
3. instruct; in mathematics
4. eliminate; waste

LISTEN FOR MAIN IDEAS

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Read the statements about the student's presentation. Work with a partner.
Choose the word that best completes each statement.
1. plants
2. resistant
3. survive
4. plowing

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5. crops

SPEAKING SKILL

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Apply A. Listen to the presentation again. What sequence words and phrases
do you hear?
1. First,
2. Next,
3. After that,
4. Then,

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Apply B. Put the sentences below in the correct order. Then, retell the
sequence of events to a partner.
5, 2, 3, 1, and 4

PRONUNCIATION SKILL

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Apply B. Make a list of what you do to stay healthy. Then note which final
sounds link with the initial sounds of the word that follows it.
I sleep eight hours every night.
I exercise three times a week.
I limit processed foods and try to cut out sweets.
I spend time with my friends.

END OF UNIT TASK

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A. Listen to the report on the wolf population of Yellowstone Park in
Montana, U.S. Take notes on a timeline using 1884 as the first date and 2013
as the last date.
2013- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed removing wolves from Endangered
Species list
2005 - Scientist published a report in Yellowstone Science that wolves were
changing elk's behavior.
1996 - First wolf pup born in Yellowstone.
1995 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service brought 15 wolves from Canada to
Yellowstone.
1987 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes bringing wolves back to Yellowstone.
1974 - U.S. government places the wolf on the Endangered Species list

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1930s - Scientists and park employees observed negative changes in the

Yellowstone ecosystem due to the wolves being removed.
1920- No more wolves live in Yellowstone year-around.
1884 - Montana passes a Wolf Bounty Law.
1800s - Wolves are common in Montana

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B. Work with a partner. Find the correct sequence of events. When did these
things happen? Ask and answer questions.
1930s - Park rangers begin to report changes in Yellowstone’s animals, plants and
streams.
1884 - Montana creates a Wolf Bounty Law
2005 - A report in Yellowstone Magazine confirms that the ecosystem is becoming
more healthy.
1995 - 15 wolves are released in Yellowstone.
1800s - Wolves are attacking farm animals
1974 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service puts wolves on the Endangered Species
list.

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