Inside Listening and Speaking 1

Unit 8 Answer Key

Neuroscience

Listening

VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES

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A. Use the target words, or forms of them, to complete the Word Form Chart.
Noun: computer, computation, confirmation, denial
Verb: compute, confirm, deny, specify, confirmed
Adjective: computable, computerized, confirmed, deniable, specifiable
Adverb: fundamentally, undeniably

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B. Use the target words, or forms of them, to complete the paragraph.
1. fundamental
2. confirm
3. specify
4. undeniable
5. computerized
6. unspecified
7. confirmation

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C. For each of the following items, match the topic with what you need to
specify.
1. c
2. b
3. e
4. d
5. a
6. f

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D. To deny is to say something is false, to refuse to accept something, or to
refuse permission. To confirm is to say that something is true. Work with a
partner. Read each quote below. Is the person confirming or denying? Write C
(confirm) or D (deny).
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. D

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5. D
6. C

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E. Fundamental means “important or basic.” Check (✓) which of the following
is fundamental to you in an English class? Then tell a partner.
Answers will vary. Possible answers below.
the time
the classroom
✓the instructor’s teaching style
✓the textbook
✓the topics
the other students
✓the amount of discussion
the teacher’s education

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. MRIs measure the amount of oxygen in the blood in the brain.
4. T
5. F Researchers can tell what you are currently looking at.

LISTENING SKILL

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Apply A. Go online to listen to the radio report again. Circle the signal words
you hear.
1. stands for, refers to, are, which is

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Apply B. Listen to the radio report again. Match each word or phrase to its
definition.
1. d
2. b
3. c
4. a

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Speaking

VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES

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A. Look at the groups of words. For each group, write the target word that has
a similar meaning.
1. volume
2. encounter
3. evaluate
4. odd
5. constant

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B. Use the target words, or forms of them, to complete the paragraph.
1. evaluated
2. volume
3. odd
4. encountered
5. constant

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C. Select the phrase in the second column that best completes each sentence.
1. b
2. a
3. c

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D. Some words have more than one definition. For the target words below,
match the dictionary definitions on the left with the example sentences on
the right.
odd(adjective)
1. d
2. c
3. a
4. b
volume(noun)
1. c
2. b
3. a

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LISTEN FOR MAIN IDEAS

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Read the questions about the video. Work with a partner to ask and answer
these questions.
1. They help us use our visual inspection memory.
2. It represents the colors of the rainbow; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and
violet.
3. The brain can hold visual memories or verbal ones.
4. They are either replaced with newer memories or are moved to the neocortex for long-
term storage.

PRSENTATION SKILL

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Apply A. Watch the presentation again. Complete the outline by putting the
statements below in the correct order.
i Main point 1
b Supporting detail
j Supporting detail
d Main point 2
g Supporting detail
e Supporting detail
a Main point 3
c Supporting detail
h Supporting detail
f Supporting detail

PRONUNCIATION SKILL

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Apply A. Go online to listen to the examples of phrasal verbs. Insert linking
marks below the sounds that should be linked.
1. ask around
2. bring up
3. check out
4. figure out
5. grow up
6. look over

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