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B: women - behind counter D: woman - pulling

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A: examining - bottle
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B: picking - basket
D: placing - item
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C: man - pushing cart

B: labels - have been D: man - writing

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B: man - cleaning glass D: woman - carrying
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C: man - wrapping shirt

gói áo sơ mi
B: woman - holding D: woman - picking - clothes
shopping bag chọn áo
7. (A) (B) (C) (D)

A: setting down a cup

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C: hanging - frame
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B: washing - glasses D: sitting down a chair
lau kính
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B: women - picking D: women - pointing menu

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bao phủ - tấm vải
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phục vụ cầm - bánh mì
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A: people - rowing - boat C: man - holding - rope

chèo thuyền cầm - dây thừng
B: man - swimming D: people - sailing - boat
chèo thuyền
1. (A) (B) (C) (D)

A: man - showing - ticket

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C: baggage - loaded

B: passenger - waiting - board D: a train - entering -

khách chờ lên máy bay station: tàu vào ga
2. (A) (B) (C) (D)

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tập hợp - bàn
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A: woman - hanging - tree

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C: people - walking

D: people - around -
B: man - playing - instrument musician: nhạc sĩ
chơi - nhạc cụ
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thang máy không hoạt động
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xếp hàng
B: sing hang - ceiling D: man - typing - shoe
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 Port 2 Questions and Responses

1
Theme Notes

Read the questions below. Mark X or ✓ in the boxes. Answer Key p.19

A Questions with an Interrogative

1.
Answers that express
uncertai nty are very co mmon.
Expect answers li ke these:
"Let me check th e schedule:'
"It's bee n here all day:'
"I'm not sure:'
Who/Whose/Whom
Listen for a name, position title, or pronouns (/, someone, etc.) in the answer. Don't
confuse who's and whose.
Who is our new manager going to be?
0 I think it will be Mr. Smith.
D He is a good manager.

2. What/Which

Watch the noun after what. What time/What day means "when;' so look for dates and
times. Similarly, other nouns that follow what indicate what kind of thing to listen for. If
you hear What do, look for opinions or details about a certain item.

Pay attention to the noun after which . Look for phrases like the one ... or similar
phrasing in the answers.

What floor is the human resources department on?

D I think the 3'd floor.

D At 3 o'clock.

3. Where
The answers need not be full
sentences. Listen for ph rases Listen for a place.
with prepositi ons.

"In Room 102:' Where is the new branch located?

"On the 5'" floor:'
"At the Harting Hotel :' D I've been told it will be in Australia.
"In Spain :'
D We have many new branches opening.

4. When
Pay attent ion t o the tense for
when question s. Test writers Listen for a time, date, or day of the week. Also listen for time phrases (soon, later, etc.).
often use t he wrong tense to
confuse li steners. Remember
which time phrases go with
When do you expect the clients to arrive?
w hi ch t enses.
Past tense (When did .. . )
D They will arrive by train .
_, ago D They will be here soon .
Future t ense (when will .. . )
_, soon, later, in (time )

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Listen for a reason .

Why d id Mr. Jones get transferred?

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i. How can/do... ? ii. How many/much ... ?

Listen for a way or method. Listen for a number or an amount.
How do I send these packages to
How much does a new printer cost?
Germany?

• Send them by air mail.

• It's about $50.

• It's expensive to send mail.

• The printer is new.

,.... iii. How long ... ? iv. How often ... ?

Listen for a specific period of time. Listen for frequency.

How long will you be in Hong Kong? How often do you visit headquarters?

• About three weeks.

• The head office is huge.

• Maybe next time.

• I go at least once a year.

v. How was ... I How do you like... I How do you feel about. .. ?

Listen for phrases of opinion, such as,/ think, it seems, etc., as well as adjective phrases.

How do you like San Francisco?

• It's better than I imagined.

• I fee I great.

B Questions with No Interrogative

1. Be/Do vm,
Some answers to be-verb
or do-verb questions are
i. Be-verb Questions ii. Do-verb Questions
another question.
Listen for affirmative or negative Listen for yes/no, sure/of course, or A: Why was Ann not at the
information about status or situation. information about habit or action. meeting?
B: Didn't she take the day
Is this shipment ready to go out? Do you have time to look over my proposal? off?
D I still need to w rite up the invoice. D I might have time after lunch.

D Shipments are sent out every day. D I might write my proposal after lunch.

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