Mosaic 1 Listening/Speaking, 4/e

Jami Hanreddy, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Elizabeth Whalley, San Francisco State University

Looking at Learning

Vocabulary

Review these words from the lecture. Choose the correct meaning of each underlined word.


1	As long as you understood the gist of the lecture, you shouldn’t worry too much about the other stuff.
		A)	main idea
		B)	small details


2	Now that Mary is a senior in college, she will have to think seriously about graduate school or finding a full-time job next year.
		A)	the last year of school
		B)	the first year of school


3	I wish he would just get to the point. I don’t understand what he really wants to say, and he’s been talking for an hour.
		A)	the end
		B)	the main message


4	I am having a hard time focusing my attention in class. Do you have any suggestions?
		A)	to concentrate; pay attention
		B)	to remember material presented


5	That doesn’t seem like a logical statement. I can think of several examples that would prove otherwise.
		A)	sensible; based on reason
		B)	convincing


6	Sometimes when I am in my chemistry lecture, my mind starts to wander. I always start thinking about food towards the end of class since it ends right around lunch time.
		A)	to think about other things
		B)	to think about the subject being discussed


7	One good listening strategy is to try to predict what the speaker is going to say about the topic.
		A)	to figure out in advance
		B)	to summarize the main points

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