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Listening & Notetaking Skills, 4e, Answer Key 
Listening & Notetaking Skills 1, 4e, 
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 5  Answer Key 
yrs ; @ ; N. ; 16 ; Fr. ; gen.     
UNIT 1, Chapter 1, Napoleon,  Accuracy Check, p. 6 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 3  1. c  1. figures  2. d  2. excelled  3. d  3. fame  4. b  4. victories  5. T  5. emperor  6. F  6. controlled  7. F  7. campaign  8. T  8. deserted     
Expansion Task 1, Exercise 1, p. 7  
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 3 
1. I lived in Central Asia . I ruled a  1. b 
large empire. I am Genghis Kahn,  2. c  born in 1167 .  3. f 
2. I am Alexander the Great. I became  4. e 
ruler of my people in 334 BCE.  5. h 
3. In 1271 I traveled to China. I am  6. a 
from Italy. My name is Marco Polo.  7. d 
4. I am Suleiman the Magnificent. I  8. g 
ruled the Ottoman Empire from the    year 1520. 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A, 
5. I am from Egypt, I was a great queen  p. 4   who died at age 39 in 30 BCE.  3 N = exc math & milit sc 
6. My name brings fear to many. I was  4 @ 16 Fr. arm 
born around the year 406. In 450 I  1 N. ≠ gd stud 
conquered Gaul. I am Attila the Hun.  5 att Rus & defeated    2 N died 1821 @ 51 
Expansion Task 1, Exercise B, p. 7   
Alexander the Great became ruler in 334 
Notetaking Preparation, Ex. B, p. 4  
BCE; Great queen from Egypt died in 30  1. 1769 
BCE; Attila the Hun born 406; Attila the  2. 1785 
Hun conquered Gail in 450; Marco;  3. 1804 
Marco Polo traveled to China in 1271;  4. 1821 
Suleiman the Magnificent ruled the    Ottoman Empire from 1520.  First Listening, p. 5    5 Napoleon is all alone. 
Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 8 
3 Napoleon controls most of Europe.  1. 1790s  1 Napoleon lives in Corsica.  2. 1817  2 Napoleon becomes Emperor of  3. 1839  France.  4. 2 days  4 Napoleon attacks Russia.  5. 1866    6. 3 years 
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Listening & Notetaking Skills, 4e, Answer Key  7. 1880s 
1 Pliny the Younger went to visit  8. 1884  Pompeii.  9. 1888 
3 Eighteen thousand people escaped  10. 11 years  from Pompeii.  11. 1970s 
4 Pompeii was completely buried.     
UNIT 1, Chapter 2, Pompeii, 
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 12 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 10  ~ ; K ; beaut ; P. ; →  1. metropolitan    2. CE  Accuracy Check, p. 13  3. eruption  1. b  4. ash  2. c  5. volcanic  3. b  6. ancient  4. c  7. archaeologists  5. T  8. ruins  6. F    7. F 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 12  8. T  1. c    2. g 
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 14  3. f  Answers will vary.  4. b    5. a 
Expansion Task 1, Exercise B, p. 14  6. h  1. before  7. e  2. before  8. d  3. after    4. after 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,  5. after  p. 11   6. before 
1. boy look ↑ in sky  7. 
2. boy → fam Rom. Historian 
Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 15 
3. no time to escape ∴ ↑ buried alive    4. >2000 ppl died 
Famous Volcanoes of the World 
5. P. forgotten ~1700 yrs  Name  Location  Date of  Approximate Number  Eruption  of People Who Died    Vesuvius  Italy  79  2,000 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.    11  Cotopaxi  Ecuador  1877  1000    1. Today      Krakatoa  Indonesia  1883  36,000  2. (2 thousand) years ago      Mont Pelée  Martinique  1902  38,000  3. In the year (79 C.E.)    4. for (almost 1700 years)  Mount St.  Washington State  1980  57  Helens  (U.S.A.)  5. As (time) went by  Mount  Indonesia  1815  71,000    Tambora    First Listening, p. 12    2 Mount Vesuvius erupted.   
5 Tourists visit the ruins of Pompeii.   
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Listening & Notetaking Skills, 4e, Answer Key 
UNIT 1, Chapter 3, Steve Jobs,  1. a 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 17  2. b  1. equipment  3. c  2. founded  4. d  3. mass  5. c  4. animated  6. d  5. profitable    6. strategy 
Accuracy Check, Exercise B, p. 20  7. device 
1. Silicon Valley, California, USA  8. released 
2. A “whiz kid.” A friend who Jobs   
worked with. A founder with Jobs of 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 17  Apple Computer.  1. g 
3. He started a new computer company.  2. e 
He also went into business with a  3. a 
company called Pixar that used  4. c  computer-generated imagery.  5. d  4. The iPad.  6. b    7. h 
Expansion Task 1, p. 21  8. f.  EVENT IN COMPUTER  DATE    EVOLUTION 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,  The abacus was invented in  300  p. 18  Babylonia.  BCE  1. b 
Blaise Pascal invented the first  1642   
automatic calculator. It did not run 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise C, 
on electricity; it ran by turning gears  p. 18  and wheels  1. The next (year) 
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz designed 1673  2. By the (age of 25) 
another type of calculator. It also  ran with gears and wheels.  3. In (1995) 
Joseph-Marie Jacquard invented a  1801  4. Over the next (10 years) 
punch card that could be used for  5. (Three years) later 
weaving. This is important because    computers use code to work.  First Listening, p. 19 
Charles Babbage invented all of the 1833  3 Jobs returned to Apple. 
parts that are used in the modern  4 Jobs introduced the ipad.  computer. 
2 Jobs began working with Pixar.  Herman Hollerith invented a  Late 
1 Jobs started Apple Computer with 
calculating machine that counted  1880s  Wozniak.  and sorted information. 
5 Jobs introduced the “digital hub” 
First generation computers were  1940s  strategy. 
very large and used vacuum tubes to  run.   
Second generation computers no  1950s 
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 19 
longer use vacuum tubes. They run 
b. ; PC ; @ ; & ; 1st  on silicon chips.   
Computers became affordable and  1960s 
Accuracy Check, Exercise A, p. 20 
small enough to fit in a home. 
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Listening & Notetaking Skills, 4e, Answer Key 
Computers start to be very much  1980s  8. d 
like the modern computers that are  9. h  in use today.     
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A, 
Expansion Task 2, Exercise B, p. 21  p. 28  1. 2004  1. a  2. 2010    3. 2001 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise C,  4. 1998  p. 28  5. 2010  1. then  6. 2006  2. at this point    3. during this stage 
UNIT 1, Video, Surviving an  4. finally 
Avalanche, Vocabulary Preview,    Exercise B, p. 23  First Listening, p. 29 
1. power; for a moment; flying down 
3 Start of the roller coaster ride  2. half 
5 Summary of the roller coaster process  3. weight; fortunately 
1 The speaker’s attitude toward roller  4. bottom; showed up  coasters   
4 The role of gravity in pushing roller  Second Viewing, p. 23  coaster cars around the track  1. falling; change 
2 Description of a simple roller coaster  2. scared    3. generally 
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 29  4. path; valley 
RCs ; w/ ; = ; v. ; whls  5. slowing     
Accuracy Check, Exercise A, p. 30 
UNIT 2, Chapter 4, Roller Coasters  1. a 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 27  2. c  1. physicså  3. d  2. consists of  4. c  3. path  5. b  4. sets  6. b  5. coming off    6. gravity 
Accuracy Check, Exercise B, p. 30  7. gain 
1. One set of wheels rolls on the top of  8. slope 
the track; the other rolls on the  9. loop  bottom of the track.   
2. At the top of the first hill. 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 27 
3. On the downhills. / On the downhill  1. f  slopes. / Going down a hill.  2. c 
4. It slows down. / It loses energy.  3. b 
5. A loop. / The roller coaster car goes  4. a  around a loop.  5. e    6. g    7. i 
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Listening & Notetaking Skills, 4e, Answer Key 
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 31  3. vbs  1. steps  4. acq.  2. second  5. bbl  3. fingers  6. 1stL  4. feel    5. counting 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.  6. After  35  7. number 
1. All bbs in world begin bbl ~ same  8. process  age  9. add 
2. Next stage of L. acq. begin ~ 18  10. rate  mths   
3. In next mths bbs acq. a lot wds 
Expansion Task 2, Exercise B, p. 32 
4. E.g. begin learn rules p.t. of vbs 
Clockwise from top left 
5. Think → how is 1st L. and 2nd L.  Pose 4  diff/sim  Pose 6    Pose 1 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise C,  Pose 5  p. 35  Pose 2  1. C   Pose 3      First Listening, p. 36 
UNIT 2, Chapter 5, Language, 
4 Children make past-tense verb 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 34  mistakes.  1. cooing 
1 Babies make babbling noises.  2. babble 
3 Babies use telegraphic speech.  3. backgrounds 
5 Students are asked to think about first  4. invent 
and second language learning processes  5. acquire 
2 Babies make one-word sentences.  6. environment    7. essential 
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 36  8. overgeneralize  wks ; 4 ; mos ; diff ; 1st.     
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 34  Accuracy Check, p. 37  1. c  1. a  2. f  2. b  3. d  3. c  4. e  4. T  5. a  5. T  6. b 
6. F (A child actually uses a kind of  7. h  grammar in making two-word  8. g 
sentences at about 18 months of    age.) 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A, 
7. F (A child will say “I goed home”  p. 35 
instead of “I went home” because  1. wds 
they overgeneralize the grammar rule  2. p.t. 
for the regular past tense and forget 
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the past tense of the irregular verb  8. g  “go.”)  9. c    10. h 
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 38    1. Milk. 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,  2. I goed park and played  p. 41  3. No bed.  Answers will vary.  4. Goo ga goo ga goo.    5. Me want doggie, Mommy. 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.    41 
Expansion Task 1, Exercise C, p. 38  1. a  1. One-word speech  2. b  2. Overgeneralize past tense  3. d  3. Telegraphic speech    4. Babbling 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise C,  5. Multi-word speech  p. 41    1. First 
Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 38  2. So now 
1. Write a clear subject in the subject  3. and then  box.  4. Next 
2. Keep your e-mail message brief.  5. until 
3. Express yourself clearly and politely.   
4. Check your spelling and grammar.  First Listening, p. 42 
5. Read your e-mail before sending it.  3 How robots learn their job   
1 Robots more effective than humans 
UNIT 2, Chapter 6, Robots,  5 An example of an autonomous 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 40  machine  1. industrial  4 Automatic robots  2. repetitive 
2 Robots on factory assembly lines  3. guidance    4. assembly 
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 42  5. precise  machs ; = ; Rs ; e.g. ;contrl  6. efficiently    7. stores 
Accuracy Check, Exercise A, p. 43  8. sensors  1. c  9. autonomous  2. a  10. detect  3. b    4. d 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 40  5. a  1. e  6. d  2. i    3. j 
Accuracy Check, Exercise B, p. 43  4. b 
1. With the help/guidance of a human  5. d  being  6. a 
2. They are programmed to follow a  7. f  specific series of movements. 
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Listening & Notetaking Skills, 4e, Answer Key  3. ASIMO can move to avoid  4. out 
something or someone in its way  5. all; all  4. It can learn to dance     
UNIT 3, Chapter 7, A Tidal Wave, 
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 45 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 51 
Clockwise from top left  1. destructive  Step 3  2. rushing  Step 2  3. storms  Step 5  4. trembles  Step 4  5. shifts  Step 1  6. merging    7. massive 
Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 45  8. crisis 
Clockwise from top right.  9. predict  baking soda  10. warn  vinegar    balloon 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 51  funnel  1. c  bottle  2. e    3. a 
Expansion Task 2, Exercise B, p. 45  4. f  1. vinegar  5. j  2. quarter  6. b  3. funnel  7. i  4. balloon  8. g  5. that  9. h  6. neck  10. d  7. spill    8. soda 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,  9. pick  p. 52  10. falls  1. ≠    2. = 
UNIT 2 Video, Tristan da Cunha Oil  3. ≠ 
Spill, Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B,  4. =  p. 46    1. remotest; inhabited 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.  2. off the grid  52  3. Capturing 
1. A tidal wave is a very large and 
4. transmit images; devastating  destructive wave.  5. endangered 
2. To quake means to move up and  6. got picked up; got it out 
down very quickly or to shake.   
3. A true tide can be defined as the  Second Viewing, p. 47 
normal rise and fall of ocean water at  1. oil  regular times each day.  2. island  3. blogs 
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Listening & Notetaking Skills, 4e, Answer Key  4. A seismograph is a type of 
UNIT 3, Chapter 8, Levels of  instrument for measuring 
Language, Vocabulary Preview,  earthquakes.  Exercise A, p. 57    1. usage 
First Listening, p. 53  2. reference  5 Predicting earthquakes  3. ceremonies  4 The tsunami of March 2011  4. tend  1 An overview of the lecture  5. polite  2 Definition of a tidal wave  6. colleagues  3 Cause of tidal waves  7. authority    8. interacting 
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 53    TW; = ; harb ; ≠ ; → 
Vocabulary Review, Exercise B, p. 57    1. d  Accuracy Check, p. 54  2. g  1. wall of water  3. f  2. harbor wave  4. c  3. harbor  5. h  4. tide  6. a  5. tidal wave  7. b  6. ocean floor  8. e  7. double-wave tsunami    8. seismograph 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,    p. 58 
Expansion, Task 1, Exercise A, p. 55 
Diff betw. form & inform vocab  1 Across SEISMOGRAPH  When talkng to friend  1 Down STORM  ex. – crazy about  2 Down SHIFT   w/boss  3 Down PREDICT  ex – really enjoy  4 Across WAVES    5 Down TSUNAMI 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.  6 Down TIDE  58  7 Across SCIENTISTS  1. for instance  7 Down SEA  2. Let me give you an example   8 Across WARN  3. such as    4. For example 
Expansion Task 2, p. 55  5. One example is              Category of  Event  Location  Date of  Approximate  First Listening, p. 59  Disaster by  Event  Number of  Cause  Casualties 
4 Differences in vocabulary used in  formal and informal language  Geological  landslide  Alaska  1958  none   
5 Tips for a nonnative speaker learning  Meteorological  tornado  Bangladesh  1989  1,300 
English to learn formal and informal      people  English  Hydrological  flood  China  1887  2 million      people 
3 Differences in polite phrases used in  Space  asteroid  Russia  1908  no one  formal and informal language  explosion  knows   
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2 Definition and examples of formal 
Expansion Task 2, p. 62  language  1. 
1 All languages use different words and 
phrases in different situations   
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 59 
= ; sits ; etc ; ex. ; inform    nouns  Accuracy Check, p. 60  1. b  concrete  abstract  proper  2. d  3. d  desk  banana  love  India  Michael  4. b 
5. F (All languages have two general, 
broad categories, or levels of usage:  formal and informal.)    6. T  2.  7. T 
8. F (The best way is to pay attention to 
how native speakers use language in  verb  different situations.)    ac1ve  state 
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A & B, p.  61  1. won; one; homophone  run  talk  be  seem  2. blue; blue; homonym    3. bear; bear; homonym    4. meat; meet; homophone  3.  5. blew; blue; homophone  6. lie; lie; homonym  7. male; mail; homophone  adverbs  8. right; right; homonym  9. fair; fare; homophone    place  1me  manner      in the  in the  slowly    garden  a3ernoon                             
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UNIT 3, Chapter 9, Power,  4 Expert power     
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 64  3 Legitimate power  1. uncomfortable    2. manipulate 
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 66  3. identity with  def ; 5 ; Legit ; e.g. ; →  4. imitate    5. referent  Accuracy Check, p. 67  6. admires  1. d  7. legitimate  2. b  8. expertise  3. a  9. coercive  4. c    5. T 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 64  6. F  1. b  7. T  2. f  8. T  3. c  9. T  4. d    5. g 
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 68  6. i    mml.  brd  fish  rep.  amp.  7. h  Warm- X  X        blooded  8. e    9. a  Cold-     X  X  X  blooded     
Notetaking Preparation, Part A, p. 65  Lives on  X  X    X  X  land  3 P. = 5 cats   
5 2 more classes of P. – ref & legit  Lives in  X    X  X  X  water  4 1st type of P. = var of P.    2 exp P. = 1T var of P.  Has two legs    X        and wings 
1 5th type of P. = reward of coerc P.      Has fins      X       
Notetaking Preparation, Part B, p. 65  Gets oxygen  X  X    X  X 
1. The final class of power is reward  from air    power.  Gets oxygen      X     
2. Another type of power is referent  from water    power.  Starts life in          X 
3. A third variety of power is classified  water, but  as legitimate power.  can live on  land 
4. The next kind of power is expert  Feeds milk  X          power.  to its young  from 
5. The first sort of power is information  mother’s  power.  body  All or most    X  X  X  X    lay eggs  First Listening, p. 66      2 Referent power    5 Reward or coercive power    1 Information power   
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Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 69  5. tusks 
Clockwise from top right.  6. temperament  4  7. tamer  2  8. wilder  6  9. fascinating  3    8 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 75  1  1. i  7  2. f  5  3. g    4. c 
Expansion Task 2, Exercise B, p. 69  5. h 
1. Animal: horse Class: mammal  6. b 
2. Animal: alligator Class: reptile  7. a  3. Animal: eagle  Class: bird  8. d  4. Animal: shark  Class: fish  9. e  5. Animal: whale  Class: mammal    6. Animal: frog  Class: amphibian 
Notetaking Presentation, Exercise A,  7. Animal: snake  Class: reptile  p. 76 
8. Animal: penguin Class: bird  A. Camels      Dromedary    Bactrian 
UNIT 3, Video, People, Plants, and   
Pollinators, Vocabulary Preview,  2 humps    one humpdesert –  Exercise B, p. 70  N. Afr/ M.East  C. Asia    1. T  height    ✓    2. F        éweight  3. F   êlegs  4. T  domesticated  ✓ but a few wild  5. T  3 stomachs    ✓  6. T  many days w/o H2O ✓  7. T     
Notetaking Presentation, Exercise B,  Second Viewing, p. 71  p. 76  1. chocolate; honey  c. 4  2. stingless; beehive    3. protecting  First Listening, p. 77  4. scientists 
1 The continents elephants come from  5. five minutes  5 Elephants’ temperaments    2 Elephants’ trunks 
UNIT 4, Chapter 10, Asian and  4 Elephants’ size 
African Elephants, Vocabulary  3 Elephants’ intelligence 
Preview, Exercise A, p. 75    1. mammals 
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 77  2. enormous 
Afr. ; e.g. ; P ; gals ; e.g  3. trunk    4. trained   
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Accuracy Check, Exercise A, p. 78 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 82  1. b  1. g  2. c  2. e  3. c  3. h  4. c  4. d    5. f 
Accuracy Check, Exercise B, p. 78  6. i  1. Y  7. b  2. N  8. c  3. Y  9. a  4. Y    5. Y 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,    p. 83 
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 79  1. 
HIPPOS: good swimmers; eat at night;  1. Early life  social animals  2. Family life  RHINOS: found in Asia; loners  3. Prof. career 
HIPPOS & RHINOS: very big and  4. Presidency 
heavy; herbivores; found in Africa;  2.  endangered    1. K’s father    2. K’s milit career 
Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 80  3. K’s polit career  Charlie      David 
4. Presidency & assassinations  __P__ is married    __P__    __P__ has two children  __P__ 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.  __P__ works in an office  _____  83 
_____ works as a firefighter __P__  1. whereas  __P__ has a beard    _____  2. in contrast  __P__ likes jazz music  __P__  3. while  __P__ likes to play golf  _____  4. however  __P__ wealthy    _____  5. one difference     
UNIT 4, Chapter 11, Lincoln and  First Listening, p. 84 
Kennedy, Vocabulary Preview, 
4 Some coincidences in the lives of the  Exercise A, p. 82  two presidents  1. fates 
1 The lecturer’s personal memory of the  2. assassinated  death of President Kennedy  3. formal 
3 Where the presidents were educated  4. coincidences 
2 When the presidents were born  5. career 
5 The circumstances of the president’s  6. elected  assassinations  7. rights    8. demonstrations 
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 84  9. term  Polit.; c; b.; fam; ed.         
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UNIT 4, Chapter 12, The Titanic and  1. the 19th century 
the Costa Concordia, Vocabulary 
2. His family was rich / wealthy. 
Preview, Exercise A, p. 89  3. one year  1. set sail 
4. by reading/studying at home.  2. partial 
5. as congressmen / members of the  3. courage  U.S. House of Representatives  4. lifeboats  6. in 1960.    5. cowardice  7. the U.S. Civil War    6. disasters  8. They were assassinated.    7. sink  9. 1,000 days    8. iceberg 
10. In 1865 / a few days after the Civil  9. shelf  War ended     
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 89 
Expansion Task 1, p. 86  1. d 
1. Both women were 24 years old when  2. g  they married.  3. f 
2. Neither of the women was interested  4. i  in politics.  5. b 
3. Another similarity between the  6. h  women is that they both spoke  7. a  French.  8. e  4. Both Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs.  9. c 
Kennedy suffered the death of one of    their children. 
Notetaking Presentation, Exercise A, 
5. Neither Mrs. Kennedy nor Mrs.  p. 90  Lincoln was injured by their  coward  husband’s assassin. 
capt left ship - said tripped + fell in    lifeboat - mistake, 
Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 87  capt of CC surv’d  1. similarity    2. similarity 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.  3. similarity  90  4. similarity  1. Both  5. difference  2. while  6. similarity  3. similarity  7. difference  4. In contrast    5. however 
Expansion, Task 2, Exercise B, p. 87    1. = had last name Johnson  First Listening, p. 91  2. = lg, tall men 
3. Acts of courage and cowardice aboard  3. = not fr North  the two ships. 
4. = pres →_ pres assas.  2 The size of the ships.  5. L.J. elec. pres ≠ A.J. 
4.The number of people who died and  6. = 13 let name  survived 
7. L.J. b. 20C ≠ A.J. b. 19C 
5 The general safety of traveling 
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1 Where and why the ships went down 
UNIT 5, Chapter 13, Dinosaurs,   
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 99 
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 91  1. extinct  enorm; +; lux; 3); 1st;  2. died out    3. speculate 
Accuracy Check, Exercise A, p. 92  4. shortage  1. b  5. gradual  2. a  6. asteroid  3. a  7. blocked out  4. c  8. element  5. b  9. debate  6. b    7. a 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 99  8. d  1. c    2. a 
Accuracy Check, Exercise B, p. 92  3. h  1. D  4. i  2. S  5. d  3. S  6. b  4. D  7. e  5. D  8. f  6. S  9. g     
Expansion Task 1, p. 93 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,  1. luxury; difference; ocean  p. 100  2. Both; public; travel  1. ←  3. hand; second  2. →  4. survivors; 62  3. →  5. witnessed; filmed; radio  4. →    5. ← 
Expansion Task 2, p. 93    11. popular; well-known 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.  12. famous; infamous  100  13. lonely; alone 
1. because the planet’s climate changed.  14. few; a few 
2. As a result, plants began to disappear.   
3. it caused a huge cloud of dust. 
UNIT 4 Video, Free Soloing with Alex 
4. therefore the dinosaurs vanished too. 
Honnold, Second Viewing, p. 95  5. as a result of disease.  1. climbing    2. wrong 
First Listening, p. 101  3. center  3 The asteroid impact theory.  4. fantastic; rope  5 Possible other theories.  5. experience  2 The climate change theory.   
1 Two different theories that some    scientists believe today.   
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Listening & Notetaking Skills, 4e, Answer Key 
4 Iridium in earth as evidence of asteroid  7. way of life  theory.  8. devastation    9. vital   
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 101    Qs; dinos; 3); →; ext 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p.    106 
Accuracy Check, Exercise A, p. 102  1. e  1. gradual climate change  2. g 
2. For millions of years.  3. h 
3. The food source/plants disappeared. /  4. i  The type of plants changed.  5. c 
4. A cloud of dust blocked out the sun  6. f  for many months.  7. b 
5. Because iridium is not common on  8. a 
earth / in the upper layers of the  9. d  earth.     
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A, 
Accuracy Check, Exercise B, p. 102  p.107  1. F  1. b  2. F  2. b  3. F  3. a  4. T  4. a  5. T  5. a    6. b 
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 103    1. b 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.  2. d  107  3. c  1. caused  4. d  2. reasons  5. d  3. led to  6. c  4. As a result  7. a  5. because of  8. b  6. results     
Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 104 
First Listening, p. 108  Answers will vary. 
3 The attitude of Northerners and    Southerners to slavery 
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4 The strong economy of the northern 
War, Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A,  states  p. 89 
5 Lincoln’s election as a cause of the  1. descendant  civil war  2. tension 
1 Statistics about how many people died  3. foundation  during the U.S. Civil War  4. plantations 
2 The importance of slavery to southern  5. dominate  agriculture  6. secede   
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Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 108   113  betw.; S.; CW; +; =  1. a    2. f 
Accuracy Check, Exercise A, p. 109  3. c  1. For almost 250 years  4. e 
2. slavery / industry in the North /  5. g  election of Abraham Lincoln  6. h 
3. smaller farms / not dependent on  7. d  single large crop  8. b 
4. greater economic strength and    industrial power 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,    p. 114 
Accuracy Check, Exercise B, p. 109  1. d 
1. cause: Many battles were fought.  2. c 
2. effect: The Civil War began.  3. d 
3. cause: Abraham Lincoln was against  4. a  the spread of slavery.  5. b 
4. cause: Many of the farms in the  6. c  North were small.   
5. effect: The Civil War was fought to 
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.  maintain the Union.  114    1. because; causes 
Expansion Task 1, p. 110  2. cause; in  1. because; self-government  3. reason; result  2. account; fact; home  4. Therefore  3. Since; soldiers; tactics    4. reason; because; side 
First Listening, p. 115   
4 Effects of rabbits introduced to 
Expansion Task 2, p. 110 
Australia and brown tree snakes to  Answers will vary.  Guam   
1 Different ways in which humans have 
UNIT 5, Chapter 15, Endangered,  destroyed animal habitats 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 
3 Reasons some animals are illegally  113  hunted  1. adapted  5 Human beings as a possible  2. clear  endangered species  3. dams  2 The effects of acid rain.  4. related to    5. wildlife 
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 115  6. souvenirs  nat. ; hab ; A ; → ; Poll  7. horns    8. introduced  Accuracy Check, p. 116   
1. The destruction/pollution of species    habitats.    2. Climate change. 
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3. That plant or animal species is 
Expansion Task 2, p. 117 
endangered, and that species may die  3_ Noise pollution  out.  5_ Light pollution  4. A fish lives in water.  2_ Land pollution 
5.  Possible answers: Humans clear land  4_ Air pollution   
for people to live on / to work in / to  1_ Water pollution 
grow crops. / Humans empty water    from wet areas like swamps. / 
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Humans build dams across rivers to 
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 
provide water for farming / to  119  produce electricity.  1. remote; mule train 
6. Possible answers: Air/Water  2. bonded; taken aback 
pollution from factories / from trash / 
3. warriors; escort; dense forest 
from farming. / Oil spilled from  4. fingers crossed; ambushed 
ships. / Acid rain from burning coal.   
7. Possible answers: mountain gorilla,  Second Viewing, p. 119 
rhinoceros / rhino, giant panda; tiger;  1. goal; border  elephant.  2. alive 
8. For their tusks; to make souvenirs for  3. rule  tourists.  4. feast  9. For their fur  5. between; night 
10. (1) For food and (2) to hunt       
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 117  Animal  Habitat  Reasons  Endangered  Giant panda  China  1) Habitat destruction    2) Hunted and killed for  fur    Blue whale  Oceans all  1) Killed for its meat  over the world    2) Killed for its blubber    California  Southern  1) Habitat is being  condor  California,  destroyed  Arizona    2) Killed to protect  domestic animals  Snow leopard  Central Asia  1) Killed for fur    2) Killed to protect  domestic animals     
Expansion Task 1, Exercise B, p. 117  1. Blue whale 
2. Giant Panda and Snow leopard 
3. California condor and Snow leopard 
4. Giant panda and California condor   
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