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Listening & Notetaking Skills 1, 4e,
Answer Key
UNIT 1, Chapter 1, Napoleon,
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 3
1. figures
2. excelled
3. fame
4. victories
5. emperor
6. controlled
7. campaign
8. deserted
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 3
1. b
2. c
3. f
4. e
5. h
6. a
7. d
8. g
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,
p. 4
3 N = exc math & milit sc
4 @ 16 Fr. arm
1 N. gd stud
5 att Rus & defeated
2 N died 1821 @ 51
Notetaking Preparation, Ex. B, p. 4
1. 1769
2. 1785
3. 1804
4. 1821
First Listening, p. 5
5 Napoleon is all alone.
3 Napoleon controls most of Europe.
1 Napoleon lives in Corsica.
2 Napoleon becomes Emperor of
France.
4 Napoleon attacks Russia.
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 5
yrs ; @ ; N. ; 16 ; Fr. ; gen.
Accuracy Check, p. 6
1. c
2. d
3. d
4. b
5. T
6. F
7. F
8. T
Expansion Task 1, Exercise 1, p. 7
1. I lived in Central Asia . I ruled a
large empire. I am Genghis Kahn,
born in 1167 .
2. I am Alexander the Great. I became
ruler of my people in 334 BCE.
3. In 1271 I traveled to China. I am
from Italy. My name is Marco Polo.
4. I am Suleiman the Magnificent. I
ruled the Ottoman Empire from the
year 1520.
5. I am from Egypt, I was a great queen
who died at age 39 in 30 BCE.
6. My name brings fear to many. I was
born around the year 406. In 450 I
conquered Gaul. I am Attila the Hun.
Expansion Task 1, Exercise B, p. 7
Alexander the Great became ruler in 334
BCE; Great queen from Egypt died in 30
BCE; Attila the Hun born 406; Attila the
Hun conquered Gail in 450; Marco;
Marco Polo traveled to China in 1271;
Suleiman the Magnificent ruled the
Ottoman Empire from 1520.
Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 8
1. 1790s
2. 1817
3. 1839
4. 2 days
5. 1866
6. 3 years
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7. 1880s
8. 1884
9. 1888
10. 11 years
11. 1970s
UNIT 1, Chapter 2, Pompeii,
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 10
1. metropolitan
2. CE
3. eruption
4. ash
5. volcanic
6. ancient
7. archaeologists
8. ruins
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 12
1. c
2. g
3. f
4. b
5. a
6. h
7. e
8. d
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,
p. 11
1. boy look in sky
2. boy fam Rom. Historian
3. no time to escape buried alive
4. >2000 ppl died
5. P. forgotten ~1700 yrs
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.
11
1. Today
2. (2 thousand) years ago
3. In the year (79 C.E.)
4. for (almost 1700 years)
5. As (time) went by
First Listening, p. 12
2 Mount Vesuvius erupted.
5 Tourists visit the ruins of Pompeii.
1 Pliny the Younger went to visit
Pompeii.
3 Eighteen thousand people escaped
from Pompeii.
4 Pompeii was completely buried.
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 12
~ ; K ; beaut ; P. ;
Accuracy Check, p. 13
1. b
2. c
3. b
4. c
5. T
6. F
7. F
8. T
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 14
Answers will vary.
Expansion Task 1, Exercise B, p. 14
1. before
2. before
3. after
4. after
5. after
6. before
7.
Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 15
Famous Volcanoes of the World
Name
Location
Date of
Eruption
Approximate Number
of People Who Died
Vesuvius
Italy
79
2,000
Cotopaxi
Ecuador
1877
1000
Krakatoa
Indonesia
1883
36,000
Mont Pelée
Martinique
1902
38,000
Mount St.
Helens
Washington State
(U.S.A.)
1980
57
Mount
Tambora
Indonesia
1815
71,000
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UNIT 1, Chapter 3, Steve Jobs,
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 17
1. equipment
2. founded
3. mass
4. animated
5. profitable
6. strategy
7. device
8. released
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 17
1. g
2. e
3. a
4. c
5. d
6. b
7. h
8. f.
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,
p. 18
1. b
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise C,
p. 18
1. The next (year)
2. By the (age of 25)
3. In (1995)
4. Over the next (10 years)
5. (Three years) later
First Listening, p. 19
3 Jobs returned to Apple.
4 Jobs introduced the ipad.
2 Jobs began working with Pixar.
1 Jobs started Apple Computer with
Wozniak.
5 Jobs introduced the “digital hub”
strategy.
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 19
b. ; PC ; @ ; & ; 1st
Accuracy Check, Exercise A, p. 20
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. d
5. c
6. d
Accuracy Check, Exercise B, p. 20
1. Silicon Valley, California, USA
2. A “whiz kid.” A friend who Jobs
worked with. A founder with Jobs of
Apple Computer.
3. He started a new computer company.
He also went into business with a
company called Pixar that used
computer-generated imagery.
4. The iPad.
Expansion Task 1, p. 21
EVENT IN COMPUTER
EVOLUTION
DATE
300
BCE
1642
1673
1801
1833
Late
1880s
1940s
1950s
1960s
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1980s
Expansion Task 2, Exercise B, p. 21
1. 2004
2. 2010
3. 2001
4. 1998
5. 2010
6. 2006
UNIT 1, Video, Surviving an
Avalanche, Vocabulary Preview,
Exercise B, p. 23
1. power; for a moment; flying down
2. half
3. weight; fortunately
4. bottom; showed up
Second Viewing, p. 23
1. falling; change
2. scared
3. generally
4. path; valley
5. slowing
UNIT 2, Chapter 4, Roller Coasters
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 27
1. physicså
2. consists of
3. path
4. sets
5. coming off
6. gravity
7. gain
8. slope
9. loop
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 27
1. f
2. c
3. b
4. a
5. e
6. g
7. i
8. d
9. h
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,
p. 28
1. a
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise C,
p. 28
1. then
2. at this point
3. during this stage
4. finally
First Listening, p. 29
3 Start of the roller coaster ride
5 Summary of the roller coaster process
1 The speaker’s attitude toward roller
coasters
4 The role of gravity in pushing roller
coaster cars around the track
2 Description of a simple roller coaster
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 29
RCs ; w/ ; = ; v. ; whls
Accuracy Check, Exercise A, p. 30
1. a
2. c
3. d
4. c
5. b
6. b
Accuracy Check, Exercise B, p. 30
1. One set of wheels rolls on the top of
the track; the other rolls on the
bottom of the track.
2. At the top of the first hill.
3. On the downhills. / On the downhill
slopes. / Going down a hill.
4. It slows down. / It loses energy.
5. A loop. / The roller coaster car goes
around a loop.
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Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 31
1. steps
2. second
3. fingers
4. feel
5. counting
6. After
7. number
8. process
9. add
10. rate
Expansion Task 2, Exercise B, p. 32
Clockwise from top left
Pose 4
Pose 6
Pose 1
Pose 5
Pose 2
Pose 3
UNIT 2, Chapter 5, Language,
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 34
1. cooing
2. babble
3. backgrounds
4. invent
5. acquire
6. environment
7. essential
8. overgeneralize
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 34
1. c
2. f
3. d
4. e
5. a
6. b
7. h
8. g
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,
p. 35
1. wds
2. p.t.
3. vbs
4. acq.
5. bbl
6. 1stL
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.
35
1. All bbs in world begin bbl ~ same
age
2. Next stage of L. acq. begin ~ 18
mths
3. In next mths bbs acq. a lot wds
4. E.g. begin learn rules p.t. of vbs
5. Think how is 1st L. and 2nd L.
diff/sim
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise C,
p. 35
1. C
First Listening, p. 36
4 Children make past-tense verb
mistakes.
1 Babies make babbling noises.
3 Babies use telegraphic speech.
5 Students are asked to think about first
and second language learning processes
2 Babies make one-word sentences.
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 36
wks ; 4 ; mos ; diff ; 1st.
Accuracy Check, p. 37
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. T
5. T
6. F (A child actually uses a kind of
grammar in making two-word
sentences at about 18 months of
age.)
7. F (A child will say “I goed home”
instead of “I went home” because
they overgeneralize the grammar rule
for the regular past tense and forget
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the past tense of the irregular verb
“go.”)
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 38
1. Milk.
2. I goed park and played
3. No bed.
4. Goo ga goo ga goo.
5. Me want doggie, Mommy.
Expansion Task 1, Exercise C, p. 38
1. One-word speech
2. Overgeneralize past tense
3. Telegraphic speech
4. Babbling
5. Multi-word speech
Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 38
1. Write a clear subject in the subject
box.
2. Keep your e-mail message brief.
3. Express yourself clearly and politely.
4. Check your spelling and grammar.
5. Read your e-mail before sending it.
UNIT 2, Chapter 6, Robots,
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 40
1. industrial
2. repetitive
3. guidance
4. assembly
5. precise
6. efficiently
7. stores
8. sensors
9. autonomous
10. detect
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 40
1. e
2. i
3. j
4. b
5. d
6. a
7. f
8. g
9. c
10. h
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,
p. 41
Answers will vary.
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.
41
1. a
2. b
3. d
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise C,
p. 41
1. First
2. So now
3. and then
4. Next
5. until
First Listening, p. 42
3 How robots learn their job
1 Robots more effective than humans
5 An example of an autonomous
machine
4 Automatic robots
2 Robots on factory assembly lines
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 42
machs ; = ; Rs ; e.g. ;contrl
Accuracy Check, Exercise A, p. 43
1. c
2. a
3. b
4. d
5. a
6. d
Accuracy Check, Exercise B, p. 43
1. With the help/guidance of a human
being
2. They are programmed to follow a
specific series of movements.
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3. ASIMO can move to avoid
something or someone in its way
4. It can learn to dance
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 45
Clockwise from top left
Step 3
Step 2
Step 5
Step 4
Step 1
Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 45
Clockwise from top right.
baking soda
vinegar
balloon
funnel
bottle
Expansion Task 2, Exercise B, p. 45
1. vinegar
2. quarter
3. funnel
4. balloon
5. that
6. neck
7. spill
8. soda
9. pick
10. falls
UNIT 2 Video, Tristan da Cunha Oil
Spill, Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B,
p. 46
1. remotest; inhabited
2. off the grid
3. Capturing
4. transmit images; devastating
5. endangered
6. got picked up; got it out
Second Viewing, p. 47
1. oil
2. island
3. blogs
4. out
5. all; all
UNIT 3, Chapter 7, A Tidal Wave,
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 51
1. destructive
2. rushing
3. storms
4. trembles
5. shifts
6. merging
7. massive
8. crisis
9. predict
10. warn
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 51
1. c
2. e
3. a
4. f
5. j
6. b
7. i
8. g
9. h
10. d
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,
p. 52
1.
2. =
3.
4. =
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.
52
1. A tidal wave is a very large and
destructive wave.
2. To quake means to move up and
down very quickly or to shake.
3. A true tide can be defined as the
normal rise and fall of ocean water at
regular times each day.
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4. A seismograph is a type of
instrument for measuring
earthquakes.
First Listening, p. 53
5 Predicting earthquakes
4 The tsunami of March 2011
1 An overview of the lecture
2 Definition of a tidal wave
3 Cause of tidal waves
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 53
TW; = ; harb ; ;
Accuracy Check, p. 54
1. wall of water
2. harbor wave
3. harbor
4. tide
5. tidal wave
6. ocean floor
7. double-wave tsunami
8. seismograph
Expansion, Task 1, Exercise A, p. 55
1 Across SEISMOGRAPH
1 Down STORM
2 Down SHIFT
3 Down PREDICT
4 Across WAVES
5 Down TSUNAMI
6 Down TIDE
7 Across SCIENTISTS
7 Down SEA
8 Across WARN
Expansion Task 2, p. 55
UNIT 3, Chapter 8, Levels of
Language, Vocabulary Preview,
Exercise A, p. 57
1. usage
2. reference
3. ceremonies
4. tend
5. polite
6. colleagues
7. authority
8. interacting
Vocabulary Review, Exercise B, p. 57
1. d
2. g
3. f
4. c
5. h
6. a
7. b
8. e
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,
p. 58
Diff betw. form & inform vocab
When talkng to friend
ex. – crazy about
w/boss
ex – really enjoy
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.
58
1. for instance
2. Let me give you an example
3. such as
4. For example
5. One example is
First Listening, p. 59
4 Differences in vocabulary used in
formal and informal language
5 Tips for a nonnative speaker learning
English to learn formal and informal
English
3 Differences in polite phrases used in
formal and informal language
Category of
Disaster by
Cause
Event
Location
Date of
Event
Approximate
Number of
Casualties
Geological
landslide
Alaska
1958
none
Meteorological
tornado
Bangladesh
1989
1,300
people
Hydrological
flood
China
1887
2 million
people
Space
asteroid
explosion
Russia
1908
no one
knows
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2 Definition and examples of formal
language
1 All languages use different words and
phrases in different situations
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 59
= ; sits ; etc ; ex. ; inform
Accuracy Check, p. 60
1. b
2. d
3. d
4. b
5. F (All languages have two general,
broad categories, or levels of usage:
formal and informal.)
6. T
7. T
8. F (The best way is to pay attention to
how native speakers use language in
different situations.)
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A & B, p.
61
1. won; one; homophone
2. blue; blue; homonym
3. bear; bear; homonym
4. meat; meet; homophone
5. blew; blue; homophone
6. lie; lie; homonym
7. male; mail; homophone
8. right; right; homonym
9. fair; fare; homophone
Expansion Task 2, p. 62
1.
2.
3.
nouns%
concrete%
desk% banana$
abstract%
love%
proper$
India$
Michael%
adverbs%
place$
in$the$
garden$
1me$
in%the%
a3ernoon%
manner%
slowly%
verb%
ac1ve%
run% talk%
state%
be%
seem%
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UNIT 3, Chapter 9, Power,
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 64
1. uncomfortable
2. manipulate
3. identity with
4. imitate
5. referent
6. admires
7. legitimate
8. expertise
9. coercive
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 64
1. b
2. f
3. c
4. d
5. g
6. i
7. h
8. e
9. a
Notetaking Preparation, Part A, p. 65
3 P. = 5 cats
5 2 more classes of P. – ref & legit
4 1
st
type of P. = var of P.
2 exp P. = 1T var of P.
1 5
th
type of P. = reward of coerc P.
Notetaking Preparation, Part B, p. 65
1. The final class of power is reward
power.
2. Another type of power is referent
power.
3. A third variety of power is classified
as legitimate power.
4. The next kind of power is expert
power.
5. The first sort of power is information
power.
First Listening, p. 66
2 Referent power
5 Reward or coercive power
1 Information power
4 Expert power
3 Legitimate power
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 66
def ; 5 ; Legit ; e.g. ;
Accuracy Check, p. 67
1. d
2. b
3. a
4. c
5. T
6. F
7. T
8. T
9. T
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 68
mml.
brd
fish
rep.
amp.
Warm-
blooded
X
X
Cold-
blooded
X
X
X
Lives on
land
X
X
X
X
Lives in
water
X
X
X
X
Has two legs
and wings
X
Has fins
X
Gets oxygen
from air
X
X
X
X
Gets oxygen
from water
X
Starts life in
water, but
can live on
land
X
Feeds milk
to its young
from
mother’s
body
X
All or most
lay eggs
X
X
X
X
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Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 69
Clockwise from top right.
4
2
6
3
8
1
7
5
Expansion Task 2, Exercise B, p. 69
1. Animal: horse Class: mammal
2. Animal: alligator Class: reptile
3. Animal: eagle Class: bird
4. Animal: shark Class: fish
5. Animal: whale Class: mammal
6. Animal: frog Class: amphibian
7. Animal: snake Class: reptile
8. Animal: penguin Class: bird
UNIT 3, Video, People, Plants, and
Pollinators, Vocabulary Preview,
Exercise B, p. 70
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. T
6. T
7. T
Second Viewing, p. 71
1. chocolate; honey
2. stingless; beehive
3. protecting
4. scientists
5. five minutes
UNIT 4, Chapter 10, Asian and
African Elephants, Vocabulary
Preview, Exercise A, p. 75
1. mammals
2. enormous
3. trunk
4. trained
5. tusks
6. temperament
7. tamer
8. wilder
9. fascinating
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 75
1. i
2. f
3. g
4. c
5. h
6. b
7. a
8. d
9. e
Notetaking Presentation, Exercise A,
p. 76
A. Camels
Dromedary Bactrian
2 humps one humpdesert –
N. Afr/ M.East C. Asia
height
!weight
"legs
domesticated but a few wild
3 stomachs
many days w/o H2O
Notetaking Presentation, Exercise B,
p. 76
c. 4
First Listening, p. 77
1 The continents elephants come from
5 Elephants’ temperaments
2 Elephants’ trunks
4 Elephants’ size
3 Elephants’ intelligence
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 77
Afr. ; e.g. ; ! ; gals ; e.g
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Accuracy Check, Exercise A, p. 78
1. b
2. c
3. c
4. c
Accuracy Check, Exercise B, p. 78
1. Y
2. N
3. Y
4. Y
5. Y
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 79
HIPPOS: good swimmers; eat at night;
social animals
RHINOS: found in Asia; loners
HIPPOS & RHINOS: very big and
heavy; herbivores; found in Africa;
endangered
Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 80
Charlie David
__!__ is married __!__
__!__ has two children __!__
__!__ works in an office _____
_____ works as a firefighter __!__
__!__ has a beard _____
__!__ likes jazz music __!__
__!__ likes to play golf _____
__!__ wealthy _____
UNIT 4, Chapter 11, Lincoln and
Kennedy, Vocabulary Preview,
Exercise A, p. 82
1. fates
2. assassinated
3. formal
4. coincidences
5. career
6. elected
7. rights
8. demonstrations
9. term
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 82
1. g
2. e
3. h
4. d
5. f
6. i
7. b
8. c
9. a
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,
p. 83
1.
1. Early life
2. Family life
3. Prof. career
4. Presidency
2.
1. K’s father
2. K’s milit career
3. K’s polit career
4. Presidency & assassinations
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.
83
1. whereas
2. in contrast
3. while
4. however
5. one difference
First Listening, p. 84
4 Some coincidences in the lives of the
two presidents
1 The lecturer’s personal memory of the
death of President Kennedy
3 Where the presidents were educated
2 When the presidents were born
5 The circumstances of the president’s
assassinations
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 84
Polit.; c; b.; fam; ed.
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Accuracy Check, p. 85
1. the 19th century
2. His family was rich / wealthy.
3. one year
4. by reading/studying at home.
5. as congressmen / members of the
U.S. House of Representatives
6. in 1960.
7. the U.S. Civil War
8. They were assassinated.
9. 1,000 days
10. In 1865 / a few days after the Civil
War ended
Expansion Task 1, p. 86
1. Both women were 24 years old when
they married.
2. Neither of the women was interested
in politics.
3. Another similarity between the
women is that they both spoke
French.
4. Both Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs.
Kennedy suffered the death of one of
their children.
5. Neither Mrs. Kennedy nor Mrs.
Lincoln was injured by their
husband’s assassin.
Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 87
1. similarity
2. similarity
3. similarity
4. similarity
5. difference
6. similarity
7. difference
Expansion, Task 2, Exercise B, p. 87
1. = had last name Johnson
2. = lg, tall men
3. = not fr North
4. = pres _ pres assas.
5. L.J. elec. pres A.J.
6. = 13 let name
7. L.J. b. 20C A.J. b. 19C
UNIT 4, Chapter 12, The Titanic and
the Costa Concordia, Vocabulary
Preview, Exercise A, p. 89
1. set sail
2. partial
3. courage
4. lifeboats
5. cowardice
6. disasters
7. sink
8. iceberg
9. shelf
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 89
1. d
2. g
3. f
4. i
5. b
6. h
7. a
8. e
9. c
Notetaking Presentation, Exercise A,
p. 90
coward
capt left ship - said tripped + fell in
lifeboat - mistake,
capt of CC surv’d
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.
90
1. Both
2. while
3. similarity
4. In contrast
5. however
First Listening, p. 91
3. Acts of courage and cowardice aboard
the two ships.
2 The size of the ships.
4.The number of people who died and
survived
5 The general safety of traveling
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1 Where and why the ships went down
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 91
enorm; +; lux; 3); 1st;
Accuracy Check, Exercise A, p. 92
1. b
2. a
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. b
7. a
8. d
Accuracy Check, Exercise B, p. 92
1. D
2. S
3. S
4. D
5. D
6. S
Expansion Task 1, p. 93
1. luxury; difference; ocean
2. Both; public; travel
3. hand; second
4. survivors; 62
5. witnessed; filmed; radio
Expansion Task 2, p. 93
11. popular; well-known
12. famous; infamous
13. lonely; alone
14. few; a few
UNIT 4 Video, Free Soloing with Alex
Honnold, Second Viewing, p. 95
1. climbing
2. wrong
3. center
4. fantastic; rope
5. experience
UNIT 5, Chapter 13, Dinosaurs,
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p. 99
1. extinct
2. died out
3. speculate
4. shortage
5. gradual
6. asteroid
7. blocked out
8. element
9. debate
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p. 99
1. c
2. a
3. h
4. i
5. d
6. b
7. e
8. f
9. g
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,
p. 100
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.
100
1. because the planet’s climate changed.
2. As a result, plants began to disappear.
3. it caused a huge cloud of dust.
4. therefore the dinosaurs vanished too.
5. as a result of disease.
First Listening, p. 101
3 The asteroid impact theory.
5 Possible other theories.
2 The climate change theory.
1 Two different theories that some
scientists believe today.
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4 Iridium in earth as evidence of asteroid
theory.
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 101
Qs; dinos; 3); ; ext
Accuracy Check, Exercise A, p. 102
1. gradual climate change
2. For millions of years.
3. The food source/plants disappeared. /
The type of plants changed.
4. A cloud of dust blocked out the sun
for many months.
5. Because iridium is not common on
earth / in the upper layers of the
earth.
Accuracy Check, Exercise B, p. 102
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. T
Expansion Task 1, Exercise A, p. 103
1. b
2. d
3. c
4. d
5. d
6. c
7. a
8. b
Expansion Task 2, Exercise A, p. 104
Answers will vary.
UNIT 5, Chapter 14, The U.S. Civil
War, Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A,
p. 89
1. descendant
2. tension
3. foundation
4. plantations
5. dominate
6. secede
7. way of life
8. devastation
9. vital
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p.
106
1. e
2. g
3. h
4. i
5. c
6. f
7. b
8. a
9. d
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,
p.107
1. b
2. b
3. a
4. a
5. a
6. b
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.
107
1. caused
2. reasons
3. led to
4. As a result
5. because of
6. results
First Listening, p. 108
3 The attitude of Northerners and
Southerners to slavery
4 The strong economy of the northern
states
5 Lincoln’s election as a cause of the
civil war
1 Statistics about how many people died
during the U.S. Civil War
2 The importance of slavery to southern
agriculture
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Third Listening, Part 1, p. 108
betw.; S.; CW; +; =
Accuracy Check, Exercise A, p. 109
1. For almost 250 years
2. slavery / industry in the North /
election of Abraham Lincoln
3. smaller farms / not dependent on
single large crop
4. greater economic strength and
industrial power
Accuracy Check, Exercise B, p. 109
1. cause: Many battles were fought.
2. effect: The Civil War began.
3. cause: Abraham Lincoln was against
the spread of slavery.
4. cause: Many of the farms in the
North were small.
5. effect: The Civil War was fought to
maintain the Union.
Expansion Task 1, p. 110
1. because; self-government
2. account; fact; home
3. Since; soldiers; tactics
4. reason; because; side
Expansion Task 2, p. 110
Answers will vary.
UNIT 5, Chapter 15, Endangered,
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise A, p.
113
1. adapted
2. clear
3. dams
4. related to
5. wildlife
6. souvenirs
7. horns
8. introduced
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p.
113
1. a
2. f
3. c
4. e
5. g
6. h
7. d
8. b
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise A,
p. 114
1. d
2. c
3. d
4. a
5. b
6. c
Notetaking Preparation, Exercise B, p.
114
1. because; causes
2. cause; in
3. reason; result
4. Therefore
First Listening, p. 115
4 Effects of rabbits introduced to
Australia and brown tree snakes to
Guam
1 Different ways in which humans have
destroyed animal habitats
3 Reasons some animals are illegally
hunted
5 Human beings as a possible
endangered species
2 The effects of acid rain.
Third Listening, Part 1, p. 115
nat. ; hab ; A ; ; Poll
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
endangered, and that species may die
out.
4. A fish lives in water.
5. Possible answers: Humans clear land
for people to live on / to work in / to
grow crops. / Humans empty water
from wet areas like swamps. /
Humans build dams across rivers to
provide water for farming / to
produce electricity.
6. Possible answers: Air/Water
pollution from factories / from trash /
from farming. / Oil spilled from
ships. / Acid rain from burning coal.
7. Possible answers: mountain gorilla,
rhinoceros / rhino, giant panda; tiger;
elephant.
8. For their tusks; to make souvenirs for
tourists.
9. For their fur
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
over the world
1) Killed for its meat
2) Killed for its blubber
California
condor
Southern
California,
Arizona
1) Habitat is being
destroyed
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
Expansion Task 2, p. 117
3_ Noise pollution
5_ Light pollution
2_ Land pollution
4_ Air pollution
1_ Water pollution
UNIT 5, Video, The Surma People,
Vocabulary Preview, Exercise B, p.
119
1. remote; mule train
2. bonded; taken aback
3. warriors; escort; dense forest
4. fingers crossed; ambushed
Second Viewing, p. 119
1. goal; border
2. alive
3. rule
4. feast
5. between; night

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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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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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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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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 éweight 3. F êlegs 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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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
UNIT 5, Chapter 14, The U.S. Civil
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. /
UNIT 5, Video, The Surma People,
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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