Toefl

IBT TOEFL-Listening-90

2006.1.24

3:15 PM

Page 193

Transcripts

IBT TOEFL-Listening-90

2006.1.24

3:15 PM

Page 194

Transcripts

Note: Highlighting indicates a repeated listening sample.

Chapter 1

Skill A

01 Campus Life

W: M: W: M: W: Hey, Barry. Do you have a second? Sure, what’s up? I’m looking for more people to join our basketball team. Really? Is it a team for a league? Yeah. There is a co-ed intramural sports league here at the college. Anybody can sign up. Some of my friends and I want to form a basketball team. How many people do you need? We need at least eight people---four men and four women. How many people do you have at the moment? We have six. So, we need two more people to form the team. We have enough women. We just need two more men. Sure, I’ll sign up. M: W: M: W: M: W: M: W:

Persia. Alexander’s wars against the Persians were successful. His success resulted in the creation of a huge empire made up of the regions Macedonia, Egypt, Syria, Persia, and Asia Minor.

05 Campus Life

Suzy, do you know if pets are allowed in the dorm? Well, certain pets are allowed. I really want to bring my dog to live with me. I’m pretty sure that dogs are not allowed. That figures. What kind of pet can we have? Well, lots of people have fish. Fish. Really? Why fish? There are lots of reasons. They’re small. They don’t eat much, and they’re colorful. M: Hmmm. W: I think you should get some fish. They won’t take up much space. They’ll be inexpensive. They’ll also add some nice color to your room. M: True enough! I’ll do that.

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02 Communication

W: Many theories and models about speech and communication exist. Today, I will introduce you to one model, the transactional model. Remember, this is only one model of many. Let’s begin with a few of the transactional model’s characteristics. First, as people, we try to create messages using all the stimuli (or information) from our present and past. That is, we learn...