SKILL 1 FOCUS ON THE SECOND LINE

This skill explean us that answer most of the time is going to appear in the second voice or in the second speaker, so we must be ready to understand at least the second line.

Example:

(Man) That exam was just awful.

(Woman) Oh, it could have been worse.

(Narrator) What does the woman mean?

POSSIBLE ANSWER:

A.      The exam was really awful.

B.      It was worst exam she had ever seen.

C.      It could not have been more difficult

D.      It was not that hard.

We learn from the conversation that the man thought the exam was very difficult and the woman disagreed with the man. The best answer to the question, “What does the woman mean?” is D, “it was not that hard.” Thus, the correct choice is (D).

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