Listening audioscript

THE MAN EXPRESSES HIS OPINION ABOUT PURCHASING TICKETS TO 
THE SHOW ANNOUNCED IN THE NOTICE. EXPLAIN HIS OPINION AND 
THE REASONS HE GIVES FOR THAT OPINION. 
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Question 4. 
Now listen to the passage. 
(Professor)
I’m sure you understand from the text that the great apes are able to 
communicate in a variety of ways within their species. I’d like to talk now 
about what studies have shown to be some of the limitations to their 
communication, in particular in two ways referred to as a lack of 
displacement and a lack of productivity. 
First, about a lack of displacement. In terms of communication, a lack of 
displacement means that the great apes communicate only about things 
that are immediately present to them. They do not communicate about 
things that are not physically present. Uh for example, they can’t 
communicate about tomorrow’s weather. This inability to communicate 
about things that aren’t within range of their senses is called lack of 
displacement. 
Now, let me talk about lack of productivity. In terms of communication, a 
lack of productivity is an inability to manipulate communication, to 
combine gestures and sounds or use both in different ways to create new 
meanings. Humans, for example, can combine facial expressions with 
words to create meanings different from each expression or word by 
itself. Because the great apes do not manipulate their sounds and 
gestures to create new meanings, they’re said to have a lack of 
productivity in their communication. 
Now answer the following question. You have 30 seconds to prepare an answer 
and 60 seconds to give your spoken response. 
HOW DOES THE INFORMATION IN THE LISTENING PASSAGE ADD TO 
WHAT IS EXPLAINED IN THE READING PASSAGE? 

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