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WHAT DOES THE PROFESSOR MEAN WHEN HE SAYS THIS: 

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 (Professor)
… but I’m getting more off topic than usual here.
18. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE LECTURE. THEN ANSWER THE QUESTION. 
 (Professor)
Now, before you go swallowing this whole story hook, line, and sinker, let 
me qualify some of the evidence that might change your mind. And that 
will lead me to a point about theories. 
There is, in fact, evidence that does not support the Giant Impact Model. 
WHAT DOES THE PROFESSOR MEAN WHEN HE SAYS THIS: 
 (Professor)
Now, before you go swallowing this whole story hook, line, and sinker, let 
me qualify some of the evidence that might change your mind.
19. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE LECTURE. THEN ANSWER THE QUESTION. 
 (Professor)
The Giant Impact Model… not Theory, though it may eventually be called 
that without question, explains a lot of what we understand about our 
Earth and moon. However, it does not explain everything. 
WHY DOES THE PROFESSOR SAY THIS: 
 (Professor)
The Giant Impact Model… not Theory, though it may eventually be called 
that without question… 
LISTENING SKILL 4
 
EXAMPLE 1 
 
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Listen to a conversation between an advisor and a student. 
(Advisor)
I’m sorry to hear that you’re feeling a little lonely and miss your family. 
You know, it might help if you got involved in some campus activity 
where you could meet other people and make some friends. Are there 
any sports or other hobbies you enjoy doing? 
(Student)
: 
Uh...I’m not really into sports, but I’ve been playing chess with my father 
since I was a kid. 
(Advisor)
Well then, you might think about joining the chess club. I belonged to it 
when I was a graduate student a few years ago, and I think you might 
really like it, too. 
(Student)
: 
What did you do there? 
(Advisor)
We’d get together once a week for friendly competitions. Then each 
semester, the three best players from the club would compete in a 
tournament with players from other schools. I go to the tournaments 
regularly and this is still how it’s organized. 
(Student)
: 
The meetings once a week sound cool, but ... uh ... my chess playing just 
... uh ... might not be quite up to the level of tournament play. 
(Advisor)
Uh, hang on a minute…just let me check the club schedule…OK, here it 
is; the meetings are on Wednesdays. So, why don’t you go this 
Wednesday and check it out? You can go to the meetings for a while and 
then see if you’re ready for a tournament in a few months.