STEP Listening Skills 2

Question 1

A STEP listening passage discusses 'the pros and cons of online education.' What does 'pros and cons' mean?

Accepted Answer

Advantages and disadvantages

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Professional and unprofessional aspects

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Teachers and students

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Past and future developments

Question 2

In an audio clip, the speaker emphasizes a word by saying it louder and slower. Why might a speaker do this?

Accepted Answer

They want to highlight the word's importance or create emphasis for the listener

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They forgot the word momentarily

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They are angry

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They are not sure of the pronunciation

Question 3

A speaker says: 'Let me give you an example to illustrate this point.' What is the speaker about to do?

Accepted Answer

Provide a specific case or scenario to explain the concept more clearly

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Change the topic

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End the discussion

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Ask the audience a question

Question 4

In a dialogue, Speaker A says: 'I'm not sure I follow you.' What does this mean?

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Speaker A doesn't understand what Speaker B is saying

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Speaker A refuses to go with Speaker B

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Speaker A agrees completely

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Speaker A wants to leave

Question 5

A presenter says: 'Moving on to our next topic...' What discourse function does this serve?

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Signaling a transition to a new subject or section

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Summarizing the current topic

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Ending the presentation

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Asking for audience questions

Question 6

When a speaker uses phrases like 'firstly,' 'secondly,' and 'finally' in a lecture, what are they doing?

Accepted Answer

Organizing their points in a sequential, numbered order for clarity

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Counting the audience members

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Showing uncertainty about their ideas

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Indicating the lecture is almost finished