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듣기 총정리 중2 미국식 10회 전체 듣기

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This video is a set of English listening practice tasks (likely for middle school students in Korea) using short dialogues and past-style multiple-choice questions.

Each question tests comprehension of details such as:

  • Weather forecasts (choosing the most appropriate weather)
  • Shopping preferences (selecting options like wallpaper/patterns)
  • Student success conversations (talking about grades)
  • Activities and intentions (e.g., soap-making, buying pancake ingredients, understanding feelings)
  • Problem-solving and advice (e.g., math help, using a note/app, going back to practice)
  • Role-based best answers (from the man’s perspective, which option matches the content)
  • Identifying what is NOT mentioned (e.g., the English writing test, an exhibition)

Detailed question-by-question breakdown

1) Weather selection (Gyeongju tomorrow)

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 1.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate weather for Gyeongju tomorrow.
  • Key information heard:
    • “A lot of snow”
    • Snow + strong winds
    • Warning to be careful when driving

2) Wallpaper choice (man selects what he wants)

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 2.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate wallpaper for the man.
  • Key decision points:
    • He wants wallpaper for his daughter’s room.
    • He considers striped but rejects something “not different” (preference expressed).
    • Rejects flow patterns.
    • Chooses something “very popular… cute… rabbit pattern.”
  • Final choice indicated: Rabbit pattern wallpaper

3) Grade comparison (choose from the man’s perspective)

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 3.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate option from the man’s perspective.
  • Key content:
    • “Mom, close your eyes… open them.”
    • Shows final exam grade
    • Mother says it’s much better than last exam
    • Student: “I studied a lot this time.”
    • Mother is proud; encourages continued effort

4) Soap-making activity (what the man did yesterday)

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 4.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate thing the man did yesterday.
  • Key content:
    • Gifts “ecendly soap” (context suggests scented soap)
    • He made it with friends yesterday
    • It smells good; not difficult
    • Mentions finding a “soap making” kit and wanting to try this weekend

5) Pancake shopping locations / errands

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 5.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate place for the two people to talk/meet during shopping.
  • Key content:
    • Buying pancake items: blueberries, milk, flour
    • One person goes for blueberries and milk
    • They plan: “Let’s meet at the self check counter.”

6) Identify the woman’s intention (last words)

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 6.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate intention behind the woman’s last words.
  • Context:
    • Paul feels down
    • He lost the final round of a pingpong tournament
  • Key intention-signal line: “It’s sure you will do better next time.”

7) Party supplies purchase (what the woman buys)

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 7.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate party supplies the woman will buy.
  • Key content:
    • Between two birthday party items (e.g., “big party hat” vs another hat/option)
    • She likes both but can’t choose
    • Suggestion: buy the party hat more (explicitly: it’s cute)
  • Final indicated purchase: The cute party hat

8) Immediate action after the conversation (math problem)

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 8.
  • Question: Choose what the woman will do immediately after the conversation.
  • Key content / flow:
    • She can’t solve a math problem and asks for help
    • He says he knows how (simple) and will explain
    • He asks her to come here / mentions getting a “note”
  • Implied next action: He/they retrieve the note (so he can explain), and/or the woman prepares to follow the explanation.

9) What the two people did NOT mention (English writing test)

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 9.
  • Question: Choose the statement where the two people did not mention the English writing test.
  • Key: The transcript is garbled, but the task is specifically about finding the omitted mention.

10) Man’s best statement (student leader speech)

  • Task: Listen to the man’s statement.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate statement made by the man.
  • Key content:
    • Introduces himself as a candidate (middle school student leader context)
    • If he becomes student leader, he will:
      • Make sports day with variety of activities
      • Create new clubs
      • Make the school cleaner and safer
    • Asks students to vote for him

11) Smartphone choice: which option does NOT match

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 11.
  • Question: Choose the option that does not match the smartphone content.
  • Key info (partial/garbled):
    • Battery/usage hours (e.g., “life to 30 hours”)
    • Mentions a “blueth speaker” and color options (e.g., “great white or black”)

12) Reason for the woman’s call (food delivery change)

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 12.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate reason the woman made the call.
  • Key content:
    • Calls a “best Korean food” place
    • She already ordered for delivery and wants to make a change
    • Orders items like “one R and one cheese K” (unclear, but clearly changing what she ordered)
    • They confirm it will take about 20 minutes

13) Payment amount (two donuts + coupon)

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 13.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate amount the man should pay.
  • Key content:
    • He wants two chocolate donuts
    • Coupon: one free donut (“use this coupon for one free donut?”)
  • Main logic: He effectively pays for one and gets one free (exact total depends on donut price).

14) Human relationship / social situation

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 14.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate human relationship.
  • Key content (garbled):
    • Mentions turning off a “TA PC” (likely an in-flight safety/announcement context)
    • Announcement about takeoff and thanking passengers
    • Request/plan to meet “in here… get you one after the takes off”
  • Implied relationship: likely airline staff/flight attendant vs. passenger

15) What the man proposed to the woman

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 15.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate thing the man proposed.
  • Key content:
    • The woman forgot to give homework yesterday
    • She often forgets things
    • He proposes using something to remember what to do
    • She decides: “I’ll download one…” (likely an app/calendar/reminder)

16) Reason the man is going back to school

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 16.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate reason.
  • Key content:
    • At 4 p.m., he goes again to meet friends
    • They practice together (“matek,” likely math)
    • The teacher will be with them
  • Reason: to practice with friends with the teacher’s help

17) Picture-based best dialogue selection

  • Task: Choose the most appropriate dialogue for each picture.
  • Five scenarios listed:
    1. Someone talks loudly on sound; another can hear them
    2. Trying on pants; ask to try on clothes; fitting room suggestion
    3. Sun is to the right; “Let’s go inside.”
    4. Food looks delicious; “Help yourself.”
    5. It’s raining; “Take an umbrella with you.”

18) Identify what the woman did NOT mention (exhibition)

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 18.
  • Question: Choose the statement where the woman did not mention the exhibition.
  • Key content (about the exhibition):
    • National art gallery
    • Photography exhibition featuring sand
    • Dates: September 10th until 20th
    • Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    • Tickets: adult/student; free for children under an (unclear) age

19) Response after “We have no school next week.”

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 19.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate response from the woman.
  • Key content / question flow:
    • Man: no school next week; summer vacation already started
    • Woman: “Aw…”
    • Man asks about special plans for vacation
    • Woman responds: she has at least a week; exercise plans undecided; asks for recommendations

20) Response after “Tell me more about it” (teen music camp)

  • Task: Listen to Conversation 20.
  • Question: Choose the most appropriate response from the woman after the man’s last remark.
  • Key content:
    • Man: teen music camp website; asks for details
    • She says you can learn to write your own music
    • She checks: it is not free; you have to pay
    • Then she asks/indicates: “How much is it?” (price question)

Speakers / sources featured

  • A narrator/host
    • Example cues: “Welcome to Weather Korea tomorrow…” and “Listen to conversation number…”
  • Multiple dialogue speakers (varies by question), including:
    • A weather speaker/announcer (Question 1)
    • A sales clerk and customer (wallpaper) (Question 2)
    • A mother and student (grade) (Question 3)
    • Friends/family about soap-making (Question 4)
    • Two shoppers (pancake ingredients meet-up) (Question 5)
    • Paul and his mother (intention behind comfort words) (Question 6)
    • Two shoppers (party hat) (Question 7)
    • Math helper and student (Question 8)
    • Two students (tests/exams / writing test omission) (Question 9)
    • A student candidate for student leader (Question 10)
    • People discussing smartphones (Question 11)
    • A customer and a restaurant staff member (food delivery change) (Question 12)
    • A customer and a shop clerk (donuts/coupon) (Question 13)
    • Airline staff/announcement and passenger (Question 14)
    • Man and student about missing homework & reminders (Question 15)
    • Son and mother about going back to school to practice (Question 16)
    • Unspecified speakers in picture-based dialogue examples (Question 17)
    • A speaker about an exhibition (Question 18)
    • Two students about summer vacation and exercise (Question 19)
    • Two students about a teen music camp website (Question 20)

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