Unit 5: Listening Tasks
I. Interview About Debating Tips
First, read the following points and then paraphrase them.
Then listen to the tape recording and decide whether the tape
supports or opposes each of the following ideas.
Example: Debates and arguments are essentially the same.
Paraphrase: Debates do not really differ from arugments.
Tape Recording: _0_ supports this viewpoint. ____ opposes this viewpoint.
1. It is important to keep issues and personalities seperate.
Paraphrase: Seperating issues and personalities is ______________.
Tape Recording: ___ supports this viewpoint. ____ opposes this viewpoint.
2. It is good to study a topic before you debate it.
Paraphrase: ________________________________________.
Tape Recording: ___ supports this viewpoint. ____ opposes this viewpoint.
3. There is little value in learning opposing viewpoints.
Paraphrase: ________________________________________.
Tape Recording: ___ supports this viewpoint. ____ opposes this viewpoint.
4. Making sure your points are organized well is essential.
Paraphrase: ________________________________________.
Tape Recording: ___ supports this viewpoint. ____ opposes this viewpoint.
5. Key ideas should be mentioned at the start and finish.
Paraphrase: ________________________________________.
Tape Recording: ___ supports this viewpoint. ____ opposes this viewpoint.
6. It is seldom necessary to think about your ideas before debating them.
Paraphrase: ________________________________________.
Tape Recording: ___ supports this viewpoint. ____ opposes this viewpoint.
7. Using your voice and body language aren't so important.
Paraphrase: ________________________________________.
Tape Recording: ___ supports this viewpoint. ____ opposes this viewpoint.
8. When debating, you should avoid pauses.
Paraphrase: ________________________________________.
Tape Recording: ___ supports this viewpoint. ____ opposes this viewpoint.
- tape transcript - - suggested answers -
II. Interview About Taiwan's Laws
You will hear an interview with a professor of law about Taiwan's abortion and death penalty laws. Listen to this inteview and answer the following questions.
- When were Taiwan's current abortion laws established?
A. ___ 1895 B. ___ 1949 C. ___ 1985 D. ___ 1995- Under which of these conditions is abortion legal in Taiwan?
A. ___ If pregancy is a result of rape. B. ___ If pregnancy causes physical harm. C. ___ If pregnancy causes emotional harm. D. ___ If pregnancy may result in death. E. ___ If a woman's grandmother was insane. F. ___ If a woman has a genetic disease.- Under which of these conditions is abortion illegal here?
A. ___ If a teenager gets pregnant, but her parents don't permit an abortion. B. ___ If a housewife over 20 gets pregant, but her husband doesn't permit an abortion. C. ___ If a woman is more than four months pregnant. D. ___ If a woman is pregant, but is healthy.- How many abortions occured in Taiwan in 1998?
A. ___ **** B. ___ ***** C. ___ ***** D. ___ not mentioned- Which of the following crimes have the death penalty in Taiwan?
A. ___ murder B. ___ rape C. ___ selling drugs D. ___ stealing E. ___ printing money F. ___ selling guns G ___ giving shelter to a criminal- How many people in Taiwan were executed last year?
A. ___ 14 B. ___ 30 C. ___ 34 D. ___ 104
- tape transcript - - suggested answers -
