​Pre-Listening Questions

​1.      What is a turning point?  Give examples from your own experiences.

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2.      Describe your education since high school.  How did your high school education help you choose a post-secondary program?

Listen to the conversation. ​

​Take notes so you can answer the questions that will follow.

​To imply

​What does it mean to imply something?

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​The speaker implies something and the listener infers something.

We need a math teacher for grades 11 and 12. Please review male applicants only. What is the speaker implying? What do you infer from his request?​

I was offended by the implication he made that women cannot be math teachers. ​

​Draw Conclusions from the Listening

1. What does Carol imply about the expectations of some Asian families?

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2. What does Scott imply about the difference between being a doctor and being a nurse?

     You will see several idioms.  Match them with their meanings.