tailieunhanh - Toefl ibt internet based test 2006 - 2007 part 17

In the Middle AgesT a man approached two stonemasons and asked them what they were doing. The first stonemason replied, ul am laying stones." The other answered, "I am building a cathedral." I have been leaching TOEFL preparation dasses since 1970 and writing TOEFL materials since 1975, As I go into my classes, I ask myself: | 106 ACADEMIC SKILLS Practice Activity 17 Did you understand Try to quote each sentence that you hear in a lecture by an unnamed professor. Be sure to use one of the introductory phrases or clauses before you begin your quotation. The first one is completed to give you an example. Your answer is correct If you write any of the introductions and if the words in your quotations are exactly the same as those of the professor. Example answers are printed in Chapter 7 on pages 515-516. Example Communicating is the act of transmitting information According to the professor Communicating is the act of transmitting infer mat on. Also correct In the words of the professor Communicating is the act of transmitting information. To quote the professor Communicating is the act of transmitting information. As the professor puts it. Communicating is the act of transmitting information. The professor said Communicating is the act of transmitting information 1. A stock is equity In a company and therefore it represents ownership. 2. The desalination of the ocean is going to be a crucial aspect of water management. 3. The theme of a worldwide flood is found in the mythology of many cultures. 4. Psychology focuses on the individual whereas sociology focuses on social groups. 5. The ethics of science will become more important in this decade. 6. I call my idea the simplification principle. 7. The three-domain system is superior to the five-domain system of classification in biology. 8. The term relief describes any printing method with a raised image 9. Training programs must address the issue of technology in the workplace. 10. Quasars are difficult to study because they are so far away. Mark quotations in writing and in speaking Quotation marks are used before and after the words that you are quoting. This is easy to see when you are quoting in the written language. But when you are quoting in the spoken language you need to hear the quotation marks. Words and phrases must be used to