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Tham khảo tài liệu 'toefl exam success in only 6 step part 8', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | ------------------------------- LISTENING COMPREHENSION --------------------------------------------- 2. Main idea. For longer conversations class discussions and lectures you may be asked to identify the main idea of the passage what the speaker s are saying about the subject. Here s an example of a main idea question based on a short lecture Professor Next week we will begin our discussion of Mary Shelley s Frankenstein. Frankenstein is actually considered by most literary critics to be the first science fiction novel. Understanding what makes this novel a work of science fiction can help you understand why it still has so much power. Science fiction isn t just about space exploration clones and robots. Science fiction is any fiction about the realm of possibilities not just possible futures but also possible pasts. For example there s a sub-genre of science fiction called alternate histories. In these stories authors explore what our world would be like if history had turned out differently if the Axis powers had won World War II for example. In Frankenstein Shelley explores the social and moral repercussions of what might happen if it were possible to bring the dead back to life. She creates a character who discovers the secret of life and gives birth to a man made from the corpses of dead men. Then she imagines what might happen afterward. You may be surprised by how little science there is in this science fiction novel. But like the best of science fiction writers Shelley focuses on the human element by exploring what certain scientific and technological advances would mean for our society. In Frankenstein the message is clear Dr. Frankenstein is playing God and his delight turns to horror the moment he brings his creature to life because he is unable to accept responsibility for his creation. If we seek glory without considering our responsibilities Shelley argues we are headed for disaster. Question What is the speaker s main point a. Frankenstein is a .