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Tham khảo tài liệu 'toeic theo chủ đề 9', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 32 TOEFL EXAM ESSENTIALS d. When the immune system breaks down it can be devastating. Choice c is correct it gives the main idea or point that the instructor is trying to express. It s a general statement that holds together all of the information in the passage. Choice a is too specific to be the main idea. Choice b is too general to be the main idea. Choice d may be true but the passage does not give this information. 2. Find the supporting details. Supporting details are facts or specific examples that give proof of a speaker s main idea. The next question asks you to find a supporting detail from the mini-lecture about the immune system. Supporting detail a specific fact or example that supports the main idea Question The body s immune system consists of a. swarming bees b. billions of cells c. a complex organization d. a communication network The correct answer is b. You can easily eliminate choice a it s a silly answer choice used to distract you. Choices c and d are too general to be supporting details. LISTENING 33 3. Make inferences. Often people do not say what they mean in explicit terms. In these cases you need draw a logical conclusion based on details or from what is suggested in a conversation. In the listening test some questions ask you to make inferences based on a speaker s tone or attitude about his or her subject. Tone a speaker s mood or attitude expressed in speech Man 1 How about you help me fix my car today Man 2 Sure Sam. Right after I go to work go to the game and study Question What does Man 2 s reply suggest a. He plans on helping Sam fix his car. b. He doesn t have time to help Sam today. c. He will help Sam if Sam does his homework for him. d. He is promising to help. Choice b is correct. In speech people often use tone rather than words to convey meaning. A word like sure can have dozens of meanings depending on the speaker s tone. During the exam listen to how someone speaks. Consider the speaker s attitude or mood is he or she .