tailieunhanh - The official guide to the new toefl ibt part 24

Tham khảo tài liệu 'the official guide to the new toefl ibt part 24', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | spoke differently dressed differently and behaved differently. But connections among Americans began to increase thanks to two technological innovations the automobile and the radio. Automobiles began to be mass produced in the 1920 s which meant they became less expensive and more widely available. Americans in small towns and rural communities now had the ability to travel with ease to nearby cities. They could even take vacations to other parts of the country. The increased mobility provided by automobiles changed people s attitudes and created links that had not existed before. For example people in small towns began to adopt behaviors clothes and speech that were popular in big cities or in other parts of the country. As more Americans were purchasing cars radio ownership was also increasing dramatically. Americans in different regions of the country began to listen to the same popular radio programs and musical artists. People repeated things they heard on the radio some phrases and speech patterns heard in songs and radio programs began to be used by people all over the United States. People also listened to news reports on the radio. They heard the same news throughout the country whereas in newspapers much news tended to be local. Radio brought Americans together by offering them shared experiences and information about events around the country. When the lecture has ended the picture of the professor will be replaced by a screen instructing you to get ready to answer the question. Then the question will appear on the screen and be read aloud at the same time by the narrator. After you hear the question you will be told when to begin preparing your response and when to begin speaking. A Preparation Time clock will appear below the question and begin to count down from 20 seconds 00 00 20 . At the end of 20 seconds you will hear a short beep. After the beep the clock will change to read Response Time and will begin to count down from 60 seconds 00 00 60 . .