Listening Practice Through Dictation 4 answerkey

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Nature and the Environment
Unit 1 Hibernation
A. New Words
1. shelter 2. weather 3. climate
4. include 5. underground 6. hibernate
B. Understanding the Context
1. (c) 2. (a)
C. Focus on Details
1. shelter 2. include
3. hibernate 4. climates
D. True or False
1. F 2. T 3. F
4. T 5. T
Unit 2 Falling Leaves
A. New Words
1. sense 2. Chlorophyll 3. survive
4. fade 5. reveal 6. migrate
B. Understanding the Context
1. (c) 2. (b)
C. Focus on Details
1. sense 2. Chlorophyll
3. reveals 4. migrate
D. True or False
1. F 2. T 3. T
4. F 5. T
Unit 3 How the Dinosaurs Disappeared
A. New Words
1. dinosaur 2. mystery 3. exist
4. atmosphere 5. meteor 6. earthquake

B. Understanding the Context
1. (b) 2. (a)
C. Focus on Details
1. mystery 2. existed
3. earthquakes 4. meteor
D. Summary
1. (3) 2. (1) 3. (5)
4. (2) 5. (4)
Unit 4 Acid Rain!
A. New Words
1. acid 2. exhaust 3. sulfur
4. Cancer 5. nitrogen 6. carpool
B. Understanding the Context
1. (d) 2. (d)
C. Focus on Details
1. exhaust 2. sulfur
3. nitrogen 4. carpool
D. True or False
1. F 2. F 3. T
4. F 5. T
Unit 5 The Weather Forecast
A. New Words
1. forecast 2. cancel 3. resident
4. continue 5. unbelievable 6. groceries
B. Understanding the Context
1. (b) 2. (c)
C. Focus on Details
1. forecast 2. residents
3. cancel 4. groceries
D. Summary

1. (2) 2. (4) 3. (3)
4. (1) 5. (5)
Science and Technology
Unit 6 Who Invented That?
A. New Words
1. unusual 2. invention 3. incredible
4. portable 5. concentrate 6. waist
B. Understanding the Context
1. (d) 2. (a)
C. Focus on Details
1. inventions 2. portable
3. waist 4. unusual
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D. True or False
1. T 2. T 3. T
4. F 5. F
Unit 7 The White Noise Machine
A. New Words
1. contest 2. reduce 3. microphone
4. invisible 5. frequency 6. powerful
B. Understanding the Context
1. (d) 2. (a)
C. Focus on Details
1. contest 2. invisible
3. microphone 4. frequency
D. True or False
1. F 2. F 3. T
4. F 5. T
Unit 8 Inches and Centimeters

A. New Words
1. dimensions 2. measurement 3. convert
4. height 5. width 6. calculator
B. Understanding the Context
1. (a) 2. (d)
C. Focus on Details
1. dimensions 2. convert
3. height 4. calculator
D. Summary
1. (5) 2. (1) 3. (4)
4. (3) 5. (2)
Unit 9 Communicating Online
A. New Words
1. transform 2. lonely 3. statistics
4. convenient 5. opinion 6. response
B. Understanding the Context
1. (d) 2. (c)
C. Focus on Details
1. transformed 2. convenient
3. lonely 4. response
D. Summary
1. (4) 2. (2) 3. (1)
4. (5) 5. (3)
Unit 10 Science for Girls
A. New Words
1. convince 2. encourage 3. division
4. experiment 5. impress 6. confidence
B. Understanding the Context
1. (b) 2. (c)
C. Focus on Details

1. encourage 2. experiments
3. impressed 4. confidence
D. True or False
1. T 2. F 3. T
4. T 5. F
Art and Culture
Unit 11 On Stage!
A. New Words
1. death 2. scene 3. audience
4. theater 5. tragedy 6. enthusiasm
B. Understanding the Context
1. (b) 2. (d)
C. Focus on Details
1. Death 2. Tragedy
3. audience 4. enthusiasm
D. Summary
1. (1) 2. (5) 3. (2)
4. (3) 5. (4)
Unit 12 A Famous Portrait
A. New Words
1. model 2. appeal 3. landscape
4. Apparently 5. portrait 6. arrogant
B. Understanding the Context
1. (a) 2. (d)
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C. Focus on Details
1. portrait 2. landscape
3. arrogant 4. appeal
D. True or False

1. F 2. T 3. F
4. T 5. F
Unit 13 Leonardo da Vinci
A. New Words
1. human 2. examine 3. lifelike
4. combine 5. parachute 6. inventor
B. Understanding the Context
1. (b) 2. (c)
C. Focus on Details
1. inventor 2. lifelike
3. human 4. combined
D. Summary
1. (4) 2. (1) 3. (2)
4. (3) 5. (5)
Unit 14 Ludwig van Beethoven
A. New Words
1. genius 2. compose 3. orchestra
4. symphony 5. deaf 6. complex
B. Understanding the Context
1. (a) 2. (d)
C. Focus on Details
1. genius 2. symphony
3. complex 4. orchestra
D. True or False
1. F 2. T 3. F
4. F 5. T
Unit 15 A Nice Gift
A. New Words
1. wedding 2. register 3. department store
4. present 5. married 6. couple

B. Understanding the Context
1. (b) 2. (a)
C. Focus on Details
1. wedding 2. married
3. department stores 4. present
D. True or False
1. T 2. F 3. T
4. F 5. F
Leisure and Entertainment
Unit 16 Collecting Stamps
A. New Words
1. stamp 2. exchange 3. envelope
4. inexpensive 5. endangered 6. various
B. Understanding the Context
1. (a) 2. (d)
C. Focus on Details
1. inexpensive 2. envelope
3. endangered 4. exchange
D. Summary
1. (2) 2. (5) 3. (4)
4. (3) 5. (1)
Unit 17 Rock, Paper, Scissors
A. New Words
1. scissors 2. fist 3. palm
4. finger 5. championship 6. defeat
B. Understanding the Context
1. (c) 2. (d)
C. Focus on Details
1. scissors 2. fist
3. defeat 4. championship

D. True or False
1. T 2. F 3. T
4. T 5. F
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Unit 18 Man’s Best Friend
A. New Words
1. ailment 2. loyal 3. companion
4. burglar 5. blind 6. compassion
B. Understanding the Context
1. (c) 2. (c)
C. Focus on Details
1. companions 2. loyal
3. burglars 4. compassion
D. Summary
1. (3) 2. (4) 3. (5)
4. (2) 5. (1)
Unit 19 The Active Leisure Center
A. New Words
1. center 2. serious 3. kindergarten
4. expert 5. Aerobics 6. discount
B. Understanding the Context
1. (c) 2. (b)
C. Focus on Details
1. center 2. aerobics
3. experts 4. kindergarten
D. True or False
1. T 2. T 3. T
4. T 5. F
Unit 20 The Audition
A. New Words

1. audition 2. script 3. princess
4. pirate 5. sword 6. postive
B. Understanding the Context
1. (c) 2. (a)
C. Focus on Details
1. audition 2. script
3. positive 4. pirate
D. True or False
1. F 2. F 3. T
4. T 5. F
School and Family
Unit 21 Add, Subtract, Multiply, and
Divide
A. New Words
1. subtract 2. multiply 3. require
4. huge 5. apply 6. imagine
B. Understanding the Context
1. (c) 2. (a)
C. Focus on Details
1. subtract 2. apply
3. imagine 4. huge
D. Summary
1. (2) 2. (3) 3. (1)
4. (5) 5. (4)
Unit 22 I Spy
A. New Words
1. location 2. mistake 3. object
4. manners 5. apologize 6. respect
B. Understanding the Context
1. (a) 2. (d)

C. Focus on Details
1. object 2. manners
3. apologize 4. mistakes
D. True or False
1. T 2. T 3. F
4. T 5. T
Unit 23 American Families Today
A. New Words
1. expect 2. population 3. difference
4. marriage 5. single 6. divorce
B. Understanding the Context
1. (c) 2. (d)
C. Focus on Details
1. expect 2. population
3. divorce 4. marriages
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D. Summary
1. (1) 2. (5) 3. (3)
4. (4) 5. (2)
Unit 24 Making Decisions
A. New Words
1. household 2. method 3. vote
4. privilege 5. choice 6. equal
B. Understanding the Context
1. (c) 2. (d)
C. Focus on Details
1. method 2. vote
3. privileges 4. household
D. True or False

1. F 2. T 3. F
4. F 5. T
Unit 25 My Favorite Teacher
A. New Words
1. beard 2. demonstrate 3. gestures
4. wastebasket 5. guilty 6. active
B. Understanding the Context
1. (b) 2. (c)
C. Focus on Details
1. beard 2. active
3. wastebasket 4. guilty
D. Summary
1. (1) 2. (5) 3. (3)
4. (2) 5. (4)
People and Work
Unit 26 Meet Debra
A. New Words
1. goodbye 2. adventure 3. shy
4. remind 5. childhood 6. interests
B. Understanding the Context
1. (c) 2. (c)
C. Focus on Details
1. adventure 2. childhood
3. remind 4. interests
D. True or False
1. F 2. F 3. F
4. F 5. T
Unit 27 What’s in a Name?
A. New Words
1. nickname 2. driver’s license 3. boxer

4. confusing 5. born 6. ridiculous
B. Understanding the Context
1. (a) 2. (b)
C. Focus on Details
1. driver’s license2. confusing
3. nickname 4. ridiculous
D. True or False
1. T 2. T 3. T
4. F 5. T
Unit 28 The Right Career
A. New Words
1. consider 2. career 3. mood
4. unfriendly 5. impatient 6. salary
B. Understanding the Context
1. (c) 2. (a)
C. Focus on Details
1. consider 2. impatient
3. salary 4. career
D. Summary
1. (5) 2. (3) 3. (2)
4. (1) 5. (4)
Unit 29 Body Language
A. New Words
1. conversation 2. accurate 3. negative
4. dislike 5. shrink 6. interpret
B. Understanding the Context
1. (b) 2. (d)