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Interactions 2 Listening/Speaking, 4/e
Judith Tanka, University of California, Los Angeles
Lida R. Baker, University of California, Los Angeles
New Frontiers

Listening for Main Ideas

Listen to these excerpts from a lecture and choose the statement that best summarizes the main point that each speaker is trying to make.



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Speaker 1
A)There is evidence to suggest that the moon may be responsible for strange or unusual behavior in some people.
B)The full moon has been proven to be the cause of an increase in the rate of violent crimes, especially murders.
C)There is an increase in the number of people who try to kill themselves during a full moon.
D)The moon is responsible for regulating many things in our physical world, such as the ocean tides and weather.
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Speaker 2
A)There is no relation between the occurrence of crimes and the full moon.
B)Studies show that there is no significant relationship between the phases of the moon and the behavior of patients in mental hospitals.
C)A number of scientific studies show that there is no relation between unusual behavior in people and the occurrence of the full moon.
D)There are studies that show that there is no relation between injuries of patients admitted to hospital emergency rooms and the full moon.








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