After You Listen

Vocabulary – Strategy 2: Inferring Meaning from Context

Listen again while reading short parts of the Listening 2 conversation.

Use the words of both speakers to choose the best meaning of the expressions in bold.

1.

“It’s always something with Mr. Broz…” means

  1. Mr. Broz is always satisfied
  2. Mr. Broz is always busy
  3. Mr. Broz is always complaining

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2.

A “line of attack” means

  1. a way to attack someone
  2. a way to handle a problem
  3. a way to create a problem

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3.

“To field questions” means

  1. to ask several questions
  2. to answer several questions
  3. to avoid several questions

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4.

“Along the same line” means

  1. usually
  2. probably
  3. similarly

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